1.2 Understanding Governance in Child Care

This section will explore types of child care and the diverse business and governance models within the child care sector. This section will also help participants identify and understand the roles of government regulatory bodies in BC’s child care system. If you are in a different context than BC, you are invited to use the BC contextual information as a prompt to explore what might be an equivalent in your setting. In this section, participants will consider how they will work collaboratively with regulatory agencies to support quality child care. 

British Columbia has many categories or types of care, which are then run under various child care business plans. 

Types of Care