Excerpts from the report:
In order to assist the guidance of future planning in the Districts of North and West Vancouver and the City of North Vancouver, the North Shore Child Care Needs Assessment examined the current situation of child care from the perspectives of parents and child care providers. Regulated child care covers children from infancy to age twelve and includes licensed family child care (FCC), family-based License Not Required (LNR) care, licensed centre-based care, child- minding, specialized care, preschool, and out-of- school care, including Kindercare.
This four part assessment included:
1. Child care provider surveys with a focus on capacity and current issues in child care.
2. Parental surveys, focus groups and interviews exploring parental needs and perceptions.
3. Review of child care best practices and policies from other jurisdictions.
4. Recommendations for future child care planning and policy development.