B.C. Reg. 23/2026, deposited March 9, 2026, under the COMMUNITY CARE AND ASSISTED LIVING ACT [section 34]. Order in Council 67/2026, approved and ordered March 9, 2026.

On the recommendation of the undersigned, the Lieutenant Governor, by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, orders that the Child Care Licensing Regulation, B.C. Reg. 332/2007, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule.

— L. BEARE, Minister of Education and Child Care; M. FARNWORTH, Presiding Member of the Executive Council.

Schedule

1 Section 24 (1) of the Child Care Licensing Regulation, B.C. Reg. 332/2007, is amended by striking out "Child Care BC Act" and substituting "Early Learning and Child Care Act".

2 Section 25 is amended

(a) by repealing subsection (1) (c) and (d) and substituting the following:

(c) provides one of the following:

(i) proof of having completed, within the previous 5 years, at least 500 hours of work experience relevant to early childhood education, including a written reference from the educator who supervised the work experience stating that the educator is satisfied, based on the educator’s own observations of the applicant, that the applicant is competent in the matters set out in subsection (3);

(ii) proof of having gained, within the previous 5 years, sufficient child care experience that the director is satisfied that the applicant is competent in the matters set out in subsection (3); ,

(b) in subsection (2) by striking out "subsection (1) (c)" and substituting "subsection (1) (c) (i)", and

(c) by adding the following subsection:

(3) For the purposes of subsection (1) (c), the applicant must be competent with respect to all of the following matters:

(a) child development, guidance, health and safety and nutrition;

(b) developing and implementing early childhood education curricula;

(c) fostering positive relationships with

(i) children under the applicant’s care and the families of those children, and

(ii) co-workers.

3 Section 28 (1) (a) (ii) is amended by striking out "26 (c) (i) or (ii)" and substituting "26 (c)".

4 Section 30 is amended

(a) in subsection (1) by striking out "5th anniversary after" and substituting "fifth anniversary of",

(b) in subsection (4) by striking out "item 1 of Schedule D" and substituting "Column 1 of Schedule D", and

(c) in subsection (6) by striking out "section 25 (1) (c), (d) and (e)" and substituting "section 25 (1) (c) and (e) and (3)".

5 Section 31 is amended

(a) in subsection (1) by striking out "section 25 except those set out in paragraphs (c) and (d) of that section" and substituting "section 25 (1) (a), (b) and (e)", and

(b) in subsection (3) (b) by striking out "paragraphs (c) and (d) of section 25" and substituting "section 25 (1) (c) and (3)".

6 The table to section 1 of Schedule D is repealed and the following substituted:

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