Child Care Facility Governance Manual

Compliance Policies based on BC Child Care Licensing Regulation (332/2007)

Generated:

1. Facility Profile & Licensing Details

Approved Care Programs & Capacity

2. Governance & Parent Policies

Guiding principles and pedagogical approach of the program.
Fee structures, deposit handling, and repayment terms.
Ensuring child records are kept confidential and parents are granted access.

3. Human Resources & Staffing Policies

Mandatory character, qualification, and background check requirements.
Exact ratios required and how they are maintained during breaks/absences.

4. Health, Illness & Medication

Criteria for exclusion due to illness, isolation protocols, and return rules.
Rules regarding parent consent, storage, packaging, and logging.
Protocols for reporting critical incidents to licensing within 24 hours.

5. Safety & Physical Environment

Frequencies for fire/earthquake drills, safe meeting points, and kits.
Space minimums, hazard removal, and water temperature maximums.
Protocols to ensure children are only released to authorized individuals.

6. Behaviour Management & Care Programs

Forbidding physical punishment, emotional abuse, and basic need deprivation.
Compliance with Canada's Food Guide, safe water, and allergy management.
Minimum daily active play and limits on sedentary screen usage.
Equipment spacing (46cm) and acknowledging no sleep deprivation.

7. Required Record Keeping Checklists