Child Care Operating Grant

The Child Care Operating Grant is a key part of the Early Learning and Child Care Initiative and is available to licensed full-day and part-day child care centres (commercial and non-profit). Funding amounts will be determined by the license (full-day or part-day) that the child care centre holds.

• Full-day licensed centres will receive $8 per day per occupied space for infants; $3 per day per occupied space for toddler and preschool children; and $2 per day per occupied space for school age children.
• Part-day licensed centres will receive $2 per day per occupied space for infant, toddler, preschool and school age children.

Learn more by reading the Child Care Operating Grant Terms and Conditions (PDF).

Next Steps

Submit the grant application by printing and mailing it to your centre’s regional Early Childhood Development Officer (ECDO) at your regional office .

• Child Care Operating Grant Terms and Conditions (PDF)
• Grant application (PDF)
• Regional offices

Please provide feedback and/or comments to ELCC@gov.ns.ca.