The Cridge Children’s Services – The Cridge Centre for the Family

Children's Services

Nurturing Care

All of our childcare services welcome the opportunity to serve children with diverse and supported care needs. While each program offers care to different age groups, they all offer an environment that is safe, stimulating, nurturing and responsive to every child. The Cridge Childcare Centre comprises 16,400 square feet of space built on three levels and connects to a series of playgrounds built for adventure and exploration surrounded by a Garry Oak Meadow. In total, our childcare programs accommodate more than 180 children.

Our Philosophy

Our childcare programs have the philosophy of learning through play and our guiding document is The Early Learning Framework. The framework is designed to provide guidance for:

supporting and enriching children’s early learning experiences
providing a focal point for conversations between families and educators
demonstrating how important early learning is for children

You can learn more about this framework in the guide for families and the companion guide Play Today .

Our Infant & Toddler Care, Day Care, and School-Age Care waitlists are currently full

We are unable to accept applications at this time. When we can accommodate new children on our waitlist, application forms will be available on our website. Please check back for updates on our waitlist, as we cannot reply to individual inquiries at this time. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

Due to our participation in the $10 a day Childcare BC funding program, waitlist applications have significantly increased in volume. If you are a new family applying to the waitlist, it is unlikely that we will have a space available for your child in the foreseeable future.

Enrollment Priority

Our wait list does not operate on a “first come, first serve basis.” Instead, priority is given to current families and families who are clients in other programs at The Cridge Centre for the Family. Each time a space is allocated, the following order of registration priority shall be implemented by entry date on wait list and desired date of childcare service:

Siblings of children currently registered/attending childcare at The Cridge Centre
Clients in other programs at The Cridge Centre
The Cridge Centre employees
Children referred by the Ministry of Children and Family Development, Supported Child Development program, or Aboriginal Supported Child Development program
Community families

Other considerations that may affect the order in which spaces are offered:

To be eligible for School-Age programs, children must be enrolled in a catchment school. Priority is given to children currently enrolled in The Cridge Centre who have a sibling enrolled in the school age location where the space is vacant and children living in the school catchment.
To support children with transition to the next age group, programs maintain a balance of children’s ages. As such this may impact the priority in which spaces are offered.

We have had an incredible experience having our two young kids at The Cridge Day Care. Very lucky to have this organization in our lives and these wonderful people caring for our kids. Thank you to the whole childcare team for your amazing work! We love the place.