How to apply

Apply to join the UBC Okanagan Child Care waitlist by completing the online form below.
No application fee or deposit is required.

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All vacancies are filled in accordance with UBC policies and the university’s commitments to our priority groups—and in compliance with provincial licensing regulations.

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Is your contact information current?

Make sure you provide us with accurate contact information when you apply—and notify us of any changes to your contact info while you’re on the waitlist.
Once a space opens up for your child, we will make every effort to contact you, but if you cannot be reached, unfortunately we must close your waitlist application and offer the space to the next eligible child.

Clarification on steps for expecting and adoptive parents

If you have received a due date for the birth of your child or applied for adoption, you are eligible to apply for our waitlist. You do not need to wait until the child is born or the the adoption is confirmed.

Expecting parents

  1. When you complete the waitlist application, in the field labelled “Birth date”, please indicate the due date you were provided by your physician.
  2. Then, once your child is born, please contact the Operations Manager to provide us with the official birth date, so we can update your application.

Adoptive parents

  1. When you complete the waitlist application, in the field labelled “Birth date”, please indicate the age you anticipate the child to be at the time of adoption.
  2. Once your adoption is confirmed/fulfilled, please contact the Operations Manager to provide us with the child’s age, so we can update your application. 

In an effort to ensure equity for both adoptive and birth families, please note that we will adjust the application date to either:

  1. Nine months prior to the child’s birth date.
  2. Nine months prior to the application date.

We will select the more recent of the two dates.

Visiting requests—prospective families

While we would like to offer the opportunity for prospective families to visit a program when applying, due to the large number of applications we receive and programs we operate, we are not able to accommodate visits until we make an offer of enrolment (i.e., once your child reaches the top of the waitlist).

In the meantime, we hope that the information available about our centres will provide a sufficient overview. Additionally, please take some time to learn more about us, including our values and meet our team.

Once a family has received an offer of enrolment, they will have an opportunity to visit the centre prior to the offer expiry date.