Benefits of being licensed

There may be benefits to being licensed as a family day home under the Yukon Child Care Act.

Some of these benefits are:

• Parents who use your service may qualify for the child care subsidy program to help meet the costs of child care
• Your name will be on a list of child care providers given to parents seeking child care
• There are funding options available to day home providers to help meet the health and safety needs, to assist in purchasing toys and equipment, and to meet ongoing operation and maintenance costs
• Access to the information available through the Child Care Services Unit about programming and other issues which may arise
• A newsletter which provides information on play ideas, materials, nutrition, games, discipline and other child-related topics