About
Good Beginnings is a 30-hour course offered to help Métis community members become licensed family child care providers. Through interactive sessions, this course covers child development, guidance, health and safety, nutrition, as well as managing a child care business.
The Good Beginnings course benefits our Métis community as we move forward with the recruitment and retention of Métis early learning and child care professionals. It also supports Métis families by helping to provide culturally appropriate child care programming, provided by Métis people from their homes.
Who It Is For
Are you currently providing care for children or thinking about becoming a child care provider? If you are interested in providing family child care in your home, this course is for you.
What Participants Learn
- Child development
- Guidance
- Health and safety
- Nutrition
- How to manage a child care business
Format, Duration and Location
- Duration: 30 hours.
- The course uses interactive sessions.
Cost and Available Funding
- $20 daily stipend
- Cost covered for Child Safe First Aid and Criminal Record Checks
- Graduation ceremony and celebration event
- One-on-one support during and after the course
Registration
Interested participants are invited to contact us about upcoming courses.
Credentials
This course is designed to meet the required hours of professional training as stipulated by British Columbia’s Child Care Licensing Regulation. After completing the Good Beginnings course, you must register with your local Child Care Resource and Referral (CCRR) service provider to become a licensed family child care provider. MNBC staff will support course graduates throughout the licensing application process.