Alberta’s licensed childcare programs must meet the requirements laid out in the Child Care Licensing Act and the Child Care Licensing Regulation. These rules and standards make sure children’s health and safety needs are being met. Alberta Human Services, through Child & Family Services, regularly inspects regulated childcare programs.
The Early Learning and Child Care Regulation specifies the minimum standards to be upheld by all licensed day care, group family childcare, out of school care and preschool programs. These regulations include requirements such as health & safety of children, quality of care, and supervision of children.
Additional health, safety and fire inspections are carried out to meet regulatory standards. Staff are educated with the certifications required for licensing, specific adult-child ratios are upheld and age-appropriate activities are included that are approved and guided by the Government of Alberta.