Forms and Guides
For Providers
For Parents
For Providers
Staff Certification
- Child Care Certification Guide
- Child Care Certification Application Form
- Change of Personal Information Form
- Request for Reassessment Form for Certified Staff
- Course Hours Equivalencies Chart
- Educational Equivalency Chart
- New! Child Care Licensing Handbook. If you are a child care program licence holder or a prospective licence holder, you may find this handbook helpful. When used in conjunction with the Child Care Licensing Act and Regulation, the handbook can be an important point of reference. This handbook does not supersede the Act or Regulation. The handbook provides information about terms used in the legislation, how you can apply for or renew a child care licence, as well as what is involved in the inspection and monitoring of licensed child care programsin Alberta.
- New Incident Report Form for Programs - Licence and contract holders are required to report serious illness of or injury to a child that occurs while the child is attending a program and any other incident that occurs while a child is attending a program that may seriously affect the health or safety of the child. Incidents that require reporting include, but are not limited to: death of a child, injury, allegation of abuse, missing or lost child, a young person involved in crime, child removed from a program without permission, emergency evacuation or unexpected program closure, intruder on premises, illness or injury requiring emergency medical services and hospitalization, error in the administration of medication, and child left on premises after hours. Incidents must be reported immediately to licensing staff by telephone, fax or email. The Incident Report form must be completed and submitted to your local Child and Family Services Authority's licensing office within two days of the incident.
- NEW! Incident Reporting and Annual Summary Analysis Report
- Application/Renewal for a Child Care Licence
- Licence Holder Request for Variation of a Licence
- Staff Qualifications Exemption Request
- Day Care Inspection Checklist
- Out-of-School Child Care Inspection Checklist
- Pre-School Program Inspection Checklist
- Group Family Child Care Inspection Checklist
- Program Plan Template - Day Care
- Program Plan Template - Out-of-School Care
- Program Plan Template - Pre-school
- Program Plan Template - Group Family Care
- Appeal Form – can be used by a person who applies for a licence or the renewal of a licence and has been refused or if a licence holder would like to appeal an enforcement decision by a licensing staff. You must submit this form to the licensing staff at your local child and family services authority within 30 days of being notified of a licensing decision.
- Transportation, Crib, Outdoor Playspace and Mixed Age Group Exemption Request
- Family Day Home Standards Manual
- Guide for Licensed Day Care Centres
- Guide for Contracted Family Day Home Agencies
- Guide for Licensed Out-of-School Care Programs
- Accreditation Funding Grant Application
- Annual Reporting for Quality Funding Grant
- Return Grant Funding Form
- Provider Registration Form (for Family Day Homes)
- Supplementary Form A (for Staff Support Funding)
- Supplementary Form B (for Professional Development Grant)
- Supplementary Form C (for Staff Attraction Incentive Allowance)
Other Funding
Child Care Claims
- Infant Care Incentive - Parent Acknowledgment Form
- Program Adjustment Requestment
- Subsidy and Associated Funding Grant Agreements
