My name is Ian, and I'm a girl dad with a toddler. I was frustrated with the uncertainty around whether or not we'd have care for my daughter when parental leaves were finished.
Right now, all the information about daycares and their openings comes directly from the provincial government through their Child Care Programs and Services Data.
I pull the information daily from the government; however, there can be significant gaps in data collection on their side.
You can view the official Government of BC map, which has the same underlying data. I personally found it hard to use and wanted to be notified when there were openings, so I built this tool.
That's what I'm going to be building over the next year. If you have thoughts, suggestions or connections at daycares that could use that, please reach out!