The Operating Grant Program (OGP) is a key component of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. The OGP helps to address the affordability of child care services for families with young children throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. Effective January 1, 2023, the OGP requires participating regulated child care services (child care centres and family homes) to lower their rates to $10 per day for Infant, Toddler, Preschool and Full-Day School-Age children (part-time preschool/after school and before & after school rates are set as per the tables below). Policy documents and forms can be found in the Resources section below.
Child Care Centres:
*the amounts stated in the chart also include meals and snacks. As per policy, services exempt from providing meals and snacks will have the applicable amounts deducted from the daily rates stated in Contribution Agreements.
Family Homes:
*includes the provision of meals and snacks
All inquiries may be directed to the Department of Education via email at OGP@gov.nl.ca or via telephone at 709-729-5960.
Resources
Child Care Centre
- OGP Policies – Child Care Centre (57 KB)/ OGP Programme de subventions d’exploitation pour les garderies
- OGP Formulaire de demande
- Centre Enrollment & Wage Grid Statistics – Overview (video)
- Wage Grid Instructional Video Transcript ENG
- Wage Grid Instructional Video Transcript FR
- Centre Enrollment & Wage Grid Statistics
- Inscriptions et statistiques sur la grille salariale
- Fillable OGP Application and Renewal Form
- Printable OGP Application and Renewal Form
- Fillable Amendment or Change in Circumstance Form
Family Home
- Family Home Child Care-Operating Grant Program Policy Manual (95 KB)
- FCC-OGP Application 2024 (664 KB)
- FCC-OGP Enrollment Stats Form 2023 (341 KB)
- FCC-OGP Long Enrollment Stats Form 2023 (394 KB)
- Amendment or Change in Circumstance Form
Reports and Documents
- Operating Grant Program Review – November 2023 (40,766 KB)
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