WEG
WEG/HCCEG
Licensed child care program staff and home child care providers play a key role during the critical years of a child’s development and the delivery of quality services.
The Province has made an ongoing funding commitment to support a WEG/HCCEG for eligible child care professionals working in licensed child care settings, including centre based and home child care services. The WEG/HCCEG will help retain program staff and home child care providers in order to support access to stable, affordable and high-quality child care programs.
The wage enhancement grant supports an increase of up to $2 per hour, plus 17.5% benefits for licensed program staff and home child care visitors. In addition, the HCCEG supports an increase of up to $20 per day for home child care providers contracted with a licensed home child care agency.
ELIGIBILITY & FUNDING
Licensed child care centres and home child care agencies enrolled in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) program, serving children aged 0 to 5, will receive Wage Enhancement Grant (WEG) and Home Child Care Enhancement Grant (HCCEG) funding through the CWELCC Cost-Based Funding. For these centres and agencies, WEG/HCCEG funding for eligible positions serving children aged 0 to 5 is incorporated into the program staffing and supervisor benchmarks of cost-based funding.
For additional information, please refer to the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System Guidelines for Licensed Child Care Providers Enrolled in the CWELCC System.
Licensed centres or agencies exclusively serving children from 6 to 12 years of age are eligible to apply for WEG or HCCEG in the year the program begins operations. For more information, click the button below to view the WEG/HCCEG Guidelines for Licensed Child Care Service Providers Serving Children from 6 to 12 years of age.
WEG & HCCEG INQUIRIES
Licensed child care program staff and Home child care providers inquiring about the WEG/HCCEG must complete the Wage Enhancement Grant Inquiry Form to ensure adequate and appropriate follow-up.
APPEAL FORM
Licensed child care providers wanting to bring forward issues regarding WEG/HCCEG funding decisions can complete the Service Provider Appeal Form below.
QUESTIONS
Questions about the Wage Enhancement Grant and Home Child Care Enhancement Grant should be addressed to:
District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board
Attention: Children’s Services Department, Finance and Data Coordination Team
Email: csfundingrequest@dnssab.ca