What child care at Starlight costs
Every price we publish already has the BC Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative applied. There's no separate rebate for you to claim. Below is how that works, plus the other subsidies you may qualify for.
Royal Avenue
Licensed group care · New Westminster
Tuition
$1,035.00/month
Optional Meal Plan
+$80.00/month
How much does daycare cost in New Westminster?
The parent fee we publish already includes the BC Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative. One application covers every Starlight centre. Amounts below are monthly, for centres whose pricing is on the public site.
| Centre | Published tuition | CCFRI | Optional meal | ACCB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Avenue · New Westminster | $1,035/month | Already applied | +$80/month | Income-tested, stacks on top |
| Colborne Street · New Westminster | $680/month | Already applied | Not offered | Income-tested, stacks on top |
| 11th Avenue · Burnaby | $680/month | Already applied | Not offered | Income-tested, stacks on top |
ACCB is applied for by you and depends on income. Estimate your amount with the BC Affordable Child Care Benefit estimator. Once we confirm the payment, we reduce your monthly invoice by that amount.
Two programs worth knowing about
CCFRI
Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative
Applied automatically as long as the provider is enrolled, and all of our centres are. We already reduce your fee by the discount, so there's nothing for you to apply for and nothing to claim back.
ACCB
Affordable Child Care Benefit
Income-tested and applied for by you. We can provide the form on request. Once we know the amount covered and confirm the payments, we reduce your monthly amount by what's provided.
Is Starlight a $10 a Day site?
Not currently. $10 a Day ChildCareBC is a separate provincial program with its own site list. Starlight is enrolled in CCFRI instead: the fee reduction is applied automatically, and the number on this page is what you pay before any ACCB.
ACCB can stack on top of CCFRI. It is income-tested and applied for by you. Together they are how most of our families bring the monthly cost down; they are not the same as a $10 a Day space.
How payments work
Tuition, invoices and receipts all run through the Parent app.
Parent App guideWhy is there a fee for credit card payments?
Credit card payments through Parent incur a 3% charge, set by the provider (Stripe) as well as your credit card company, which pays for your points, extended insurance and other perks.
Most retailers absorb this fee as part of their pricing. Given our business model and our tuition being regulated by the government as part of our CCFRI enrolment agreement, it's something we cannot absorb. We recommend one of the alternate payment methods, which do not incur this fee.
How does the meal plan work?
Can I set up automatic payments?
Are receipts available for taxes?
Ready to apply?
One application, all four centres.