The Early Learning and Child Care Council of Oceanside (ELCCO) is a volunteer-led council that collaborates with local childcare providers to strengthen early learning and care in our community. Through advocacy, support, education, research, and networking, ELCCO works to ensure all families have access to quality, affordable, and inclusive childcare options -because we believe healthy communities start with strong support for children and families.
Upcoming Event
ELCCO would like to invite you to participate in an upcoming event:
Community Conversation on Childcare. Where do we go from here?
June 16, 2025. 6:30- 8:30 pm. Rotary House Hall. 211 Fern Rd West, Qualicum Beach, BC
Desserts and Refreshments
Welcome to all ECE’s, operators, advocates, non-profits, funders, allied professionals. If you are planning to join us, please RSVP to elccoceanside@gmail.com
Community Champions for Universal Childcare
Vision
That children and their families in the Oceanside area have access to quality, affordable, accessible childcare.
Mission
To support collaboration and consultation among all Oceanside community partners, and increase the impact of our combined efforts to build a strong local, publicly funded coordinated childcare infrastructure.
A message from Carol O’Connor,
ELCCO Chair
As Chair of ELCCO, it is my privilege to collaborate, advocate and initiate programs and
services that build strong early years services for the Oceanside community.
I am grateful for the valuable work of ECEBC ( Early Childcare Educators of BC), The Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC (CCCABC), the Metis Nation BC, and the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society. I am committed to upholding the value of researched informed practice in the work ELCCO undertakes.
We would like to gratefully recognize and acknowledge that we live,
learn and work on the traditional unceded territory of the Qualicum
First Nations and Snaw’naw’as people.
Early Learning Childcare Council for Oceanside 