Summer Program
Our Summer 2023 programs are now available!
Registration for Currently Enrolled families begins on May 1, 2023.
Registration for the community will begin at 7:30 am on May18th.
Play, learn, and discover at Spare Time this summer. Each centre has planned fun hands-on activities, and a variety of learning opportunities and experiences for children ages five to twelve (kindergarten to entering grade eight.)
Key Registration Dates for Summer Break 2023
Centre hours: 7:30 am – 6:00 pm, Monday – Friday
Summer program sign up will be from May 1-17 for families currently enrolled in our child care only at all centres. Online registration will be available.
Community families:
Summer program sign up for community families (families whose children are not currently attending our child care centres) will be open starting on May 18th, 7:30 am. An online Summer Enrollment Package 2023 will be available on May 18, at 7:30 am. The link will be below the name of the centre you would like your child to attend.
Any enrollment/registration forms submitted before 7:30 am on May 18th will not be accepted.
Payment will be requested once your enrollment has been confirmed by an email from the centre.
*Accepting only one family registration per person
New families enrolling in Spare Time will also be asked to complete the Spare Time Registration Documents once they are accepted into the program. These include contact information, centre-parent agreement, photo/video consent and more.
Fee Schedule for Summer Break 2023
Summer Fees 2023:
$320.00 per week (No daily rates available)
$256.00 for the holiday weeks
Summer Fees for Kindergarten children:*
$286.00 per week (No daily rates available)
$229.00 for the holiday weeks
*A fee reduction has been applied to Kindergarten fees from the Ministry for Children and Family Development Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative, (CCFRI).
Lunch, snacks and all activities are included in the fee.
Subsidy: An Affordable Child Care Benefit (ACCB) is available for those who qualify from the Ministry of Children and Family Development.
New families enrolling in Spare Time will be asked to complete the Spare Time Registration Documents once they are accepted into the program. These include contact information, centre-parent agreement, photo/video consent and more.
Health and Safety
Spare Time Centres follow Public Health Guidance for Child Care Settings and School Settings provided by Ministry of Health and the BCCDC
Guidance_Child_Care.pdf (bccdc.ca)
Guidance-k-12-schools.pdf (bccdc.ca)
Excitement Starts Here!
Summer Programs for 2023
Spare Time II at Laurier School, 7350 Laurel Street
**** All weeks are full, waitlist only!
Enrollment Forms:
Currently Enrolled Families: Summer Enrollment Package 2023 (for Currently Enrolled Families)
Community Enrolled Families: Summer Enrollment Package 2023 (for Community Enrolled Families)
Summer Brochure and Calendar:
Spare Time II Summer Brochure 2023
Spare Time II Juniors Calendar 2023
Spare Time II Leaders Summer Calendar 2023
Spare Time Bobolink / Challenge Club at Oppenheimer School, 2421 Scarboro Ave.
Juniors Program: (entering K to grade 3)
Enrollment Forms:
Currently Enrolled Families: Summer Enrollment Package 2023 (for Currently Enrolled Families)
Community Enrolled Families: Summer Enrollment Package 2023 (for Community Enrolled Families)
Summer Brochure and Calendar:
Bobolink Juniors Summer Brochure 2023
Bobolink Juniors Summer Calendar 2023
Spare Time Challenge Club / Bobolink at Kingsford Smith School, 6901 Elliott St.
Leaders Program, (entering Grade 4-Gr 8)
****Weeks 4, (July 24-28), 6 ( Aug 8-11), 7 (Aug14-18), and 8 (Aug 21-25) are full, waitlist only!
Enrollment Forms:
Currently Enrolled Families: Summer Enrollment Package 2023 (for Currently Enrolled Families)
Community Enrolled Families: Summer Enrollment Package 2023 (for Community Enrolled Families)
Summer Brochure and Calendar:
Challenge Club Leaders Summer Brochure 2023
Challenge Club Leaders Summer Calendar 2023
Spare Time Clubhouse – Spare Time Connection at Livingstone Elementary School, 315 E 23rd Ave.
We appreciate the support of the VSB in ensuring that temporary child care space will be available at Livingstone for the summer .
Juniors ****Weeks 3 (July 17-21), 4 (July 24-28), 5 (July 31-Aug 4), 7 (Aug 14-18), and 8 (Aug 21-25) are full, waitlist only!
Leaders/Loungers ****Week 3 (July 17-21) is full, waitlist only!
Enrollment Forms:
Currently Enrolled Families: Summer Enrollment Package 2023 (for Currently Enrolled Families)
Community Enrolled Families: Summer Enrollment Package 2023 (for Community Enrolled Families)
Summer Brochure and Calendar:
Clubhouse / Connection Juniors Program: (entering K to grade 3)
Clubhouse / Connection Leaders/Loungers Program: (entering Grade 4-Gr 8)
Leaders/Loungers Summer Brochure 2023
Leaders/Loungers Summer Calendar 2023
