West Richmond Child Care Services
9180 No 1 Rd. V7E 6L5 Richmond, BC, Canada

Oh, Billy! Fresh bookcases have arrived at Sr OSC. A few of our children got to showcase their Ikea building skills.

Clay showcase at Sr OSC.

New Year's Eve Bash highlights from Sr OSC

Happy New Year!

ZOOM WITH SANTA - Wednesday, December 9, 3-7 PM. Celebrate the season with a virtual visit from Santa via the Zoom app. Book your 10 minute timeslot today! *Pre...-registration and Parent Participation required. Two ways to register: Registration Call Centre, 604-276-4300, M-F 8:30-5 PM Online at www.richmond.ca/register

Throwback Thursday! Sr OSC's Halloween festivities from last Friday. T-Rex Dustin, trick or treat challenge circuit.

In keeping with updated Provincial public health orders to reduce the spread of COVID-19, the City of Richmond is suspending all indoor fitness classes and Aqua...Fit until further notice. Anyone registered in a class will receive an automatic credit (or refund, if requested). All other programs and registered activities will continue as scheduled. Thank you for your cooperation in supporting these important public health measures and please continue to follow us for updates.

Jr OSC highlights of the week! Leaf piles, park cleanup, cars and tracks, treasure boxes.

We usually get the children to look out for cars when crossing, but perhaps we should be watching out for more prehistoric dangers.

Friday festivities! T-Rex transport, pumpkin decorating at Jr OSC.

Highlights from last week of programs! Preschool's pop-up pumpkin patch and Sr OSC's pumpkin carving results.

It may not be a world record, but our Sr OSC program made a ridiculously long paper chain.

Highlights from the week at OSC! Garden and scavenger challenge hunt at Sr OSC, disco dance party at Jr OSC.

Art highlights from last week at Jr OSC! Galaxy jars & spoon flower tealights.

The City of Richmond is seeking public feedback to inform the 2020 Community Child Care Planning Project. Share your experience and thoughts on child care in o...rder to identify which types of child care are most needed and where these services are best located. Provide feedback by: Completing the online form via LetsTalkRichmond.ca. The online survey will be available until Sunday, October 25, 2020. Contact [email protected] for printed versions of the survey. Survey available in English and Chinese.

After the base layers were painted last week, our mural now features a couple of additions to our centres flora and fauna! As more details and color is splashed on the mural, so have the visitors and positive comments about the wall! Keep up the amazing work, @artandsoulcreativeco!

Who needs scarecrows when you can have leaf monsters?

Highlights from our last week of Sr Daycamp! Tropical diorama, tie dye, sushi making

Wet and wild last day at Jr Daycamp this past week! Balloon toss, water relay, and leader punishment.

OSC highlights from the past week! Chalk art, painting, sketching and shadow puppets at the playground

One of our OSC friends was experiencing an upset moment while on the bus last week. Brianne offered up a "worry rock" to rub those anxieties away, and it seemed to help. #RockAndRollWithThePunches

Survey period ends soon! Submit your feedback to help our community.

Looking to have your child join a preschool? Contact the Preschool Coordinator at [email protected]

Highlights from the past week at Sr Daycamp! Garden at Gilmore, outdoor play, goofy games.

OSC highlights from the past week! Sidewalk chalk, 5 leaf clover found, dreamcatchers, creating board games, marble tracks, swings.

Sr OSC with their first crack at pumpkin carving this season.

Sr Daycamp highlights from the past week! Gardening, geography, Pokemon, getting wet, sandcastle competition

Highlights from our first two weeks of the school year at OSC! Gym time, 4 leaf clover hunting, moths, and plenty of playground time.

Just an ordinary day of 80 pumpkins loaded into our bus and brought to the centre... What could preschool possibly be up to?

Boomerangs, cork hats and chalk art at Jr Daycamp this past week!

Our staff have a need to play with toys too, especially during meetings.

Highlights from Sr OSC last week! Creating Kool-Aid lip balm, dabbing at the playground

The new playground at Gilmore Elementary appears to be complete!

West Richmond is excited to have local artist Laura Kwok here to create a beautiful mural for our community. The mural will feature local flora and fauna and hi...ghlight our city's natural environment. Drop by and watch the art evolve. Check out Laura's work at Art + Soul Creative Co. #publicart #localartist #muralartist See more

Highlights from this week at Sr Daycamp! Donut decorating, Easter egg hunt, Halloween costumes, "snowball" toss.

Join us next week for our Bike Camp, we still have space available. Two ways to register: Online: www.richmond.ca/register By phone: Registration Call Centre (604-276-4300) Monday-Friday, 8:30-5:00pm

Highlights from this week at Jr Daycamp! Sandcastle competition with trophy awards. Dyed flower experiments.

Highlights from our third week of summer camps! Moana and Cars inspired crafts, and Wheelie Wednesday at Jr Daycamp French inspired arts & crafts, kite making & flying, bike trip to Garry Point at Sr Daycamp

Highlights from this week of summer daycamp! Water, dancing and bubbles at Jr Daycamp Biking the West Dyke and chalk at Sr Daycamp

Some of our OSC & Daycamp staff attempting their ABCs round 7! #RichmondConnects

Did you miss me? Summer day camps are up and running but we wanted to make sure you still had lots of fun things to do from home! Introducing Edition 7 of the Anti Boredom Challenge! Be sure to share using #RichmondConnects

Some highlights from our first week of summer camp! Bike decorating and water play at Jr Daycamp Glow stick fun and radish harvesting at Sr Daycamp

Weve been gearing up for Summer!

Daycamp registration starts today (Wed, July 8) at 10am for camps starting on Monday, July 13. To reserve a spot in an outdoor summer daycamp you must register:... Online at richmond.ca/register, using your MyRichmond account. You can set up an account in advance at myrichmond.richmond.ca. By calling 604-276-4300. Daycamp schedules and information are available at richmond.ca/register. Parents will be able to sign up their preschoolers, children and youth for a wide range of outdoor camps.

Some of our OSC staff attempting their ABCs round 6! #RichmondConnects

This next edition of the Anti Boredom Challenges is perfect for the warmer weather weve been having! A reminder that these challenges are released bi-weekly and encourage outdoor play, cooking/baking, music, physical literacy and mystery pop-up challenges! Be sure to use #RichmondConnects when sharing your fun!... See more

Thanks to our Preschool Families for coming out to our first ever End of Year Drive Thru! The teachers genuinely enjoyed seeing and connecting with you, even from a distance.

Some of our OSC staff attempting their ABCs round 5! #RichmondConnects

5, 4, 3, 2, 1! The ABCs (Anti Boredom Challenges) Edition 5 is here! These challenges are released bi-weekly and encourage outdoor play, cooking/baking, music, physical literacy and mystery pop-up challenges!... Be sure to use the hashtag #RichmondConnects when sharing your fun!

In honour of our child care staff, a little something to show our appreciation. #ChildCareMonth

Some of our OSC staff attempting their ABCs round 4! #RichmondConnects

Drummrolll please! The ABCs (Anti Boredom Challenges) Edition 4 is here, lets see what youve got! These challenges are released bi-weekly and encourage outdoor play, cooking/baking, music, physical literacy and mystery pop-up challenges!... Be sure to use the hashtag #RichmondConnects when sharing your fun!

May is Child Care Month! On behalf of the City of Richmond and Community Associations, thank you to all early learning and child care professionals for the hard work, creativity, and empathy you show every day, while enriching the lives of children, their families, and the community as a whole. Thank you for all you do! If you have a story or thought youd like to share of how child care has enriched your life, please share with #RichmondHasHeart.

The last of 3 items to get a splash of colour around West Richmond was a big one! This large storage container lives by the playground and will be joined by a... large mural on the East side of our building later this year. Thanks once again to the Public Art team and all the wonderful local artists for sharing their talents with us! Art work by: Melissa Luk

The electrical box by the outdoor tennis courts was next in line for a much needed face lift! We are so excited of how much more vibrant our area is becoming wi...th various public art projects. We hope you get to enjoy them when youre out for walks this weekend! #howartworks Art work by: David Pacholko

Check out our new art wrap! This is 1 of 3 hydro/storage boxes around West Richmond that are getting a much needed face lift. Big thanks to the Public Art team who helped facilitate the planning and installation throughout this 6 month project! #howartworks Art work by: Melissa Luk

In collaboration with #howartworks artist Laura Kwok has created this Special Activity Pack that you can print out and color at home. We are so excited at West Richmond to have Laura create a mural to enhance our centre and community.

Some of our OSC staff attempting their ABCs round 3! #RichmondConnects

ABC (Anti-Boredom Challenge) Edition 3 is here! These challenges will be released bi-weekly and encourage outdoor play, cooking/baking, music, physical literacy and mystery pop-up challenges! Be sure to use the hashtag #RichmondConnects when sharing your fun!

From all of us to all of you: we miss you and hope that you are all staying safe, healthy, and connected! Dont forget, #Richmondhasheart so much of it!! Don...t forget to check in with yourself and ask how you are doing, and know that whatever it is you are feeling, its okay! Were all in this together! We certainly miss you here at 9180, and look forward to seeing you all walk through our doors again! #richmondconnects #richcityyouth

West Richmond Preschool Open Registration for 2020/2021 goes live May 7 at 9:00 AM. Register at www.richmond.ca/register Parents interested in any of the following programs are encouraged to login prior to registration in order to get familiarized with the system. Time for Twos... 3 Year Old Program 4 Year Old Program 3 & 4 Year Old Tue/Thu 3 & 4 Year Old Mon/Wed/Fri 4 Year Old Out & About A $40 non-refundable fee will be applied to each class in order to secure a space. Parent packages will be emailed shortly after online registration. Packages must be completed and returned within one week in order to complete the registration process. If you require assistance online, please phone the registration call centre at 604-276-4300.

As City facilities continue to remain closed due to COVID-19, all Spring registered programs have been cancelled. Staff are working hard to process all May and ...June program credits as quickly as possible. If you would prefer a refund rather than an account credit, or would like further information about the status of your registered programs, please contact the Registration Call Centre at 604-276-4300, Monday to Friday from 8:30am to 5pm (excluding statutory holidays) or email [email protected]. Summer registration for community programs and services has been postponed until further notice. Please regularly check www.richmond.ca/register or this page for up-to-date information.

We are happy to announce that Open Registration for the 2020/2021 preschool year, originally scheduled for March 28 will now move forward to May 7 at 9:00 AM. Parents interested in any of the following programs are encouraged to login prior to registration in order to familiarize yourselves with the system. Time for Twos... 3 Year Old Program 4 Year Old Program 3 & 4 Year Old Tue/Thu 3 & 4 Year Old Mon/Wed/Fr 4 Year Old Out & About Note: A $40 non-refundable fee will be applied to each class in order to secure a space. Parent packages will be emailed shortly after online registration. Packages must be completed and returned within one week in order to complete the registration process. Register at www.richmond.ca/register starting next Thursday, May 7 at 9:00 AM. If you require assistance online, please phone the registration call centre at 604-276-4300.