***CHILDCARE INFORMATION*** _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ABC's (Assistance for Backup Childcare) Child Day Care Information Service Victoria, BC Phone: (604) 361-4743 Fax: (604) 361-3260 Email: DESCRIPTION OF ABOVE SERVICE: Provides listing of qualified child care substitutes for child care facilities. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Child Care Information Service Cridge Centre for the Family Room 117, 841 Fairfield Rd. Victoria, BC V8V 3B6 Phone: (604) 361-4743 Fax: (604) 361-3260 Email: DESCRIPTION OF ABOVE SERVICE: Funded by the Ministry of Women's Equality and managed by the Cridge Centre for the Family, the Service gathers information about child care facilities directly and makes this information available to families looking for child care options. There is no fee charged for this service. Information is available about locations, fees, hours of care, available spaces, specialized services and program characteristics. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Child Care Support Services Single Parent Resource Centre 602 Gorge Rd. E. Victoria, BC V8T 2W6 Phone: (604) 382-7000 Fax: (604) 361-3554 Email: DESCRIPTION OF ABOVE SERVICE: Provides training, support, resource materials and networking opportunities to family childcare providers in the Victoria area. Funded by the Ministry of Women's Equality. Co-ordinator: Carol Greenway. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Cridge Centre for the Family 1190 Kings Rd. Victoria, B.C. V8T 1X7 Phone: (604) 384-8058 Fax: (604) 384-5267 Email: DESCRIPTION OF ABOVE SERVICE: Daycare, serving our community through quality licensed child care. Provide Infant/Toddler care (6 - 36 months), Group Day Care (3 - 5 years) and Preschool (3 - 5 years). A warm and loving environment and activities that challenge and develop the whole child to his or her full potential. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _