3 Corners Childcare

Offering enriching Daycare experiences for children 3 Months to 5 Years

3 Corners Childcare Centre opened in November 2009 and is located in the Mount Pleasant Community Centre (1 Kingsway). 3 Corners is operated by the Mount Pleasant Community Centre Association (MPCCA). We are a licensed group child care program that provides year-round care for children aged 3 months to 5 years. Our facility offers a universal design for full accessibility and a large secure rooftop play area.

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At 3 Corners we follow an emergent, play-based curriculum, and are guided by the BC Early Learning Framework (BC ELF). Through our practice, we aim to create an environment that represents all of our children, to facilitate learning opportunities that promote awe & wonder, and to embrace children’s natural curiosity about the world around them.

Learning can be messy, and the learning journey doesn’t often happen in a straight line – we embrace this – and collaborate with the children, families and other team members to make sense of the world together in the ways that work for our children at the time.

3 Corners thrives on utilizing the BC Early Learning Framework. “By supporting the creation of rich, joyful early childhood spaces where children & adult’s ideas and miracles come together. Knowledge is co-constructed about learning and living in ways that are local, inclusive, ethical and democratic.” – BC Early Learning Framework 2019.

Childcare Spaces

3 Corners Spaces Coming Available

Links will be open for TWO weeks starting May 21st, 2026 till June 7th, 2026, 9pm. Lottery draw will take place on June 8 and successful families will be informed by the following day.

To qualify for a space, children’s date of birth must fit within the posted age ranges and be able to start attending from the care start date.

How to add your child to the lottery draw list for the available spaces:

Review the below space details.  If your child fits the age range and care start date, click the link to add your child to the lottery list. You can add your child to multiple spaces if they fit more than one space’s age range.

Spaces Available:

1. Infant Program Full Time TEMPORARY SPACE. Care offered from August 1, 2026 to December 31, 2026

Child must be born between April 1, 2025 to April 30, 2025 – Click HERE to add your child to this lottery draw.

2. Infant Program Full Time TEMPORARY SPACE. Care offered from September 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027

Child must be born Between May 1, 2025 to June 30, 2025 – Click HERE to add your child to this lottery draw.

3. Infant Program Full Time TEMPORARY SPACE. Care offered from September 1, 2026 to May 31, 2027

Child must be born Between June 1, 2025 to July 31, 2025 – Click HERE to add your child to this lottery draw.

4. Infant Program Full Time PERMANENT SPACE (2 spots available). Care starting from September 1, 2026 onwards

Child must be born Between Aug 1, 2025 to Sept 30, 2025 – Click HERE to add your child to this lottery draw.

5. Infant Program Full Time PERMANENT SPACE (Families with Barriers). Care starting from September 1, 2026 onwards

Child must be born Between Aug 1, 2025 to Sept 30, 2025. Priority will be given to families facing barriers – Click HERE to add your child to this lottery draw.

What happens after adding your child’s name to the list for a space?

We will contact the successful families by the following business day after the lottery (random draw).  At this time, we will ask that you confirm your child’s age and set up an In-Person or Zoom tour of 3 Corners to meet the staff and learn about our program.  After your tour, you will have 24 hours to accept the space and pay a 1-month security. Should your child not be the right age or you decline the space, we will do another random draw until the space is successfully filled.

Families will be able to see the update on our website when lottery draw is complete, and ALL LOTTERY LISTS WILL BE DISCARDED.

If your child did not fit the age range posted or you did not meet the other requirements for the space listed, you will not be added to the lottery list.

Please note we do not hold an ongoing waitlist or keep lists once spaces are filled for future use.

Priority is offered to MPCCA Childcare families (families registered at Our House Out of School Care or Our House Preschool).

See below for more information regarding our registration process. If you have any questions, please email israt.jahan@vancouver.ca

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Space Advertising Process:

When a family gives their withdrawal notice, or there is a change in our roster we will advertise a space for 2 weeks on the website.

A link will open up and will be posted above for you to add your child to the lottery list for the space. This link will stay open for a set amount of time. The child must fit the age range posted and you must be able to commit to the contract terms. Details of space, child ages and care start dates will be outlined. After a few days, each link will be closed and we will do a random draw to determine the child who gets the space. Priority is offered to MPCCA Childcare families (families registered at Our House Out of School Care or Our House Preschool).

Please check here every 2 weeks to see any possible openings we have or you can also subscribe above to receive notifications.

** Please note we will discard the list after the space has been filled. Families must re-attempt for openings as we do not hold an on-going waiting list **

Spaces for Families with Barriers:

MPCCA is committed to providing quality childcare for families with barriers

We are pleased to reserve 1 space per year (if space permits) to a family who identifies as a family with barriers. These spaces will be advertised as such.

A link will be posted above when a space becomes available with a set date range for you to add your child to the list for our lottery (random draw).

The child must fit the age range posted and you must be able to commit to the contract terms in order to qualify for this space.

Priority is offered to MPCCA Childcare families (families registered at Our House Out of School Care or Our House Preschool) who may also be families with barriers.

Your family must fit one or more of the options detailed on the survey to be considered.

You will be asked to submit an application with more information/detail and supporting documents

Families who hit multiple barriers will be prioritized for these spaces.

After the link is closed, we will do a random draw to determine the child who gets the space. Successful families will be contacted by the next business day.

We kindly ask that families who are not facing barriers do not add their children to the lottery list as you will be filtered out of the draw.

MPCCA Registration – Priority for Families With Barriers Policy 2025

Please note that if your child does not fit the age range posted for x space, or you have answered “no” that you do not identify as a family with barriers or “no” to committing to the terms of the contract posted, your child will be removed from the lottery draw.

Families must re-attempt for openings as we do not hold an on-going waiting list.

How to Register for a Space?

When we have a space available it will be advertised above

How to Register for an available space:

- Visit www.mountpleasantcc.ca 3 Corners page and click on the link to add your child to the list for the lottery draw.
- Ensure that your information provided is correct.
- Once the link has closed, a lottery (random draw) will determine the child that is offered the space. Your child must fit the age range and you must be able to commit to the terms of the contract.
- These spaces are now determined by a lottery draw.

Age Ranges: In order to qualify for available spaces, children must be born within the age range posted. Age ranges are determined by MPCCA in conjunction with BC Child Care Licensing Regulations to ensure that we can provide ongoing, uninterrupted care. If age ranges were not so specific, it is likely that care would be interrupted or cancelled when transitioning from one room to the next. If your child does not fit the age range, we will not be able to consider them for the space.

Contract Spaces: To better serve our community, families must be able to fulfill the contract term as specified above.

Extension of Care: Temporary spaces are available as posted and unfortunately not flexible for change. Our hope is to be able to extend care beyond the temporary contract or offer a permanent space if available. If the opportunity comes up to extend a contract space we inform families as soon as possible but cannot predict or confirm this at this time.

What Happens after adding your child’s name to the list for a space?

We will contact the successful families by the following business day after the lottery (random draw). At this time, we will ask that you confirm your child’s age and set up an In Person or Zoom tour of 3 Corners to meet the staff and learn about our program. After your tour, you will have 24 hours to accept the space and pay a 1-month security deposit and $50 non-refundable registration fee.
Should your child not be the right age or you decline the space, we will do another random draw until the space is successfully filled.
All other families will be notified when spaces are filled and ALL LOTTERY LISTS WILL BE DISCARDED at that time.
If your child did not fit the age range posted or you did not meet the other requirements for the space listed, you will not be added to the lottery list.
Please note we do not hold an ongoing waitlist.
We have recently changed our registration process from a first come first served registration to a random lottery draw. Your patience while we navigate this new system and your feedback is appreciated.

3 Corners Location and Hours

1 Kingsway, Vancouver, V5T 3H7 (3^rd floor of the Mount Pleasant Community Centre)
We offer care 7:30am – 6pm, Monday to Friday. Closed on all Stat Holidays and for one week Winter Break

Number of Licensed Spaces and Staff Ratio

12 Spaces in Infant Program	Ratio of 1 Staff / 4 Children
12 Spaces in Toddler Program	Ratio of 1 Staff / 4 Children
25 Spaces in 3-5 Year Program	Ratio of 1 Staff / 8 children

Our Qualified Educators

We are proud to have excellent Early Childhood Educators (ECE/IT/SN) who are certified by the BC government, meet Provincial Child Care Licensing Regulation and maintain a valid First Aid Certificate.
Qualified substitute staff are called in when teachers are away for reasons of illness or vacation.

Funding

Affordable Child Care Benefit

We encourage families who may benefit from financial support to apply for the Provincial Affordable Childcare Benefit. Factors such as income, family size and type of care will be considered when determining each individual’s funding allowance. Please visit the website for more information and to access the funding estimate calculator: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/caring-for-young-children/child-care-funding/child-care-benefit .

If you are interested in applying, please reach out to our Childcare Administrator – israt.jahan@vancouver.ca

MPCCA Childcare Bursary Fund

Mount Pleasant Community Centre Association is thrilled to be able to offer a Bursary Fund to those that require financial support to attend childcare, or financial help to those whose child may need that bit of extra support to enable them to thrive in our care. Please see below for information regarding the application process and an application form.

MPCCA Child Care Bursary Fund Information 2025

If you are interested in applying, or would like to submit an application please contact israt.jahan@vancouver.ca

Inclusion Policy

Vision: Every child and family is unique and should have access to an inclusive and respectful child care experience.

Policy: MPCCA childcare programs embrace diversity and celebrate environments of acceptance, respect, understanding and inclusion. We commit to learn, understand and appreciate each person’s unique attributes. We value all the differences that make us individuals including race, ethnicity, culture, gender, neurodiversity, socioeconomic levels, range of abilities and physical and/or health care needs. We strongly believe inclusion is a fundamental human right for all and to create an inclusive space this requires nurturing educators with a background in inclusivity. Our educators support the unique abilities of each child to ensure they reach their highest potential. MPCCA works with BC Centre for Ability, PACE and other community partners to enhance our ability to support children of all abilities through training and consultation.