What child care at Starlight costs
Every price we publish already has the BC Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative applied — there's no separate rebate for you to claim. Below is how that works, plus the other subsidies you may qualify for.
Royal Avenue
Licensed group care · New Westminster
Tuition · Infant & Toddler
$1,035.00/month
2026/2027 · fee reduction already applied
Optional LunchLady snack & lunch plan
+$80.00/month
Two programs worth knowing about
CCFRI
Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative
Applied automatically as long as the provider is enrolled — and all of our centres are. We already reduce your fee by the discount, so there's nothing for you to apply for and nothing to claim back.
ACCB
Affordable Child Care Benefit
Income-tested and applied for by you. We can provide the form on request. Once we know the amount covered and confirm the payments, we reduce your monthly amount by what's provided.
How payments work
Tuition, invoices and receipts all run through the Parent app.
Parent App guideWhy is there a fee for credit card payments?
Credit card payments through Parent incur a 3% charge, set by the provider (Stripe) as well as your credit card company, which pays for your points, extended insurance and other perks.
Most retailers absorb this fee as part of their pricing. Given our business model and our tuition being regulated by the government as part of our CCFRI enrolment agreement, it's something we cannot absorb — we recommend one of the alternate payment methods, which do not incur this fee.
How does the meal plan work?
Can I set up automatic payments?
Are receipts available for taxes?
Ready to apply?
One application, all four centres.