Question 1

When will Royal Roots Early Learning open?

Accepted Answer

Opening is planned for 2027 at Gilmore Place, Level 3, in North Burnaby, Burnaby, BC. The centre is not open. A free waitlist is the way to ask for updates. Registering does not hold a licensed space.

Question 2

Is Royal Roots licensed?

Accepted Answer

Royal Roots has not published a licence number or a licensing stage. Licensing status will be published before opening. Child care licensing in this part of British Columbia is administered by Fraser Health. The centre is not open.

Question 3

Where is the centre?

Accepted Answer

The planned location is Gilmore Place, Level 3, North Burnaby, BC, beside Gilmore SkyTrain station. The area named on the site is North Burnaby, Burnaby Heights, Brentwood, and Capitol Hill. A street number has not been published.

Question 4

What ages will you serve?

Accepted Answer

Programs are planned from the early months through age 12. Infant and toddler care is from about 3 months until under 3. Preschool is ages 3 to 5. Before and after-school care is for school-age children up to age 12, not high school.

Question 5

What will fees be?

Accepted Answer

A fee schedule has not been published. Fees will be published before opening. Optional enrichment is described as separately priced, and those prices are also unpublished. The waitlist itself is free.

Question 6

Will you be a $10-a-day centre?

Accepted Answer

Royal Roots has not confirmed participation in the $10-a-day ChildCareBC program or the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative. The Province of British Columbia describes both programs on gov.bc.ca. Any participation by this centre will be stated before opening, after licensing. This is not a funded-place offer.

Question 7

Can families get the Affordable Child Care Benefit?

Accepted Answer

The Affordable Child Care Benefit is a provincial support described at gov.bc.ca. Whether a family qualifies is decided by the province, and it depends on a space in a participating arrangement. Royal Roots has not published fees and has not confirmed how provincial supports will apply. Details will be published before opening.

Question 8

What hours will you be open?

Accepted Answer

Opening hours have not been published. They will be published before opening. Flexible drop-off, weekend sessions, and camps are part of the plan, and exact drop-off availability is still being finalized with licensing.

Question 9

What staff-to-child ratios will you use?

Accepted Answer

Ratios have not been published. Licensed child care in British Columbia has to meet the Child Care Licensing Regulation, which sets maximum group sizes and staff ratios. Royal Roots will publish its ratios before opening, together with its licensing status.

Question 10

Do you offer before and after-school care with pickup?

Accepted Answer

Before and after-school care is planned for school-age children up to age 12, with optional pickup and drop-off. Schools, routes, and times are not confirmed. They will be published before opening. The program is not running now.

Question 11

How is Royal Roots different from supervision-only care?

Accepted Answer

The planned centre combines play-based care with a personalized learning plan and optional enrichment in literacy, numeracy, coding, robotics, languages, music, arts, and movement. Hands-on play is the base. Technology is an optional enrichment, not the whole day. The centre is not open.

Question 12

Do you assess or test children?

Accepted Answer

Only with a parent's consent. Qualified partner professionals can do age-appropriate developmental screening to inform a learning plan. Royal Roots does not give IQ tests and does not diagnose any condition. Screening is optional and is not required to join the waitlist.

Question 13

Will you support children with diverse learning needs?

Accepted Answer

The aim stated on the site is an inclusive centre that works with families and qualified professionals so children can take part. A published staffing model, ratio, or fee for additional support does not exist yet. Those details will be published before opening.

Question 14

How does the waitlist work?

Accepted Answer

The form is free and takes about two minutes. There is no obligation. An email and text check confirms the registration. Registered families are first to be offered a space after the centre is licensed and open. Addresses more than 5 km from Gilmore Place are outside the current registration area.

Question 15

Can I register before my child is born?

Accepted Answer

Yes. Expecting families can register once a pregnancy is past about four months, using an expected due date. The registration is free and is not a licensed space. Opening is planned for 2027 at Gilmore Place in North Burnaby. The centre is not open.

Question 16

How do I contact you if there is no phone number?

Accepted Answer

Email hello@royalrootslearning.ca. A phone number has not been published. Job applications go to Jobs@royalrootslearning.ca and are not program registrations. The contact page has the same email and the Gilmore Place location.

Question 17

Is my information private?

Accepted Answer

Registration details are collected to manage the waitlist and opening updates. They are stored securely, they are not sold, and they are handled under British Columbia's Personal Information Protection Act. The privacy page explains how to ask for a correction or a deletion.

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