Registration

If you have previously registered your child for StrongStart, you do not need to re-register.

If you have not yet registered your child in StrongStart, registration is available online.

Before you begin the process, please have one of the following documents available:

• Your child’s Canadian birth certificate
• Your child’s Canadian passport
• Your child’s Immigration Canada document (Permanent resident card, Visitor visa, etc).

Please note, we cannot accept a BC Services Card as proof of ID.

For those who prefer, paper copies will still be available. You can download the PDF Registration form here.  Please contact your school to submit a paper copy and required documents. Please remember a photocopy of your child’s birth certificate, passport or Immigration document is also required to register.

Have you moved? Has your child already been registered at a StrongStart Centre outside of Nanaimo-Ladysmith? Please contact your school.

Please have only 1 adult attend if possible to allow for more spaces for children during this time.

• Drop in between the hours of 9:00am – 12:00pm at the centres
• There are up to 25 spots (adults and children combined) available per centre.
• As you arrive, look for the Red/Green card on the sign/door/cone. Green there is space, red is sorry we are full. 
• Sign in when you arrive at the StrongStart room.
• Be respectful of peoples’ personal space and follow all guidelines in place. 
• Stay home if unwell. 
• Use respiratory etiquette. (e.g. sneeze into a tissue).
• Masks are optional. 
• Perform healthy hand hygiene. (e.g. washing hands when arriving)
• Footwear must be worn when in the centre. Please bring inside footwear for adults and children to wear. It helps keep our centres clean for the babies crawling around.
• Questions about StrongStart? Please email StrongStart@sd68.bc.ca.