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Home daycare in Vancouver, BC

Licensed home daycares in Vancouver

Vancouver has 143 licensed child care programs run in the provider's own home. Home daycares care for small, often mixed-age groups, which many families of babies and toddlers prefer, and they are easy to miss if you only search for centres.

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143licensed home daycares
143licensed family child care
0in-home multi-age
136in fee reduction

Choosing a home daycare in Vancouver

How many licensed home daycares are in Vancouver?

The province's child care data lists 143 licensed home-based programs in Vancouver: 143 licensed family child care programs and 0 in-home multi-age programs. That is 28% of the 504 programs listed in the city.

How many children can a licensed home daycare care for?

Licensed care in the provider's own home, up to 7 children. Licensed care in a home by an Early Childhood Educator, up to 8 children. See our guide to the types of child care in BC for the details.

Do home daycares in Vancouver take part in fee reduction?

136 of them (95%) take part in the provincial Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative, which lowers monthly fees for families.

Do home daycares have waitlists?

Many do. A home daycare has only a few spaces, and each keeps its own list, so apply to several and check back every few months to stay near the top.

Languages home daycares here list besides English: Mandarin (4), Cantonese (3), Punjabi (2). Comparing options? Read home daycare vs a daycare centre and questions to ask on a tour.

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Tell us about your family once. We apply to the programs you choose, home daycares and centres alike, and check in on every list. Your first 5 applications are free.

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Program information: Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – British Columbia.