Find daycares in Cumberland.

Little Scout lists 12 licensed childcare facilities in Cumberland. That includes 5 licensed group child care centres and 7 licensed family child care homes, which operate in a provider's residence with a maximum of 7 children.

None of the 12 licensed facilities currently listed in Cumberland are noted as offering extended hours. If your work schedule requires early drop-off or late pick-up, it is worth contacting providers directly to ask about their operating times.

BC's general advice is to start looking during pregnancy, ideally in the first trimester. Demand for licensed spaces across BC significantly outpaces supply, and major providers can have waitlists of 1 to 3 years. Since BC banned waitlist fees in April 2024, there is no cost to applying to multiple facilities at once.

Yes. Many BC licensed providers participate in the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative, which automatically lowers fees without any application from parents. Families may also qualify for the Affordable Child Care Benefit if household income is under roughly $111,000 per year, and some centres participate in the $10-a-Day ChildCareBC program, which caps fees at $200 per month per child.