Find daycares in Hope.

Little Scout lists 8 licensed childcare facilities in Hope. That includes 5 licensed group child care centres and 3 licensed family child care homes, where a provider cares for children in their own home.

A licensed group child care centre is based in a dedicated facility and can serve more children across different age bands. A licensed family child care home operates out of the provider's residence and is capped at 7 children in BC. Hope has both types available.

BC guidance is to start as early as the first trimester of pregnancy. Demand for licensed spaces consistently outpaces supply across the province, and waitlists at popular facilities can stretch one to three years. Applying to multiple facilities at once improves your chances, and since BC banned waitlist fees in April 2024, there is no cost to applying broadly.

Yes. Most BC licensed providers participate in the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative (CCFRI), which automatically lowers fees with no application required from parents. Some facilities also participate in the $10-a-Day ChildCareBC program, which caps full-time fees at $200 per month per child and is open to any BC family at a participating site, regardless of income. The Affordable Child Care Benefit is also available to eligible families earning under roughly $111,000 per year.