Find daycares in Penticton.

Little Scout lists 43 licensed childcare facilities in Penticton. That includes 30 licensed group child care centres and 7 licensed family child care homes operating out of a provider's residence.

Licensed group child care centres are based in dedicated facilities and can serve larger groups of children, typically organized by age band. Licensed family child care homes are run by a provider in their own home and are capped at 7 children in BC. Penticton has 30 group centres and 7 family homes listed on Little Scout.

BC recommends starting during pregnancy, ideally in the first trimester. Demand for licensed spaces significantly outpaces supply across BC, 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 broadly.

Yes. About 94% of BC's 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 full-time fees at $200 per month.