Find Family Child Care (Home Daycare) in Port Alberni.

Little Scout lists 10 licensed Family Child Care homes in Port Alberni. All 10 are home-based providers, and none are licensed group centre facilities.

Licensed Family Child Care is provided in the educator's own home and is regulated under BC's Child Care Licensing Regulation, with a maximum of 7 children. This differs from a licensed group centre, which is a larger facility operating outside a private home.

Some licensed Family Child Care providers participate in the $10-a-Day ChildCareBC program, which caps full-time fees at $200 per month and is open to any BC family regardless of income. Check each provider's listing or contact them directly to confirm participation.

BC advises families to start looking during pregnancy, ideally in the first trimester, as demand for licensed spaces significantly outpaces supply across the province. Since April 2024, BC has banned waitlist fees, so applying to several providers at once costs nothing.