Find Mandarin Language Daycares in Richmond.

Little Scout lists 6 licensed Mandarin-language daycare facilities in Richmond. Three are licensed group child care centres and three are licensed family child care homes operating in a provider's home with a maximum of 7 children.

Yes, 1 of the 6 facilities listed also offers Cantonese in addition to Mandarin. The remaining 5 facilities list Mandarin as their only language.

BC's guidance is to start during pregnancy, ideally in the first trimester, because demand for licensed spaces significantly outpaces supply. Language-specific programs can be particularly competitive, so applying to multiple facilities at the same time is strongly recommended. Since BC banned waitlist fees in April 2024, there is no cost to applying broadly.

Yes, most licensed facilities in BC participate in the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative (CCFRI), which automatically reduces fees by roughly $350 to $900 per month depending on the age of your child, with no application required from parents. Some facilities may also 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.