Find Licensed Group Daycares in Smithers.

Little Scout lists 8 licensed group daycares in Smithers. All 8 are centre-based facilities licensed under BC's Childcare Licensing Regulation.

None of the 8 licensed group daycares in Smithers currently listed on Little Scout report extended hours. If scheduling flexibility is a priority, it is worth contacting centres directly to ask about their hours of operation.

Fees vary by centre, but most licensed providers in BC participate in the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative, which automatically lowers fees without a parent application. Some centres also participate in the $10-a-Day ChildCareBC program, capping full-time fees at $200 per month per child. Families with household income under roughly $111,000 per year may also qualify for the Affordable Child Care Benefit on top of those reductions.

BC advisors recommend starting your search as early as the first trimester of pregnancy, given that demand for licensed childcare consistently outpaces supply across the province. September tends to bring the most turnover in daycare spaces, with January and June as secondary windows. Since BC banned waitlist fees in April 2024, there is no cost to applying to multiple centres at once.