Find daycares in Squamish.

Little Scout lists 54 licensed childcare facilities in Squamish. Of those, 41 are licensed group child care centres and 13 are licensed family child care homes, where care is provided in the provider's own home for up to 7 children.

Squamish has a mix of licensed group centres and family child care homes. The listings include options for kindergarten out-of-school care and after-school care for older children, in addition to programs for younger age groups.

BC's guidance is to begin your search during pregnancy, ideally in the first trimester. Demand for licensed spaces outpaces supply across BC, and major providers can have waitlists of one to three years. Since BC banned waitlist fees in April 2024, applying to several facilities at once costs nothing.

Yes. About 94% of BC's licensed providers participate in the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative (CCFRI), which automatically lowers fees without a parent application. 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 fees at $200 per month.