Find daycares in Vernon.

Little Scout lists 63 licensed childcare facilities in Vernon. That includes 37 licensed group child care centres and 19 licensed family child care homes, plus a small number of preschool and infant programs.

Vernon has a range of licensed options, from group centres that serve larger numbers of children to family child care homes where a provider cares for up to 7 children in their own home. There are also licensed preschool and infant programs available in the area.

BC advisors recommend starting your search during pregnancy, ideally in the first trimester, because demand for licensed spaces consistently outpaces supply. Since BC banned waitlist fees in April 2024, there is no cost to applying to multiple facilities at once, so it pays to cast a wide net early.

Many licensed facilities in BC participate in the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative, which automatically lowers fees by commonly $350 to $900 per month depending on the child's age and facility type. Some centres 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. Families with household income under roughly $111,000 per year may also qualify for the Affordable Child Care Benefit on top of these reductions.