Little Acorn Care Centre

Our Philosophy for Early Childhood Education

Our goal is to help every child be happy, secure, and develop fully to their true potential. To meet this goal we offer our families a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment dedicated to providing a warm and inviting atmosphere that allows children to develop at their own pace. Through play experiences and the guidance of staff, your child will be exposed to situations that will stimulate curiosity, initiative and independence. All of this is combined to ensure our preschoolers are prepared when they reach educational kindergarten. Preschool and child care programs are based on children’s interests and learning needs, and include the use of individual, small and large group activities, indoor and outdoor play, learning centers, outings and field trips. Activities will be varied frequently and designed to accommodate individual children’s unique abilities.

Our Programs

We run two full-day, play-based preschool type programs for children ages 3 - 5. Both programs are inclusive, multi-age rooms that implement our philosophy to aid in the development of each child's individuality.

Wait List is now open for 2023 and beyond. All families currently on our wait list will remain on the list for next available openings.

Registration is online and a link will be emailed out as soon as a space is confirmed for your child.

Parent Handbook 

Hours of Operation: Monday to Friday

7:30am - 5:30pm

2023/24 Little Acorn Care Centre is closed the following dates as part of SD#61: 

• New Years Day: Monday January 2nd, 2023
• Family Day: Monday February 20th, 2023
• Good Friday: Friday April 7th, 2023
• Easter Monday: Monday April 10th,2023
• Victoria Day: Monday May 22nd, 2023
• Canada Day: Monday July 3rd, 2023
• BC Day: Monday August 7th, 2023
• Summer Cleaning: Monday August 28th - Friday September 1st 2023, inclusive.  Re-open for care on Tuesday September 5th, 2023  
• Labour Day: Monday September 4th, 2023. 
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Monday October 2nd, 2023
• Thanksgiving: Monday October 9th, 2023
• Remembrance Day: Monday November 13th, 2023
• Christmas Day: Monday December 25th, 2023
• Winter Holiday for 2023/24: Tuesday December 26th, 2023 - Friday December 29th, 2023.
• New Years Day: Monday January 1st, 2024.  Will re-open for care on Tuesday January 2nd, 2024. 

Little Acorn Care Centre Rates*

We offer full-time (5 days per week) and part-time (2-3 days per week) spaces based on availability. We are an approved CCFRI childcare program (contract approved until March 2023) and therefore childcare fees are reduced due to government funding. 

Fees must be paid on the first of every month

Rates for children 36 months and older

Days per week              Monthly fee

Two                                   $417

Three                                $625

Five                                   $1041

Rates for children 36 months and under

Days per week              Monthly fee

Two                                   $467

Three                                $700

Five                                   $1166

*Contact Childcare Program Manager for current fee reduction amounts.

These items must be paid in order to enroll your child: 

A $50.00 one-time non-refundable wait list application fee - does not guarantee a space

A $100.00 deposit for registration (will be applied to the last month of care)

A $30.00 annual resource fee

All paperwork must be signed and submitted to the center. If your child’s care is going to be funded by Child Care Subsidy, all paperwork must be complete and a valid authorization number must be on file. It is the responsibility of the parent to make sure subsidy is up to date and renewal papers are completed on time otherwise full child care fees will be applied.

Useful Links:

Child Care Subsidy - https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/caring-for-young-children/running-daycare-preschool/child-care-subsidy  

Victoria Child Care Resource and Referral - http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/childcare/forms.htm 

BC Public Health – Sneezes and Diseases - http://www.vch.ca/Documents/sneezes-and-disease2