Little Acorn Care Centre

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.

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.

2022/23 Little Acorn Care Centre is closed the following dates:

• New Years Day: Monday January 2, 2023
• Family Day: Monday February 21, 2022
• Professional Development Day: Friday March 25, 2022
• Good Friday: Friday April 15, 2022
• Easter Monday: Monday April 18, 2022
• Victoria Day: Monday May 23, 2022
• Canada Day: Friday July 1, 2022
• BC Day: Monday August 1, 2022
• Summer Cleaning: Friday August 26 - Tuesday September 6, 2022, inclusive. Re-open for care on Wednesday Sept 7, 2022. 
• National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Friday September 30, 2022
• Monday October 10, 2022: Closed for Thanksgiving
• Friday November, 11 2022: closed for Remembrance Day
• Winter Holiday: Monday December 19, 2022-January 3, 2023 inclusive.  Will re-open for care on Wednesday January 4 2023
• Monday January 2nd, 2023 closed for New Years Day.

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 2021) and therefore childcare fees are reduced by $100 per month for full time children over 3 and $350 per month for full time children under 3. Fees must be paid on the first of every month

Rates for children 36 months and older

Days per week              Monthly fee

Two                                   $378

Three                                $567

Five                                   $945

Rates for children 36 months and under

Days per week              Monthly fee

Two                                   $420

Three                                $630

Five                                   $1050

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 $25.00 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.

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-diseases