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.

2020/2021 Little Acorn Care Centre is closed the following dates:

• New Years Day: Friday January 1, 2021
• Family Day: Monday February 15, 2021
• Professional Development Day March 26,2021
• Good Friday: Friday April 2, 2021
• Easter Monday: Monday April 5, 2021
• Victoria Day: Monday May 24, 2021
• Canada Day: Thursday July 1, 2021
• BC Day: Monday August 2, 2021
• Summer Cleaning: Friday August 27, 2021 - Tuesday September 7, 2021, inclusive. Re-open for care on Wednesday Sept 8, 2021. 
• Monday October 12, 2020: Closed for Thanksgiving
• Wednesday November, 11 2020: closed for Remembrance Day
• Winter Holiday: Monday December 21, 2020-December 28th inclusive.  Will re-open for care on Tuesday December 29th.
• Friday January 1st 2021 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                                   $360

Three                                $540

Five                                   $900

Rates for children 36 months and under

Days per week              Monthly fee

Two                                   $400

Three                                $600

Five                                   $1000

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.pdf