How do I find a Christian daycare near me in Canada?

Browse verified, Christian-owned daycares by city and province on 7 Locals. Each listing includes location and contact details so you can enquire about spaces directly.

Are Christian daycares licensed?

Licensing is set by each province or territory, not by 7 Locals. Always confirm a centre's current licence with your provincial child-care authority and visit in person before enrolling.

Do I have to be Christian to enrol my child?

Usually not — many Christian daycares welcome families of any background. “Christian” describes the ownership and environment; check each centre's policy.

How much does a Christian daycare cost in Canada?

Fees vary by centre, city, and age group, and many families qualify for reduced fees under Canada-wide child care (CWELCC) or provincial subsidies. Ask each centre about current fees and subsidy eligibility.

Is it free to list my Christian daycare on 7 Locals?

Yes. Listing a Christian-owned daycare is free — you get found and contacted at no cost.

Christian Daycares in Canada

A directory of verified Christian daycares across Canada — browse Christian-owned childcare by city and find one you trust.

Find a verified Christian daycare in Canada. 7 Locals is a directory of Christian-owned childcare centres you can browse by city and contact directly — free to use. We check that every centre listed is a real, locally owned Canadian business. Licensing is set by your province, and that is yours to confirm.

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Find a Christian Daycare Near You

Childcare is decided by catchment, commute and waitlist, so start with your city. Browse verified, Christian-owned daycares and childcare centres by city and province — each listing carries an address and contact details so you can ask about ages served, hours and current spaces.

Christian Daycares in Brantford, ON1 Christian Daycares in Calgary, AB1 Christian Daycares in Edmonton, AB3 Christian Daycares in London, ON1 Christian Daycares in Markham, ON3 Christian Daycares in Owen Sound, ON1 Christian Daycares in Toronto, ON1

Verified Christian daycares

11 listed nationally

CPChapel Place Daycare CentreVerifiedMarkham, ONChapel Place Daycare Centre is a non-profit Christian child care centre in Markham, Ontario, established in 1992. It cares for children from 15 months to 12 years with a play-based, child-centred program, and is overseen by a volunteer board drawn from Chapel Place Presbyterian Church together with a supervisor and a parent advisory committee.View profile KKKingdom Kids Early Learning Childcare CentreVerifiedEdmonton, ABKingdom Kids is a licensed Christian child care program in Edmonton operated by the Millwoods Christian School Society. It provides year-round early learning and child care as well as before and after school care, and follows Alberta child care licensing regulations. The program aims to support each child's physical, mental, spiritual and social development in partnership with families.View profile ICImmanuel Child CareVerifiedToronto, ONImmanuel Child Care is a licensed, non-profit Christian child care centre at Channel Nine Court in Toronto, Ontario. It is an incorporated charity managed by a volunteer board of directors and licensed by the Ministry of Education. Its professionally trained early childhood educators provide a warm, play-based learning program for young children.View profile YKYES Kids Christian ChildcareVerifiedBrantford, ONYES Kids Christian Childcare is a licensed Christian child care centre in Brantford, Ontario, supported by Yeschurch. It is licensed for 55 children aged 18 months to five years in three classrooms, Little Sprouts, Little Treasures and Little Royals, with an indoor gym, nutritious meals and a program that supports each child's mind, body, heart and soul. Families of all beliefs are welcome.View profile HHHappy Hearts Daycare (Owen Sound) Inc.VerifiedOwen Sound, ONHappy Hearts Daycare is a licensed non-profit Christian child care centre in Owen Sound, Ontario, run as a ministry of Rockcliffe Pentecostal Church, which bought the family-run daycare in 1989. It offers full-day programming for young children, before and after school care, care on school holidays and PD days, and summer programs.View profile FDFaith Day NurseryVerifiedLondon, ONFaith Day Nursery is a non-profit Christian child care centre in London, Ontario that opened on 2 October 1978 as an outreach to local parents. Teachers plan play-based activities around children's interests through an emergent early learning program that supports each child's development, with a Christian focus that teaches God's love and biblical values.View profile PCPeoples Christian Academy Early Learning CentreVerifiedMarkham, ONThe Peoples Christian Academy Early Learning Centre is a licensed Christian preschool and daycare for children aged 30 months to four years, run by Peoples Christian Academy. It has five classrooms with space for 80 children, staffed by certified early childhood educators, and offers preschool programming with after-school options through the academy. Families can book a tour online.View profile LMLittle Miracles Childcare & Learning CentreVerifiedMarkham, ONLittle Miracles Child Care & Learning Centre is a licensed Christian daycare in Markham serving children from six weeks to six years old. It runs infant, toddler, preschool and kindergarten programs with a play-based, bilingual curriculum that includes arts, music and dance, and it publishes its own statement of faith. Parents can book a private tour with the centre.View profile AGAmazing Grace Child and Family CenterVerifiedEdmonton, ABAmazing Grace Child and Family Center is a licensed Christian daycare in Edmonton, Alberta for children from infancy to preschool age. It runs infant care from 6 to 18 months, toddler care to age 3 and a preschool program for ages 3 to 5, with Christian values in daily learning, certified early childhood educators, meals included and daily updates to parents. It is open weekdays from early morning to evening.View profile LSLil Saints Early Learning CenterVerifiedEdmonton, ABLil Saints Early Learning Center is a licensed preschool and daycare in west Edmonton, operated as a ministry of Saints Church. It offers preschool classes and full daycare programs focused on the development of the whole child, with staff who describe themselves as committed Christians. Families do not need to be Christians or attend Saints Church to enrol, and tours are booked by phone.View profile LSLittle Sheep Early Learning CentreVerifiedCalgary, ABLittle Sheep Early Learning Centre is a licensed Christian daycare and early learning centre in Calgary's Bel-Aire community, operating in the First Assembly Church building on Elbow Drive. It serves infants, toddlers and preschoolers with a curriculum that blends Alberta's early learning framework with biblical principles, and it includes Spanish language integration and optional meal plans.View profile

How to Choose a Christian Daycare

Start with the licence. Every province and territory licenses childcare, sets ratios and inspects centres, and a current licence is the single most important thing to confirm — directly with your provincial or territorial child-care authority, not with a directory.

Once you have done that, the questions that separate one centre from another are practical:

What ages, what hours? Infant, toddler and preschool rooms often have very different availability.

Who is in the room? Ask about educators’ qualifications, staff turnover, and the child-to-staff ratio in your child’s room.

How long is the waitlist, and is there a fee to join it?

What does it cost? Many families pay reduced fees under Canada-wide early learning and child care (CWELCC) or a provincial subsidy. Ask what the current fee is after those reductions.

How is the Christian part of the day expressed? Songs, a short prayer at snack, a values framework — it varies widely between centres, and it is fair to ask exactly what it looks like.

Then visit. Nothing you read online tells you what a room feels like at 9 a.m.

What to Expect from a Christian Daycare

A licensed Christian daycare runs on the same regulated foundation as any other licensed centre in Canada: an approved early-learning program, qualified educators, mandated ratios, and provincial inspection. Most are play-based, grouped by age from infant through preschool.

What the Christian element looks like differs by centre. Some are Christian in ownership and values without much visible practice; others build in songs, simple prayers, or a character-and-values curriculum. Many are run by churches, ministries or Christian schools. Ask each centre to describe its own day rather than assuming.

Christian Daycare vs. Christian Preschool

The two blur together, and Google blurs them too. In practice, a daycare is licensed childcare built around full working days, covering infants through preschool age. A preschool is usually part-day, focused on school readiness for the year or two before kindergarten, and may not offer the hours a working parent needs.

If you need coverage from morning to evening, search daycare or childcare. If you want a few structured mornings a week, search preschool.

How 7 Locals Verifies Listings

Every listing here is checked by a person before it appears. We confirm the business is real: locally owned, operating in Canada, reachable at the details shown, and currently trading. Where a centre tells us it is Christian-owned, we take the owner at their word.

Verification is not a licence check, not a safety inspection, and not an endorsement. We have not visited the premises, reviewed staffing, or assessed care. Confirm the centre's current licence with your provincial or territorial child-care authority, and visit in person before you enrol.

Read the full method on How We Verify, or about 7 Locals.

Frequently Asked Questions: Christian Daycares

A Christian daycare is a licensed childcare centre, owned or operated by Christians, that provides early learning and care in a faith-aligned environment. It offers the same regulated care as any licensed daycare, with Christian values reflected in the setting.

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