About DaycareMap
Finding daycare shouldn’t take a spreadsheet.
DaycareMap was built by Toronto parents who lived the childcare scramble: dozens of browser tabs, out-of-date phone numbers, waitlists everywhere, and no clear way to compare centres or keep track of where you’d applied. We wanted one calm place to find a spot and stay on top of it.
Information you can verify
Official government licence data anchors every published facility. Regional and centre-level sources add capacity, quality, subsidy, availability, website, and application details where they publish them or we can verify them. Those added details are checked on different schedules. Always confirm the details that matter, fees and openings especially, directly with the centre.
How it works
- Find. Search the map or list by distance and care setting everywhere we publish, plus your child’s age, subsidy, CWELCC, and listed openings in Ontario.
- Save. Keep the centres you like in one place (no account needed; sign in to sync across devices).
- Apply. Each centre applies differently, so we walk you through it and draft the message or call with you.
- Track. Your board keeps every waitlist, position, and check-in in one place and flags when it’s time to follow up.
Where we publish today
We publish licensed child care across Ontario, British Columbia, Alberta, Nova Scotia, Quebec, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Yukon, Nunavut, Prince Edward Island, and Manitoba. Official licence coverage is province-wide, while richer details vary by service area, source, and centre. More provinces and care types are on the way. Questions or a centre that looks wrong? Read the FAQ or email us at hello@updates.daycaremap.ca.
Data sources
Each province’s official licence registry anchors its listings. Regional sources add details for some Ontario communities.
- Ontario. Open Ontario data source ↗Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- British Columbia. Open British Columbia data source ↗Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - British Columbia.
- Alberta. Open Alberta data source ↗Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Alberta. Licence terms
- Nova Scotia. Open Nova Scotia data source ↗Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Nova Scotia. Licence terms
- Quebec. Open Quebec data source ↗Source: Ministère de la Famille, Données Québec, CC BY 4.0.
- New Brunswick. Open New Brunswick data source ↗Source: Department of Education and Early Childhood Development. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – New Brunswick. Licence terms
- Newfoundland and Labrador. Open Newfoundland and Labrador data source ↗Source: Government of Newfoundland and Labrador, Department of Education, Early Learning and Child Care Directory. Provided for information purposes only, not an official version. Terms of use
- Yukon. Open Yukon source roster ↗Source: Government of Yukon, early learning and child care roster.
- Nunavut. Open Nunavut source rosters ↗Source: Government of Nunavut, licensed child care centre rosters.
- Prince Edward Island. Open Prince Edward Island source directory ↗Source: Government of Prince Edward Island, directory of licensed early learning and child care centres.
- Manitoba. Open Manitoba data source ↗Contains information from the Manitoba government, licensed under the OpenMB Information and Data Use Licence. Licence terms
- Toronto. City of Toronto licensed child care ↗
- Durham Region. Durham Region child care data ↗
Want to help?
DaycareMap is free and independent, built by two Toronto moms raising our son in the West end of Toronto. If it’s made your search a little easier, you can chip in toward hosting, data upkeep, and the coffee that keeps it going. Using and sharing DaycareMap helps just as much.
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