Childcare & Daycare
Little Chicks Childcare Centre
About Little Chicks Childcare Centre
Parents new to Summerland usually discover two things quickly. The town is small enough that word travels, and licensed childcare spaces tend to be spoken for well before a family needs them. Little Chicks Childcare Centre is at 9111 Peach Orchard Road in the downtown part of town, on the lower ground near the waterfront park and the heritage storefronts.
Licensed centres in British Columbia are organised by age group, and that is the first thing to sort out. Infant and toddler care, care for three to five year olds, and before and after school programs run under different ratios and different room arrangements, and a centre may offer one of those, or two, or all three. Full day and part day spaces are priced and allocated separately as well. The provincial fee reduction and the affordable childcare benefit both flow through licensed providers, so asking what the monthly cost actually works out to after those apply is a fair early question.
The rest is logistics. Ask how the waitlist works and whether it runs by date or some other method, ask what the drop off and pick up windows are, ask what happens on professional development days and through July and August, and ask whether a visit can be arranged before a family commits to anything. Summerland stretches from Trout Creek along the highway through Prairie Valley to the streets climbing Giant's Head, so the daily run from home to care to work is worth mapping honestly before signing.
Visiting Little Chicks Childcare Centre
Getting there
In the Downtown Summerland neighbourhood of Summerland.
Get directions (opens in a new tab)Keep exploring
More places near Downtown Summerland
Other childcare and daycare centres and nearby businesses in the Summerland directory.
From the blog
Summerland guides and stories
Longer reads from the editor, with the places worth a detour linked inside them.
Halloween Ideas and Events in Summerland
Downtown Summerland's trick-or-treat, and Monsters at the Museum's family and scarier evening sessions at the Summerland Museum.
Read the guide
Summerland this Labour Day: show up, book the patio, help finish a hard summer strong
The Bald Range fire took a chunk of this season. The benefit concert Saturday, Bottleneck Drive's tasting rooms and Powell Beach mornings are how visitors give back.
Read the guide
The best time for stand-up paddleboarding in Summerland: Powell Beach and the Sun-Oka stretch
Two beaches carry Summerland's paddling: Powell Beach at Trout Creek and the long provincial park sand to the north. Why mornings here stay flat longer than most of the valley.
Read the guide
Keep the directory honest
Own Little Chicks Childcare Centre?
Claim the listing to confirm your details, add your hours and photographs, and keep what people find accurate.