Why choose a licensed day home?

Choosing a licensed day home gives parents greater peace of mind, as these homes are regulated and regularly monitored by their day home agency to ensure children’s safety, well-being, and quality care.

Licensed providers must meet specific health and safety standards, complete criminal record and vulnerable sector checks, and participate in ongoing training. This helps reduce risks while supporting positive developmental experiences for children.

In addition, licensed day homes offer structured programming with age-appropriate activities, maintain proper child-to-adult ratios, and are required to keep accurate records. This gives parents confidence that their child is in a nurturing and accountable environment.

For many families, this combination of oversight, professionalism, and caregiver support makes a licensed day home a trusted choice.

Pricing Information

*The above fee structures are set by the Alberta Government based on the Affordability Grant for children 0-Kindergarten age and enforced by Day Homes agencies. Fees are set by individual Educators once children are in grade 1 and older and for drop in care*

What to Expect from Your Day Home

You can trust that your Day Home Educator will:

• Organize experiences that promote learning across all developmental domains: physical, social, emotional, creative and intellectual

• Have an inclusive approach and foster all types of diversity

• Plan schedules, routines and transition with built-in flexibility

• Monitor children’s individual growth and development

• Provide healthy meals in accordance with Canada Food Guide including morning snack, lunch, and afternoon snack

• Limit media viewing to a half hour of educational content per day for children 2+ (no media viewing for children under 2)

• Have daily outdoor play

• Be certified in trauma-informed care and implement these practices throughout their daily routine