Daycares in Toronto

1,112 licensed child care programs in Toronto

Daycares in Toronto by area

North York 270 daycares Scarborough 226 daycares Etobicoke 149 daycares Downtown Toronto 101 daycares West End Toronto 97 daycares East End Toronto 74 daycares Midtown Toronto 68 daycares York 66 daycares East York 61 daycares

Daycares in Toronto at a glance

Toronto has 1,112 licensed child care programs in our directory, including 1,084 child care centres and 28 home child care agencies. 888 offer full day care, the usual choice for working parents. 168 only run programs before and after school, for school age children.

For parents with unusual schedules, 22 offer extended hours, 13 open on weekends and 13 offer overnight care.

40 offer services in French, 84 have Montessori in their name, and 68 received their first licence in 2024 or later.

How to get a spot in Toronto

In Toronto, you apply to each centre and ask to join its waitlist. Sign up early, especially for an infant. To lower your costs, the City of Toronto runs the child care fee subsidy program.

Most licensed programs in Ontario take part in CWELCC, the Canada wide early learning and child care program. In 2026, the base fee for a child under 6 in a participating program is capped at $22 a day, and the provincial average is about $19. Programs outside CWELCC set their own fees, so ask each centre.

Need care outside daycare hours?

A babysitter can cover evenings, weekends, PD days or the wait for a daycare spot. Find a babysitter in Ontario for free on SOS-Nounou.

Source, Ontario Ministry of Education, Licensed child care facilities in Ontario, data as of August 31, 2026. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence (Ontario).