Licensed Childcare

Oak Bay Parks, Recreation, and Culture offers Licensed Childcare programs to suit all needs! Whether you are interested in full-day daycare, or out-of-school care, there are options for everyone.

Oak Bay Parks Recreation and Culture offers:

  • Paddington Station – a Licensed 3-5-year-old, full-day daycare.

  • Two Licensed After-School Care programs, servicing Willows Elementary and Campus View Elementary.

  • One Licensed Before-School Care Program, servicing Willows Elementary.

  • Affordable childcare in alignment with the BC childcare benefit. 

  • Supported Childcare development.

  • NLC (Paddington, Before and after school care) is a $10 a Day ChildCareBC Centre

Out of School Care Registration Information 2025/2026

Notice of Application Process Change

Oak Bay Parks, Recreation and Culture is excited to announce an important change regarding the application process for our Before and After School Care programs servicing Willows Elementary School and Campus View Elementary School for the 2025/26 school year. We will be moving from an in-person application process to an entirely online system. This update aims to streamline the process and make it more convenient for families.

Applications for the 2025/26 school year will be posted and accepted, online only on the Licensed Childcare page of the website.

Application Processing Order

Applications will be processed on a first-come, first-served basis in the following order:

  1. Current Registrants as of December 31, 2024, without changes.
  2. Current Registrants as of December 31, 2024, requesting additional days/changes. (NLC only)
  3. Siblings of Current Registrants as of December 31, 2024.
  4. 2024/2025 Paddington Station Daycare Graduates entering Kindergarten at Willows or Campus View Elementary Schools.

Current Registrants:

Current registrant applications have already taken place in early March 2025.

New Registrants:

More information will be available online for new registrants to the Neighbourhood learning centre and Henderson Recreation Centre programs in May 2025.

Questions?

For registration and program related inquiries, please email childcare@oakbay.ca

 

Paddington Station Licensed Daycare
About Paddington Station

Child playing at paddington station

Paddington Station Daycare is a Licensed full-day daycare for children aged three to five, which is held in a purpose-built daycare space located in the Neighbourhood Learning Centre. This program boasts a play-based learning philosophy as well as nurturing, enthusiastic, and qualified Early Childhood Educators. Paddington Station has a maximum of 25 spaces, with a staff-to-child ratio of 1:8.

Hours:

Monday to Friday: 7:30 a.m.to 5:30 p.m.

How to Register

Registration is ongoing and a waitlist is being taken. For registration information, or to be added to the waitlist, please phone 250-370-7901 or email Paddington Station

Parent/Guardian Handbook & Staff Contacts

Parent Handbook

Contacts:

Natalie Brown, Daycare Supervisor
nbrown@oakbay.ca | 250-370-7900

Childcare Benefit Information:
Erin McLean, Affordable Childcare Benefit Information
emclean@oakbay.ca | 250-370-7125

Child Care Subsidy Benefit

Children who are registered in Oak Bay Parks, Recreation, and Culture’s Licensed Childcare Programs may be eligible for subsidized childcare through the Provincial Government.

How to Register for Child Care Benefit:

How to Register for Child Care Benefit:

Once registered in a Licensed Childcare Program, families can contact Erin McLean in the Accounts Department to assist in completing the Child Care Arrangement Form (CF2798) provided by the Provincial Government.

Erin McLean – 250-370-7125 or Erin McLean

Please note: Families are responsible for payment of the full fee amount until Oak Bay Parks, Recreation, and Culture receives the approval letter in the mail from the Provincial Government. Due to processing time, this letter is often not received until after the child has started care. Once the approval letter has been received, families will be refunded the designated amount.

For more information, please visit the BC Provincial website regarding child care benefit. 

Supported Child Development

Through Island Health, the Supported Child Development Program offers services to those families whose children may require additional support in order to be fully included in their childcare setting,

About Supported Child Development

Working with families, the Supported Child Development Program provides consultation, extra staffing supports and staff training to childcare providers. Oak Bay Parks, Recreation and Culture partners with the Supported Child Development and provides in-house Inclusion Instructors to support children who are eligible for funding and are registered in programs as Preschool, Daycare, Before/After School Care, and Camps.

If you have funding through the Supported Child Development Program and are looking to register your child in an applicable program, please contact Brett Speed at Licensed Care Programmer or 250-370-7902.

Learn more about Island Health’s Supported Child Development Program.