Group centre
Peninsula Montessori Academy Gibsons
758 School Rd, Gibsons, BC
Open until 17:00
Ages not on file
5.0 from 3 Google reviews
Place reported, week of Jul 20, 2026
Record updated Oct 19, 2026
16 licensed daycares in Gibsons, BC
16 licensed childcare providers, 8 group centres and 8 licensed family homes, regulated by the Ministry of Education and Child Care (British Columbia).
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Gibsons has 16 licensed programmes. 5 publish their hours.
How to get on a waitlist in Gibsons
We haven't found a central waitlist that covers this area, so contact each centre directly and ask to join its own list. Most families join several.
16 listings found
Daycare listings in Gibsons
Group centre
Natural Connections Child Care Centre
360 Glassford Rd, Gibsons, BC
Open until 16:00
Ages infant to school age
5.0 from 1 Google reviews
Record updated Sep 10, 2026
Group centre
Cedar Grove Seamless Day Before & After School Care
1196 Chaster Rd, Gibsons, BC
Hours not listed
Ages not on file
No rating on file
Record updated Oct 19, 2026
Chartwell Childcare
659 North Rd, Gibsons, BC
Open until 16:00
Ages not on file
No rating on file
Record updated Oct 19, 2026
Licensed home daycare
Eve's Licensed Flexible 24/7 Family Day Care
434 Solaz Pl, Gibsons, BC
Hours not listed
Ages infant to toddler
No rating on file
Record updated Oct 19, 2026
Licensed home daycare
Full Steam Ahead Family Childcare
1187 Marine Dr, Gibsons, BC
Hours not listed
Ages not on file
No rating on file
Place reported, week of Jul 17, 2026
Record updated Oct 12, 2026
Group centre
Gibsons Just B4
783 School Rd, Gibsons, BC
Hours not listed
Ages not on file
No rating on file
Record updated Oct 19, 2026
Group centre
Gibsons Seamless Day Before & After School Care
783 School Rd, Gibsons, BC
Hours not listed
Ages not on file
No rating on file
Record updated Oct 19, 2026
Licensed home daycare
Head, Heart And Hands Childcare Centre
119-1006 Venture Way, Gibsons, BC
Hours not listed
Ages not on file
No rating on file
Record updated Oct 19, 2026
Group centre
Jack & Jill Early Learning
690 Harmony Lane, Gibsons, BC
Hours not listed
Ages preschool
No rating on file
Record updated Oct 19, 2026
Group centre
Kidz Club Gibsons
783 School Rd, Gibsons, BC
Hours not listed
Ages not on file
No rating on file
Place reported, week of Jul 15, 2026
Record updated Oct 19, 2026
Licensed home daycare
Kinder Place Family Day Care
174 Grandview Heights Rd, Gibsons, BC
Hours not listed
Ages not on file
No rating on file
Record updated Oct 19, 2026
All 16 licensed daycares in Gibsons
Show the A to Z listHide the list
Every listing on the provincial register, A to Z. Licensed home daycares are marked.
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- Eve's Licensed Flexible 24/7 Family Day Care · home daycare
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- Full Steam Ahead Family Childcare · home daycare
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- Head, Heart And Hands Childcare Centre · home daycare
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- Kidz Club Gibsons
- Kinder Place Family Day Care · home daycare
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- Langdale Daycare · home daycare
- Little Friends · home daycare
- Little Orca · home daycare
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Daycare & Childcare in Gibsons
16
Licensed centres
5★
Avg Google rating
1
Rated 4.5+
1
BC Child Care Licensing
Half the licensed child care in Gibsons runs out of somebody's house. The split is exact: eight centres and eight licensed family dayhomes. A fifty-fifty split sits well above the provincial pattern, where dayhomes make up about a third of listings, and on the Sunshine Coast the reason is structural rather than cultural, because there is no road link to Vancouver and purpose-built centres are expensive to open and harder still to sustain in a small ferry-served community. Home-based care fills that gap.
🗓 Last updated: August 2026✓ Data verified against BC licensing records📊 Reviews from Google + parent submissions🏷 Reviewed by Kudzi K., Founder & Editor
What to know about childcare in Gibsons
One Gibsons provider has enough Google reviews to show a rating. Peninsula Montessori Academy Gibsons holds five stars across four of them, which is thin evidence that should not decide anything by itself, and the other 15 listings carry no public feedback at all. For dayhomes that is entirely normal.
Twelve of the 16 are flagged for British Columbia's Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative, which is below the provincial rate of roughly 97% and therefore worth confirming before you commit to anything, since four Gibsons listings sit outside it and will charge you the undiscounted monthly fee. The income-tested Affordable Child Care Benefit is separate. Vancouver Coastal Health licenses the coast.
Geography is the real constraint here, not supply. Sechelt is 25 minutes up the highway with 15 more providers, which makes the lower coast a combined market of 31, while Powell River holds 28 but requires a second ferry to reach and rules itself out for daily drop-off. Vancouver is not a commute option. Unlike most BC towns on this site, Gibsons families genuinely are limited to what the coast itself holds.
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Tips for choosing childcare in Gibsons
Verify Licensing
Confirm the centre holds a current provincial licence. A licence means the province checked baseline health, safety and staffing standards. It is a floor, not a ranking.
Read Parent Reviews
Reviews cover what an inspection report never will: what drop-off feels like, whether messages get answered, how long staff stay.
Ask About Curriculum
Ask what a Tuesday actually looks like. "Montessori" and "play-based" mean different things at different centres, so the daily schedule tells you more than the label does.
Consider Schedule Fit
Check the posted open and close times against your commute, not just your workday. Then ask what happens when you're late.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many daycares are in Gibsons, BC?
Sixteen licensed providers: eight centres and eight licensed family dayhomes.
Why are there so many home daycares in Gibsons?
Home-based care accounts for half the listings here, against about a third province-wide. Small ferry-served communities tend to rely on dayhomes because purpose-built centres are hard to sustain.
Do Gibsons daycares offer fee reduction?
Twelve of the 16 participate in the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative. Four do not, which is worth checking before you enrol.
What are the options beyond Gibsons?
Sechelt is 25 minutes away with 15 providers, making 31 across the lower Sunshine Coast. Powell River has 28 but needs a second ferry.
How many daycares in Gibsons publish their opening hours?
5 of the 16 licensed programmes MapleCub has on file in Gibsons publish their hours. The rest have not listed opening and closing times, so call to confirm.
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