Licensed Daycares in Lloydminster, SK
The Saskatchewan side of Lloydminster runs on home-based care: of the 11 licensed providers our data shows here, ten are family child care homes and just…
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Lloydminster has 11 licensed programmes. 1 carries a public Google rating with five or more reviews. 1 publishes its hours.
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Daycare & Childcare in Lloydminster
11
Licensed centres
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Avg Google rating
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Rated 4.5+
The Saskatchewan side of Lloydminster runs on home-based care: of the 11 licensed providers our data shows here, ten are family child care homes and just one is a centre. That single centre, Little Futures Daycare, is also the only provider with enough Google reviews to rate — a perfect 5.0 across 13 reviews, a solid volume for a city this size. Saskatchewan's advantage is straightforward: regulated child care for children under six costs $10 a day province-wide, dayhomes included. And because Lloydminster straddles the provincial border, families here have a genuine second market — the Alberta side lists ten more providers, all centres, under a different fee system. Few Canadian cities let you comparison-shop two provinces from the same driveway.
What to know about childcare in Lloydminster
Ten dayhomes to one centre is an unusual ratio, and it shapes how a search works on this side of the border. Saskatchewan licensed family child care homes take small groups in a caregiver's residence, are inspected by the province, and charge the same $10 a day for under-sixes as centres do. The trade-offs are the usual ones: smaller groups and home routines, but a single caregiver rather than a staffed team, and closure risk when that caregiver is ill or away.
Little Futures Daycare carries the only tested reputation in the SK-side data — 5.0 across 13 reviews. Thirteen reviewers all landing on five stars is a real signal, though it also reflects being the only centre in a dayhome town. Expect its infant and toddler rooms to carry the longest waits.
The border is the practical wrinkle. The Alberta side of the city has ten licensed centres — group care options that simply do not exist on the Saskatchewan side — but Alberta prices under its own affordability agreement rather than Saskatchewan's flat $10 a day. Subsidy, licensing, and inspection all follow the province where the provider physically sits, not where you live. Check both lists before deciding; plenty of Lloydminster families cross 50th Avenue each morning in one direction or the other.
Saskatchewan's Ministry of Education licenses providers on this side. Our age-group data for the SK side is largely empty, so ask each dayhome directly which ages they currently have room for — in home-based care, one family aging out can open two spots at once.
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Parents also ask
How many daycares are on the Saskatchewan side of Lloydminster?
What does child care cost on the SK side?
Which Lloydminster SK provider is rated best?
Can we use an Alberta daycare if we live on the Saskatchewan side?
Is there infant care on the SK side?
Tips for choosing childcare in Lloydminster
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 on the Saskatchewan side of Lloydminster?
Our data shows 11 licensed providers on the SK side: ten licensed family child care homes and one centre, Little Futures Daycare. The Alberta side adds ten more licensed centres under Alberta's separate system.
What does child care cost on the SK side?
Saskatchewan regulated child care costs $10 a day for children under six, at centres and licensed dayhomes alike. School-age care and unregulated arrangements are priced separately.
Which Lloydminster SK provider is rated best?
Little Futures Daycare is the only SK-side provider with enough Google reviews to judge, and it holds 5.0 across 13 reviews — strong, well-tested volume for a city this size. The ten dayhomes have no meaningful review presence, which is normal for home-based care.
Can we use an Alberta daycare if we live on the Saskatchewan side?
Yes. Families cross the border within Lloydminster freely. Fees, subsidy, and licensing follow the province where the provider is located, so an Alberta centre charges under Alberta's system even if you live on the SK side.
Is there infant care on the SK side?
Our age-group data for the SK side is incomplete, so we cannot give a reliable count. Licensed dayhomes often do take infants — ask each one directly, and check Little Futures early since single-centre infant rooms fill first.
How many daycares in Lloydminster publish their opening hours?
1 of the 11 licensed programmes MapleCub has on file in Lloydminster publish their hours. The rest have not listed opening and closing times, so call to confirm.
Ask about spots near you
We email the centre and ask whether they have room for your child's age group. If they answer, we send you what they said. We don't hold live vacancy data, and centres aren't obliged to reply.
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