First Friends Day Care Society
4 Judy Ave., Lower Sackville, NS
Open until 18:00
Capacity 51Ages toddler to school age
4.3 from 12 Google reviews
Record updated Sep 2, 2026
Licensed Toddler Care in Lower Sackville, NS
8 of the 10 licensed programmes on this page publish the toddler (1 to 2 years) age band. Counts come from the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development register as MapleCub last read it.
What the register shows
- 8 of the 8 publish a licensed capacity; the median is 63 spaces.
How many licensed toddler programmes are there in Lower Sackville?
8 of the 10 licensed programmes on this page publish the toddler (1 to 2 years) age band.
8 listings found
Daycare listings in Lower Sackville
Group centre
First Lake Early Learning Centre Society
71 First Lake Dr., Lower Sackville, NS
Hours not published
Capacity 35Ages infant to preschool
No public rating yet
Record updated Aug 24, 2026
Group centre
Fun to Learn Day Care Centre
44 Balsam Cir., Lower Sackville, NS
Hours not published
Capacity 12Ages toddler to preschool
No public rating yet
Record updated Sep 22, 2026
Kids and Company Sackville- Unit 1 and 5
22 Glendale Ave., Lower Sackville, NS
Hours not published
Capacity 102Ages infant to school age
No public rating yet
Record updated Sep 2, 2026
Group centre
Lower Sackville Nursery School
567 Sackville Dr., Lower Sackville, NS
Hours not published
Capacity 98Ages toddler to school age
No public rating yet
Record updated Sep 12, 2026
Group centre
Room to Grow Child Care Limited
103 Cobequid Rd., Lower Sackville, NS
Hours not published
Capacity 100Ages infant to school age
No public rating yet
Record updated Sep 8, 2026
Group centre
Sackville Early Learning Centre
400 Sackville Dr., Lower Sackville, NS
Hours not published
Capacity 49Ages toddler to school age
No public rating yet
Record updated Sep 12, 2026
Group centre
Tiny Treasures Nursery School
222 Sackville Dr., Lower Sackville, NS
Hours not published
Capacity 75Ages toddler to preschool
No public rating yet
Record updated Sep 10, 2026
Toddler Care in Lower Sackville
10
Licensed centres
4.3★
Avg Google rating
1
Day Care Act Licensing
Nine of Lower Sackville's ten licensed listings are centres and one is a home-based service, which is roughly the Nova Scotia pattern: family child care makes up only about five percent of the province's licensed supply, a share matched for scarcity only by Ontario's four percent. One centre here has a published rating. First Friends Day Care Society on Judy Avenue sits at 4.3 across twelve reviews. No other Lower Sackville listing has been reviewed at all.
🗓 Last updated: August 2026✓ Data verified against NS licensing records📊 Reviews from Google + parent submissions🏷 Reviewed by Kudzi K., Founder & Editor
What to know about childcare in Lower Sackville
What Nova Scotia does supply is age data, and it supplies it for nine of the ten. Eight are licensed for toddlers and nine for preschool ages, six run through school age, and three take infants under a year, so the shape of the local shortage is clear enough to plan around even without ratings.
The names worth knowing are short in number. First Lake Early Learning Centre Society operates on First Lake Drive, Fun to Learn Day Care Centre on Balsam Circle, and Tiny Treasures Nursery School on Sackville Drive. Sackville Family Day Care on Memory Lane is the one home-based option in the record.
Lower Sackville is part of Halifax Regional Municipality rather than a separate town, and that changes the search considerably: Bedford, Middle Sackville and Halifax proper are all within a normal commute, and between them they carry far more licensed capacity than these ten listings suggest. Nine numbers, four websites.
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Read Parent Reviews
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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
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many licensed toddler programmes are there in Lower Sackville?
8 of the 10 licensed programmes on this page publish the toddler (1 to 2 years) age band.
How many licensed daycares are in Lower Sackville, NS?
MapleCub lists 8 NS EECD-licensed daycare providers in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. All listings are verified against the Nova Scotia NS EECD licensing records.
Do daycares in Lower Sackville take the CWELCC / ACFB subsidy?
Many licensed daycares in Lower Sackville participate in CWELCC / ACFB, which lowers what families pay. Use MapleCub's subsidy filter to find participating providers in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia.
How much does daycare cost in Lower Sackville, NS?
Fees vary by age group and whether a centre is in CWELCC / ACFB. Subsidised and $10-a-day spaces cost far less than market-rate care. Each MapleCub listing shows the provider's fee details where available so you can compare Lower Sackville centres directly.
What should I look for when choosing a daycare in Lower Sackville?
Check for an active provincial licence, staff-to-child ratios, program approach (play-based, Montessori, francophone), age-group coverage, CWELCC / ACFB participation, and parent reviews. MapleCub lets you filter Lower Sackville daycares by all of these.
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