A Place To Play
156 Spruce Ave, Sparwood, BC
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Record updated Sep 21, 2026
Licensed Daycares in Sparwood, BC
6 licensed childcare providers, 5 group centres and 1 licensed family home, regulated by the Ministry of Education and Child Care (British Columbia).
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Sparwood has 6 licensed programmes. 1 publishes its hours.
6 listings found
Daycare listings in Sparwood
Group centre
A Place To Play - School Age
142 Spruce Avenue, Sparwood, BC
Hours not published
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No public rating yet
Record updated Sep 21, 2026
A Place To Play Too
125 Centennial Square, Sparwood, BC
Hours not published
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No public rating yet
Record updated Sep 21, 2026
Group centre
Megan's Ll Sparwood Kid's
102-1290 Ponderosa Dr, Sparwood, BC
Hours not published
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No public rating yet
Record updated Sep 21, 2026
Group centre
Sparwood Treehouse Daycare Centre
421 Pine Ave, Sparwood, BC
Hours not published
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No public rating yet
Record updated Sep 21, 2026
Sweet Feet Child Care
1209 Sycamore Rd, Sparwood, BC
Open until 16:00
Ages not on file
No public rating yet
Record updated Sep 21, 2026
Daycare & Childcare in Sparwood
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Licensed centres
Three of the six licensed services in Sparwood carry the name A Place To Play. A Place To Play, A Place To Play Too and A Place To Play School Age appear to be one operator running three programs, which means half the licensed childcare in this town sits under a single organisation, and a family that does not click with it is choosing among three options rather than six. That is the first thing to know.
🗓 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 Sparwood
The other three are Sparwood Treehouse Daycare Centre, Megan's LL Sparwood Kid's Corp and Sweet Feet Child Care, which is the only home-based provider on the list. No age bands are recorded for any of the six. No reviews either. British Columbia publishes age data for roughly one listing in seven, so the gap here is provincial rather than local.
Sparwood sits in the Elk Valley, and the local economy runs on steelmaking coal, which means shift work and a fair number of families needing care outside a nine-to-five window. Ask about hours specifically. Fernie is about twenty-five minutes west and has more capacity, and Elkford is closer but smaller.
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many daycares are in Sparwood?
Six licensed services: five centres and one home-based provider.
Are they run by one operator?
Three of the six carry the A Place To Play name and appear to be a single operator running three programs.
Where else should I look?
Fernie is about twenty-five minutes west and has more capacity. Elkford is closer but smaller.
How many daycares in Sparwood publish their opening hours?
1 of the 6 licensed programmes MapleCub has on file in Sparwood publish their hours. The rest have not listed opening and closing times, so call to confirm.
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