Day Care
About
Established in 1974, the East Preston Day Care Centre offers fully licensed day care to children aged 3 months to 11 years. Using an emergent curriculum, we have diverse programming that caters to each child’s individual needs and interests, while encouraging them to learn together, side-by-side. Through play, education, and discovery, children are able to grow independently while still interacting with one another and exploring what it means to be part of a community.
We have multiple locations, including our original location located in East Preston, our school age Program which is at the East Preston Recreation Centre, a location in Porter’s Lake and a new location on Main Street in Dartmouth.
We have full meal and snack services. All food is cooked from scratch, and with love, in our on-site kitchen, and we’re able to cater to any dietary restrictions or needs. All of our child care providers have gone through extensive background checks and are up-to-date on First Aid/CPR.
The East Preston Day Care Centre is open to any family in HRM, and prides itself on our feeling of community, shared experiences, and love. Many of our children begin their journey with us as infants, and stay with our programming throughout their lives, eventually starting their own family and accessing services at our Family Resource Centre. We truly foster a sense of togetherness!
Interested in learning more, or coming for a visit? Please contact us today!
Waitlist Available
The East Preston Day Care has a wait list for child care. We are not able to accept calls for the wait list at this time, and we ask that you please email us your information including childs name, date of birth, your contact information and your requested start date.
For the East Preston Daycare location – located at 1799 Highway 7, Please email: eastprestondaycare@bellaliant.com to be added to the wait list.
For the Porter’s Lake Daycare Location – located at 5228 Highway 7, Please email: porterslake@eastprestondaycare.ca to be added to the wait list.
Please note: Completing and submitting your child’s application does not guarantee admission. Availability is subject to change based on the needs of the community. Please contact us to be placed on the waitlist or for more information.
Fees
Infants (3 to 17 months): $37/day*
Toddlers (18 months to 3 years): $35/day*
Preschool (3 to 5 years): $34/day*
4 plus (Enrolled in Pre-Primary): $17/before and after school and $34/ full day*
Before/After School Care (5 to 10 years): $16/before and after school and $30/full day*
*Through the Canada Wide Childcare Program, our program fees are reduced by approximately 50% of our posted rate, more information on the reduction rates can be found at https://childcarenovascotia.ca/families
There are cost-subsidy programs available to those who are interested. Please see below for their information, we encourage all families to apply: