Barrie has 7,340 children under age 5 and 7,020 licensed childcare spaces. This results in a childcare coverage ratio of 96%, meaning many families may face waitlists when seeking daycare placements.
This page tracks licensed childcare capacity and demand indicators for Barrie to help parents, planners, and policymakers understand childcare availability in the region.
| Name | Address | Postal Code | Licensed Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Hunter Child Care Centre | 59 Lampman Lane | L4N 5G4 | 111 |
| Arlene Willson Day Care Services Inc. - Wee Watch Enriched Home Child Care | 248 Bayfield Street | L4M 3B7 | 132 |
| Barrie Montessori & Elementary Private School Sadlon Centre | 580 Bayfield Street | L4M 5A2 | — |
| Big Bay Point Tiny Hoppers Early Learning Centre | 831 Big Bay Point Road | L4M 4S6 | 26 |
| Brightpath Barrie | 133 Mapleview Drive | L4N 9H7 | 65 |
| Bulldog | 576 Bryne Drive | L4N 9P6 | 177 |
| Cundles Heights Kids Club | 60 Cundles Road | L4M 2Z7 | 84 |
| Discovery Child Care Centre - Full-Day | 1 Thrushwood Drive | L4N 0Z1 | 204 |
| Elder Tree Montessori | 477 Grove Street East | L4M 6M3 | 56 |
| Ferris Lane Community Daycare | 49 Ferris Lane | L4M 2Y1 | 106 |
| Garderie Au Coeur De L'Amitié Inc. | 273 Cundles Road | L4M 6L1 | 94 |
| Garderie Le Petit Voilier - Ecole La Source | 70 Madelaine Promenade | L4N 9T2 | 135 |
| Growing Minds Academy | 555 Mapleview Drive | L4N 8G5 | 111 |
| Guiding Stars Child Care Centre | 225 Maple View Drive | L4N 0W5 | 32 |
| Hewitt'S Creek Children'S Academy | 41 Sandringham Drive | L4N 0J9 | 127 |
| Hide And Seek Christian Academy | 460 Yonge Street | L4N 4E2 | 76 |
| Kaleidoscoppe | 11 King Street | L4N 6B5 | 122 |
| Kids Barrie Childcare + Preschool | 491 Bryne Drive | L4N 9P7 | 89 |
| Koalaroo Preschool | 28 Commerce Park Drive | L4N 8W8 | 101 |
| Lakeland Childcare | 45 Commerce Park Drive | L4N 8X1 | 60 |
| Lakeland Childcare - Ferris Ln | 11 Ferris Lane | L4M 5N6 | 111 |
| Learning Jungle Maple Hill | 147 Toronto Street | L4N 1V3 | 95 |
| Learning Jungle School - Mapleview Campus | 170 Prince William Way | L9J 0G7 | 142 |
| Little Start Child Care Centre Inc | 565 Bryne Drive | L4N 9Y3 | 147 |
| Little Village Academy | 576 Bryne Drive | L4N 9P6 | 111 |
| Mapleview Heights Kids Club | 180 Esther Drive | L4N 9S9 | 86 |
| Meadow Creek Montessori West | 510 Ferndale Drive | L4N 0S1 | 78 |
| My Pre Academy | 31 King Street | L4N 6B5 | 106 |
| Northern Stars Montessori School & Daycare Inc. | 110 Little Avenue | L4N 4K8 | — |
| Open Arms Early Childhood Centre Barrie | 460 Mapleview Drive | L4N 9G4 | 111 |
| S.E.E.D.S. Ardagh Bluffs Childcare | 159 Summerset Drive | L4N 6H2 | 260 |
| S.E.E.D.S Childcare-Algonquin Ridge | 191 Golden Meadow Road | L4N 9R6 | 86 |
| S.E.E.D.S. Childcare - St. Marguerite D'Youville | 87 Hanmer Street | L4N 7H6 | 110 |
| S.E.E.D.S. Childcare- St. Peter'S | 201 Ashford Drive | L4N 6A3 | 155 |
| S.E.E.D.S Childcare - W.C. Little | 11 Bear Creek Drive | L4N 9M9 | 146 |
| S.E.E.D.S. Childcare - West Bayfield | 49 Ford Street | L4N 7J8 | 135 |
| S.E.E.D.S. Good Shepherd | 23 Cloughley Drive | L4N 7Y2 | 56 |
| S.E.E.D.S - Holly Meadows | 151 Mapleton Avenue | L4N 9N7 | 135 |
| S.E.E.D.S. St. Catherine Of Siena | 111 Summerset Drive | L4N 0A6 | 86 |
| Springwater Child Care Centre 2 | 32 Quarry Ridge Road | L4M 7G1 | 246 |
| Springwater Child Care Centre 3 | 34 Quarry Springwater Child Care | L4M 7G1 | 166 |
| Steele Street Kids Club | 36 Steele Street | L4M 2E7 | 88 |
| The Art Of Nature Childcare | 767 Huronia Road | L4N 9H2 | 212 |
| The Art Of Nature Childcare - Barrie North | 77 Eccles | L4N 1Y5 | 126 |
| Trillium Woods | 20 Elmbrook Drive | L4N 0Z1 | 95 |
| Upper Canada Child Care At Assikinack Ps | 226 Little Avenue | L4N 4Y3 | 125 |
| Upper Canada Child Care At Codrington Ps | 217 Codrington Street | L4M 1S4 | 36 |
| Upper Canada Child Care At Emma King Es | 383 Cundles Road | L4N 7C7 | 108 |
| Upper Canada Child Care At Hyde Park Ps | 72 The Queensway | L4M 7J3 | 88 |
| Upper Canada Child Care At Johnson Street Ps | 105 Johnson Street | L4M 4R4 | 111 |
| Upper Canada Child Care At Portage View Ps | 124 Letitia Street | L4N 2C2 | 78 |
| Upper Canada Child Care At St. Michael The Archangel Cs | 349 Big Bay Point Road | L4N 8A2 | 89 |
| Upper Canada Child Care At Warnica Ps | 211 Warnica Road | L4N 3Z2 | 86 |
| Upper Canada Child Care At Willow Landing Es | 330 Big Bay Point Road | L4N 8A8 | 99 |
| Woodland Montessori School Inc. | 274 Burton Avenue | L4N 5W4 | 96 |
| Ymca Child Care - Ferndale Woods | 170 Ferndale Drive | L4N 6X8 | 85 |
| Ymca Child Care - Monsignor Clair | 345 Livingstone Street | L4M 7B5 | 72 |
| Ymca Child Care - Oakley Park | 22 Davidson Street | L4M 3R8 | 155 |
| Ymca Child Care, Saint Gabriel | 130 Prince William Way | L4M 7G4 | 104 |
| Ymca Child Care - Sister Catherine Donnelly | 123 Hanmer Street | L4M 6W2 | 95 |
| Ymca Child Care - St. Nicholas | 100 Lougheed Road | L4N 8E1 | 108 |
| Ymca School Age - Allandale Heights | 124 Bayview Drive | L4N 3P4 | 32 |
| Ymca School Age, Hillcrest | 184 Toronto Street | L4N 1V5 | 106 |
| Ymca School Age - Maplegrove | 242 Grove Street | L4M 2P9 | 89 |
| Ymca School Age, Shanty Bay Located At Johnson Street Public School | 105 Johnson Street | L4M 4R4 | 74 |
| Ymca School Age, St. Monica'S | 90 Steele Street | L4M 2E9 | 15 |
| Ymca School Age - Terry Fox | 100 Livingstone Street | L4N 7J4 | 172 |