Oshawa has 9,965 children under age 5 and 5,953 licensed childcare spaces. This results in a childcare coverage ratio of 60%, meaning families are likely to face significant waitlists.
This page tracks licensed childcare capacity and demand indicators for Oshawa to help parents, planners, and policymakers understand childcare availability in the region.
| Name | Address | Postal Code | Licensed Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha'S Bilingual Childcare | 1200 Phillip Murray Avenue | L1J 6Z8 | 94 |
| Babies 'N' Blocks | 1400 Ritson Road | L1J 6N5 | 106 |
| Big Hearts Before & After School Program | 500 Mayfair Avenue | L1G 2Y2 | — |
| Big Hearts Day Care Centre | 1383 Wilson Road | L1K 2Z5 | 61 |
| Blaisdale Montessori School - Oshawa | 1037 Simcoe Street | L1G 4W3 | 111 |
| Children'S Town Playcare Center Inc. | 501 Cold Stream Drive | L1K 3B3 | 35 |
| Clara Hughes Early Learning And Child Care Centre | 610 Taylor Avenue | L1H 2E7 | 208 |
| Columbus Community Playgroup Co-Operative Inc. | 3265 Simcoe Street | L1H 7K4 | 146 |
| Coronation Ymca Before And After School | 441 Adelaide Avenue | L1G 2A4 | 26 |
| Ct Family Learning Centre And Montessori School | 202 Simcoe Street | L1G 4S9 | 130 |
| Dms Montessori Preschool And Daycare Inc. | 101 Simcoe Street | L1G 4S4 | 88 |
| Dr. Sj Phillips Ymca Before And After School | 625 Simcoe Street | L1G 4B5 | 60 |
| Durham Family Ymca Child Care Centre | 99 Mary Street | L1G 8C1 | 107 |
| Edukids Child Care Centre - Harmony | 15 Harmony Road | L1G 6K8 | 197 |
| Evangel Day Care Centre | 374 Farewell Street | L1H 6M2 | 162 |
| Eyes Canada Childcare Centre Oshawa 22 | 22 King Street Street | L1H 1A1 | 80 |
| Fairy Glen Day Care Care Centre - Jeanne Sauve | 950 Coldstream Drive | L1K 0J6 | 76 |
| Fairy Glen Day Care Centre - Pierre Elliott Trudeau | 1111 Beatrice Street | L1K 2S7 | 26 |
| Fairy Glen Day Care Centre - St. Anne Catholic School | 2465 Bridle Road | L1H 7K4 | 82 |
| Fairy Glen Day Care - Northern Dancer | 2200 Bridle Road | L1L 0L5 | 134 |
| Great Beginnings Montessori School | 505 Adelaide Avenue | L1G 2A4 | 75 |
| Happy Tots Day Nursery | 606 Cartier Avenue | L1J 2C8 | 42 |
| Helping Hands Daycare Oshawa | 1361 Grandview Street | L1K 0G1 | 188 |
| Kedron Ymca | 1935 Ritson Road | L1H 7K5 | 123 |
| Kids' Campus Child Care Centre Forest View | 285 Grandview Street | L1H 7C6 | 80 |
| Kids' Campus Child Care Maamawi Iyaawag | 466 Windfields Farm Drive | L1L 0K5 | 60 |
| Kids' Campus Sherwood | 633 Ormond Drive | L1K 2W6 | 111 |
| Kinder Learning Centre | 720 Elderberry Drive | L1K 2J3 | 89 |
| Lakewoods Early Learning And Child Care Centre | 353 Chaleur Avenue | L1J 1G5 | 91 |
| Lakewoods Elcc Before And After School | 323 Chaleur Avenue | L1J 1G5 | 106 |
| Les Lucioles - Ecole Antonine Maillet | 615 Ridgeway Avenue | L1J 2W3 | 91 |
| Les Lucioles Oshawa | 362 Hillside Avenue | L1J 6L7 | 70 |
| Little Flower Child Care Centre | 455 Bond St E | L1G 1B9 | 125 |
| Magic Pencils Learning Centre Inc. | 11 Celina Street | L1H 4M9 | 121 |
| Norman G. Powers Ymca School Age Program | 1555 Coldstream Drive | L1K 3B5 | 42 |
| Park Child Care Centre | 795 Park Road | L1J 4J9 | 212 |
| Providence Daycare Centre Inc. | 451 Woodmount Drive | L1G 8E3 | 35 |
| Providence Daycare Centre - Simcoe | 2069 Simcoe Street | L1G 0C9 | 96 |
| P.R.Y.D.E. At Quaker Village | 295 Brock Street | L1K 0C2 | 56 |
| P.R.Y.D.E. At St. Joseph-Oshawa | 1200 Summerwood Heights | L1K 0C2 | 129 |
| Queen Elizabeth School Age And Full Day Program | 1205 Simcoe Street | L1G 4X1 | 98 |
| Royal Bear Childcare Centre | 701 Grandview St. | L1K 2K1 | 95 |
| Schoolhouse Playcare - Elsie Macgill | 800 Greenhill Avenue | L1K 0C8 | 106 |
| Schoolhouse Playcare - Stephen Saywell | 855 Roundelay Drive | L1J 7V1 | 50 |
| Sir Albert Love Ymca Before And After School Program | 425 Wilson Road | L1G 6E6 | 15 |
| Skd-Adelaide Mclaughlin Public School | 630 Stevenson Road | L1J 3E6 | 86 |
| Skd Bilingual Child Care Centre-David Bouchard | 460 Wilson Road | L1H 6C9 | 135 |
| Skd- Bobby Orr. P.S | 7 Waterloo Street | L1H 8V9 | 95 |
| Skd-College Hill P.S | 530 Laval Street | L1J 6R2 | 132 |
| Skd- R S Mclaughlin | 570 Stevenson Road | L1J 5P1 | 76 |
| St. Christopher Ymca | 431 Annapolis Street | L1J 2Y5 | 120 |
| St. John Bosco | 1600 Clearbrook Drive | L1K 2P6 | 84 |
| St John Xxiii Ymca | 195 Athabasca Street | L1H 7J2 | 76 |
| St Kateri Tekakwitha Ymca Child Care | 1425 Coldstream Drive | L1K 0B5 | 72 |
| St Thomas Aquinas Ymca Before And After School | 400 Pacific Avenue | L1J 1V9 | 56 |
| Sunset Heights Before And After School Age Program | 1130 Mohawk Street | L1G 4G7 | 120 |
| Tiny Hoppers Early Learning Centre - Windfield Farms | 2620 Simcoe Street | L1L 0R1 | 135 |
| Tykes Of Columbus Child Care Centre Inc. | 3250 Simcoe Street | L1H 7K4 | 138 |
| Village Union Early Learning And Child Care Before & After School | 155 Gibb Street | L1J 1Y4 | — |
| Vincent Massey/Oshawa Before And After School Age Program | 211 Harmony Road | L1G 6L4 | 78 |
| Walter E.Harris Before And After School Age Program | 495 Central Park Boulevard | L1G 6L4 | 16 |
| Waterview Child Care Centre | 1324 Oxford | L1J 3W6 | 45 |
| Waterview Child Care Centre - Dr C.F. Cannon Public School | 1196 Cedar Street | L1J 3S2 | 111 |
| Waverly Ymca Child Care | 100 Waverly Street | L1J 5V1 | 143 |