| What the centres offer | Centres |
| Before-school program | 35 |
| After-school program | 36 |
| Extended hours | 3 |
| Weekend care | 1 |
| French listed as a language | 2 |
Counts of the centres listed on this page, from the Ontario licensed child care data published by the province.
Getting a spot in Thunder Bay
Fee subsidy and any central waitlist in Thunder Bay are run by the Thunder Bay District Social Services Administration Board, the area’s service system manager. Contact them about a subsidy or a waitlist, or apply to each centre directly.
While you wait, EarlyON child and family centres run free drop-in programs for children up to age 6 and their parents and caregivers: What Is EarlyON?
More help: How to Get a Daycare Spot in Ontario and Alberta · Ontario’s $10-a-Day Child Care: What Parents Pay in 2026
All 43 licensed child care centres in Thunder Bay (A–Z)
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- Little George’s Child Care Centre, 110 Sherbrooke Street
- Little Lions Waldorf Child and Family Centre – St. Margaret, 89 Clayte Street
- Little Lions Waldorf Child and Family Centre Clarke Street, 211 Clarke Street
- Little Lions Waldorf Child and Family Centre Ecole Elsie MacGill, 130 Churchill Drive
- LIttle Lions Waldorf Child and Family Centre JSL, 283 Pearl Street
- Little Lions Waldorf Child and Family Centre Kingsway, 315 Empire Avenue
- Little Lions Waldorf Child and Family Centre McKellar, 301 N.Archibald Street
- Little Lions Waldorf Child and Family Centre St. Paul, 539 Grenville Avenue
- Little Lions Waldorf Child and Family Centre St. Pius, 140 Clarkson Street
- Little Lions Waldorf Child and Family Centre-Claude Garton, 414 Grenville Avenue
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