Bright colours are lovely, but you're trusting us with your child. Here's how care at Little Otters is regulated, supervised and shared with you.
Little Otters is licensed under Alberta's Early Learning and Child Care Act. Licensed programs are inspected by provincial licensing officers, and our licence is posted at the centre.
Look us up on Alberta's Child Care Lookup → It shows any licensed program's capacity and 18 months of compliance history.
We follow the province's maximum staff-to-child ratios and group sizes, which are smallest for the youngest children.
Child-height furniture, soft floors for little ones, and a fully fenced backyard with soft rubber ground for outdoor play.
Play, meals, rest and learning in the same rhythm every day. Predictability helps children feel secure.
Photos, meals, naps and notes through the Lillio app, so you see your child's day as it happens.
An inclusive room, plus support through FSCD and the GRIT and PUF programs, including speech development.
The maximum number of children per educator, and per group, in licensed Alberta daycare and out-of-school care programs.
Source: Government of Alberta, Early Learning and Child Care Regulation.
Want the details? Ask us on your tour about our policies for illness, pickup authorization and emergencies. Licensed programs are also required to tell parents about any licensing inspection reports.
Yes. Little Otters is a licensed child care centre under Alberta's Early Learning and Child Care Act. Our licence is posted at the centre, and you can look up any licensed program, including its compliance history, with Alberta's Childcare Lookup Tool.
We follow Alberta's ratios for licensed daycares: 1 educator for every 3 infants under 12 months, 1:4 for 12–19 months, 1:6 for 19 months–3 years, 1:8 for 3-year-olds and 1:10 for children 4 and up. See safety & trust.
We're an inclusive centre. We work directly with FSCD (Family Support for Children with Disabilities) and with the GRIT and PUF programs, including support for speech development. Tell us about your child and we'll talk through how we can help.
On a tour you can see the rooms, the kitchen and the backyard, meet the educators and ask about any policy.