Introduction
Childcare in Alberta includes licensed and regulated programs that support the learning, growth and well-being of children from birth up to age 12. Learn about childcare for your family or how to become a childcare provider below.
Parents and families
Learn how to access childcare in Alberta, understand childcare costs and choose the best option for your family.
Programs and providers
Information and resources for becoming a licensed childcare provider, accessing grant funding and submitting claims.
Early childhood educators
Funding, certification information and resources to support your career as an early childhood educator.
Quality, safety and compliance
Learn how the government supports transparency and accountability in Alberta’s childcare system, for both families and childcare providers.
Federal-provincial childcare agreement
In November 2021, the governments of Alberta and Canada announced an agreement to reduce childcare fees and increase access to affordable, high-quality childcare in the province, giving families the choice they need.
Childcare curriculum review for private career colleges
Licensed private institutions can apply for approval to offer an early learning and childcare certificate or diploma program.
News
- UPDATED: Childcare agreement extended (December 12, 2025)
- Growing Alberta’s skilled child-care workforce (August 18, 2025)
- Breaking barriers in child care (May 7, 2025)
- Improving food safety in Alberta (March 26, 2025)
- Increasing access to affordable child care (January 30, 2025)
- Introducing $15 a day child care for families (January 30, 2025)
- Alberta’s inclusive spaces transformation (December 13, 2024)
- Alberta strengthens childcare safety (October 30, 2024)
- Enhancing food safety in child-care settings (July 29, 2024)