Daycare Bear is the main meeting place of Canadian parents and childcare providers (daycare centers, home daycares, dayhomes, babysitters). By providing detailed information about available daycare openings / spaces in Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, Ottawa and all around Canada, Daycare Bear help parents find a childcare provider quickly.

Daycare Bear was launched January 19th 2006 to help Canadian parents and childcare providers connect quickly. Finding an opening in a high quality, yet affordable, daycare environment can be a daunting task. Daycare Bear provides the most advanced search engine dedicated to daycare providers and childcare services to help parents in this endeavour. Daycare Bear aims to become the first stop of parents looking for a short term or long term childcare provider.

Once you have chosen a provider, take your child to meet them. Most providers will wish to meet with you prior to the child being enrolled. Take your child with you to this meeting if possible. This will give them a chance to look around their new environment and meet the person or people who will be caring for them.

The most important thing you can do for your child is to send them off in a positive manner. If you are upset over your separation, they will be to, whereas if you seem confident that all will be well and you will see them at the end of the day they will pick up on that attitude. Remember, it is not uncommon for your child to cry when you leave them. Most children settle in within fifteen minutes of seeing their parents leave. Simply say good-bye and walk out the door-you’ll be able to give them hugs and kisses for being so brave when you come back.