BrightPath West Kelowna Child Care Centre

We regret to announce the BrightPath West Kelowna Centre closed care as of Friday, June 13, 2025. Please explore the BrightPath website to find another centre location near you. 

BrightPath West Kelowna is neighbour to the Evangel-Christian Baptist Church on Brown Road, just two blocks North of Highway 97 and the heart of Westbank.

This small and homey centre feels like a small, intimate community where families bring their children to be cared for long-term from infant to school age and everyone, including staff, children and parents, are familiar with each other. Offering 64 licensed spaces for ages 6 weeks to 12 years, the centre truly is a home away from home.

Each of our bright classrooms are stocked with engaging materials that will help children learn, create, and play. School-aged

Centre Programs

Our age-specific programs provide enriching experiences tailored to each stage of early development. Click on the program below to learn more information.

Infant

Infant (6 Weeks - 18 Months)

Our infant program provides a warm, nurturing environment where caregivers form close bonds with babies, ensuring a secure and trusting relationship. Each infant follows their own schedule, with individualized care routines for feeding, sleeping, and play. Our educators support early development through sensory exploration, attachment-based play, and language-rich interactions, including the introduction of basic American Sign Language (ASL).

Key Focus Areas:

  • Building secure attachments with primary caregivers
  • Encouraging free exploration and movement
  • Facilitating play that supports sensory and cognitive development
  • Respecting each infant’s natural rhythms and routines

Toddler

Toddler (18 Months - 3 years)

Toddlers are naturally curious, energetic, and eager to explore. Our toddler program fosters independence while encouraging language development and social-emotional growth. Through hands-on activities, play-based learning, and structured routines, toddlers gain foundational skills for future learning.

Key Focus Areas:

  • Supporting independence (self-feeding, dressing, potty training)
  • Expanding language and communication through ASL and verbal expression
  • Encouraging social-emotional growth through cooperative play
  • Sensory experiences, music, and movement to enhance cognitive development
Pre-Schooler

Preschool (3-5 years)

Preschoolers are eager learners, exploring their world with curiosity and excitement. Our preschool program builds upon their natural interests, incorporating early literacy, math, science, and creative expression into their daily routines. Play-based learning helps children develop problem-solving skills, creativity, and social connections.

Key Focus Areas:

  • Developing early literacy and numeracy skills
  • Encouraging creative expression through art, music, and dramatic play
  • Building independence and confidence in learning
  • Enhancing social and problem-solving skills through group activities
Before & After School Care

Before & After School Care (5-12 Years)

Our school-age program supports children’s continued learning and social development through before- and after-school care. With homework help, enrichment activities, and recreational play, children have a safe and engaging environment to continue their growth.

Key Focus Areas:

  • Providing structured and free-choice learning experiences
  • Supporting homework completion and academic development
  • Encouraging teamwork, leadership, and character-building
  • Engaging in hands-on STEM, arts, and physical activities

From Our Families

Our families know us best. See directly from them about what makes our center a place where their children thrive. Watch more parent reviews here.

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Centre Offerings

Music
Parking
Healthy Meals & Snacks
Qualified Educators
Yoga
Tuition Assistance

Our music program offers a researched, systematic approach to nurturing children's social skills and musical development, including singing in tune and rhythmic coordination.

Conveniently nestled amidst ample parking, our center ensures stress-free drop-offs and pickups for our valued families.

We support children’s healthy growth by providing nutritious, scratch-made meals developed with guidance from a Registered Dietitian. Our menu uses fresh, often local ingredients, rotates every four weeks, and changes seasonally for variety. Centres are nut-free, and the team works closely with families to accommodate allergies, sensitivities, and cultural or medical dietary needs.

Our educators are passionate about delivering early years education that empowers and inspires children to create their futures.

Our Yoga program enriches our preschool curriculum, fostering young minds and bodies for lifelong mental and physical well-being through fun, themed sessions.

Our Centre Directors can provide more information regarding financial assistance and they can assist you with the process as well.

Centre Director

Leanne Elmer has been working in childcare for over 30 years and has been with BrightPath since 2004. She holds an Early Childhood Education Diploma with a specialisation in Infant and Toddler Development.Her favourite part about being a BrightPath Centre Director is seeing the children learn and grow. She finds it very rewarding to connect with families and help educators grow and succeed. Leanne eagerly looks forward to serving the community with BrightPath for many more years to come.In her

Portrait of the BrightPath West Kelowna  Director
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