How this list is ranked
Centres are ordered by a rating estimate. That is not the raw Google star average: the estimate blends a centre's own average with the average across Gatineau, and it weights the two by how many reviews the centre has.
The city average used here is 4.4 stars. It is taken across the 78 licensed daycares in Gatineau that clear the review bar.
A centre with 10 reviews sits exactly half way between its own average and the city average. Past that it leans on its own record. Below it, it leans on the city.
A centre with fewer than 5 Google reviews is never ranked on this page. It can still be a good centre; there is simply not enough evidence to place it against the others, and placing it anyway would be guesswork with a number attached to it.
Google ratings are third party. They are shown as plain text, they are not collected by MapleCub, and they are not marked up as review data anywhere on this page.
The badges below each centre report facts about the listing: whether the provider has claimed it, whether opening hours are published, whether a provincial registry reported an opening, whether the centre is enrolled in CWELCC. None of them change the score. None of them change the order.
10 best-rated licensed daycares in Gatineau
- 1
La Petite École de Mon Quartier
584, boulevard Wilfrid-Lavigne
5.0 stars from 28 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:30 to 17:00Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 28, rating estimate 4.8.
- 2
Garderie Desjardins 3
240, chemin Freeman
4.9 stars from 52 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:00 to 18:00Score inputs: rating 4.9, reviews 52, rating estimate 4.8.
- 3
Garderie des Jardins 2
431, rue Main
4.9 stars from 52 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:00 to 18:00Score inputs: rating 4.9, reviews 52, rating estimate 4.8.
- 4
Garderie Ami Calin Aylmer Inc.
215B, boulevard d'Amsterdam
5.0 stars from 19 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:00 to 17:30Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 19, rating estimate 4.8.
- 5
Garderie Ami Calin Plateau Inc.
215A, boulevard d'Amsterdam
5.0 stars from 19 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:00 to 17:30Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 19, rating estimate 4.8.
- 6
Garderie Aurora
82, chemin Vanier
5.0 stars from 10 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:00 to 18:00Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 10, rating estimate 4.7.
- 7
Garderie les Roseaux Inc.
2, rue Saint-François
5.0 stars from 10 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:30 to 17:15Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 10, rating estimate 4.7.
- 8
Garderie Excelsiori Daycare Inc.
23, rue Bourque
4.8 stars from 22 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:00 to 17:30Score inputs: rating 4.8, reviews 22, rating estimate 4.7.
- 9
Garderie Éducative Ma Petite Marmaille Inc.
814, boulevard Maloney Est
4.9 stars from 12 Google reviews
Score inputs: rating 4.9, reviews 12, rating estimate 4.7.
- 10
Pré Maternelle Touraine
13, avenue Gatineau
4.8 stars from 17 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:00 to 17:00Score inputs: rating 4.8, reviews 17, rating estimate 4.7.
133 more licensed daycares in Gatineau have a MapleCub listing, including the ones with too few reviews to rank. See every daycare in Gatineau.
Questions about this list
How many licensed daycares are there in Gatineau?
MapleCub lists 143 licensed daycares in Gatineau. 78 of them have at least 5 Google reviews, which is the bar to be ranked on this page. The top 10 are shown here.
How is this ranking worked out?
Centres are ordered by a rating estimate. That is not the raw Google star average: the estimate blends a centre's own average with the average across Gatineau, and it weights the two by how many reviews the centre has. The city average used here is 4.4 stars. It is taken across the 78 licensed daycares in Gatineau that clear the review bar. A centre with 10 reviews sits exactly half way between its own average and the city average. Past that it leans on its own record. Below it, it leans on the city. A centre with fewer than 5 Google reviews is never ranked on this page. It can still be a good centre; there is simply not enough evidence to place it against the others, and placing it anyway would be guesswork with a number attached to it.
Which centres are included on this list?
Every licensed child care programme MapleCub has a visible listing for in this city counts. Approach and programme type make no difference.
Are these MapleCub's own ratings?
No. The star ratings and review counts on this page come from Google, they are shown as plain text, and MapleCub does not collect them, does not adjust them, and does not mark them up as structured review data anywhere on the page. What MapleCub adds is the ordering. The method above says exactly how that is worked out.
How do I check that a centre on this list is licensed?
Every centre on this list is a licensed programme in MapleCub's records, each listing page shows the licence status MapleCub holds for it, and the authoritative record behind both of those is the province's own registry. Look the centre up there by name before you enrol. Confirm the licence is current.