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 Okotoks, and it weights the two by how many reviews the centre has.
The city average used here is 4.9 stars. It is taken across the 13 licensed daycares in Okotoks 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 Okotoks
- 1
Knottin School Daycare Centre
101 Cimarron Grove Circle
5.0 stars from 39 Google reviews
Hours published: 06:00 to 18:00Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 39, rating estimate 5.0.
- 2
CEFA Early Learning - D'arcy Crossing
314-10 D'arcy Ranch Drive
5.0 stars from 16 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:00 to 17:30Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 16, rating estimate 4.9.
- 3
Okotoks Preschool Academy
108 - 14 Crystalridge Drive
5.0 stars from 14 Google reviews
Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 14, rating estimate 4.9.
- 4
The Happy Place Preschool
106, 44 Riverside Gate
5.0 stars from 10 Google reviews
Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 10, rating estimate 4.9.
- 5
Thornhill Child Care - Vik Academy
200 Sandstone Drive
5.0 stars from 9 Google reviews
Hours published: 06:30 to 18:00Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 9, rating estimate 4.9.
- 6
Okotoks Montessori Preschool
#1-6 1100 Village Lane
5.0 stars from 8 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:30 to 17:30Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 8, rating estimate 4.9.
- 7
Creative Kids Day Care
116 Southbank Boulevard
5.0 stars from 7 Google reviews
Hours published: 06:30 to 18:00Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 7, rating estimate 4.9.
- 8
Brilliant Minds Academy
Bay 1-22 Elizabeth Street
4.9 stars from 16 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:00 to 17:30Score inputs: rating 4.9, reviews 16, rating estimate 4.9.
- 9
Okotoks Before and After School Centre
65 Robinson Dr
4.8 stars from 22 Google reviews
Hours published: 06:00 to 18:00Score inputs: rating 4.8, reviews 22, rating estimate 4.8.
- 10
Crystalridge Learning Centre
100, 26 Crystalridge Drive
4.8 stars from 26 Google reviews
Hours published: 06:00 to 18:00Score inputs: rating 4.8, reviews 26, rating estimate 4.8.
22 more licensed daycares in Okotoks have a MapleCub listing, including the ones with too few reviews to rank. See every daycare in Okotoks.
Questions about this list
How many licensed daycares are there in Okotoks?
MapleCub lists 32 licensed daycares in Okotoks. 13 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 Okotoks, and it weights the two by how many reviews the centre has. The city average used here is 4.9 stars. It is taken across the 13 licensed daycares in Okotoks 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.