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 Richmond, and it weights the two by how many reviews the centre has.
The city average used here is 4.7 stars. It is taken across the 56 licensed daycares in Richmond 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 Richmond
- 1
Academics Prekindergarten Yvr
500-3600 Lysander Lane
5.0 stars from 139 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:30 to 17:30Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 139, rating estimate 5.0.
- 2
Peaceful Bilingual Early Learning Centre
7360 Bridge St
5.0 stars from 36 Google reviews
Hours published: 08:30 to 17:30Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 36, rating estimate 4.9.
- 3
Rise & Shine Montessori
3440 Moresby Dr
5.0 stars from 34 Google reviews
Hours published: 08:00 to 17:00Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 34, rating estimate 4.9.
- 4
Redwood Academy Richmond
120-11060 Horseshoe Way
5.0 stars from 30 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:00 to 18:00Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 30, rating estimate 4.9.
- 5
Imago Dei Child Care
11571 Daniels Rd
5.0 stars from 27 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:00 to 18:00Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 27, rating estimate 4.9.
- 6
Lesco Montessori Daycare
12720 Cameron Dr
5.0 stars from 25 Google reviews
Hours published: 06:00 to 18:00Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 25, rating estimate 4.9.
- 7
Seafair Montessori Academy
160-3920 Francis Rd
5.0 stars from 24 Google reviews
Hours published: 08:30 to 17:30Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 24, rating estimate 4.9.
- 8
Urban Richmond Academy
200-4328 No. 3 Rd
5.0 stars from 20 Google reviews
Hours published: 08:30 to 18:00Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 20, rating estimate 4.9.
- 9
The Big Playhouse Cambie
12160 Woodhead Rd
5.0 stars from 19 Google reviews
Hours published: 07:30 to 17:30Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 19, rating estimate 4.9.
- 10
New Direction Academy Bowen
3731 Bowen Dr
5.0 stars from 17 Google reviews
Hours published: 06:00 to 18:00Score inputs: rating 5.0, reviews 17, rating estimate 4.9.
248 more licensed daycares in Richmond have a MapleCub listing, including the ones with too few reviews to rank. See every daycare in Richmond.
Questions about this list
How many licensed daycares are there in Richmond?
MapleCub lists 258 licensed daycares in Richmond. 56 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 Richmond, and it weights the two by how many reviews the centre has. The city average used here is 4.7 stars. It is taken across the 56 licensed daycares in Richmond 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.