13 licensed daycares in Boisbriand, QC

Daycare & Childcare in Boisbriand

Boisbriand's five rated centres average 4.68, comfortably above Quebec's 4.52, and unlike a lot of small-town averages this one rests on reviews with some depth behind them. Garderie des Petits Apprentis de Boisbriand holds 5.0 across 14 reviews. CPE Peluche et Aventure holds 5.0 across 10. La Valse des Fleurs sits at 4.6 on 11. Three separate operators with double-digit review counts and no score below 4.6 is a more meaningful pattern than a single 5.0 on four reviews ever is. The cost picture is less tidy. Nine of the 13 centres carry the reduced-contribution rate. Four bill market fees, which is a higher non-subsidised share than the Quebec average, and in the Basses-Laurentides that usually reflects private garderies opening to absorb demand the CPE network could not.

What to know about childcare in Boisbriand

Ten of the 13 are licensed for infants under 12 months, and all 13 take toddlers and preschoolers. Three start at the toddler band, and because Quebec publishes permitted age groups in its registry these are recorded permits rather than guesses, which is not something the Ontario or British Columbia pages on this site can say. That is not true everywhere.

The CPE and garderie distinction does real work in Boisbriand. A CPE is non-profit, governed by a parent board, and required to hold the subsidised rate. A private garderie may not be. CPE Peluche et Aventure sits in the first category, which is exactly why its list is likely to be long, whereas a market-rate garderie may well have space next month at three times the daily cost.

Boisbriand sits off Highway 15 north of Montreal, between Sainte-Therese and Blainville, and the three towns function as one childcare market whether or not the registry treats them that way, so widening the search to Sainte-Therese adds real options within a ten-minute drive. The Portail d'inscription aux services de garde covers the whole province, so a single registration lets you join the lists of as many of them as you want, and the right time to do it is right after the birth, well before your desired start date. Register as soon as your child is born.

One local factor worth knowing: a large share of Boisbriand's working parents commute to Laval or Montreal, the exo train from Sainte-Therese fills early, and a centre that opens at 07:00 is not interchangeable with one that opens at 07:30 if you are catching the 07:15. Get the opening time before the tour. Everything else can be assessed afterwards.