Licensed Daycares in Bolton, ON

14 licensed childcare providers, regulated by the Ministry of Education (Ontario).

14licensed providersMinistry of Education register
10confirmed at $10 a dayRegion of Peel registry
13publish hours
10with five or more reviews

Bolton has 14 licensed programmes. 10 carry a public Google rating with five or more reviews. 13 publish their hours.

What the register shows for Bolton

Opening hours

13 of the 14 programmes listed in Bolton publish both an opening and a closing time (93%). 11 of those 13 open at or before 07:00 (85%). 12 of those 13 close at 18:00 or later (92%). The most common opening time is 07:00, published by 9 programmes, and the most common closing time is 18:00, published by 9 programmes.

Source: Ontario Ministry of Education. MapleCub counts what the register publishes and nothing else.

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Daycare listings in Bolton

All 14 licensed daycares in Bolton

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Daycare & Childcare in Bolton

14

Licensed centres

4.68★

Avg Google rating

8

Rated 4.5+

10

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Bolton is part of the Town of Caledon, and that matters administratively more than it appears. Fee subsidy is handled by Peel Region rather than by Caledon itself, and Caledon's other communities carry a further ten listings filed under their own place names, so searching Bolton alone understates what is actually within reach. The town itself has 14 licensed centres and no separate home-based listings. That is standard in Ontario, where licensed home care runs through agencies rather than appearing as individual providers.

🗓 Last updated: August 2026✓ Data verified against ON licensing records📊 Reviews from Google + parent submissions🏷 Reviewed by Kudzi K., Founder & Editor

What to know about childcare in Bolton

Review coverage here is genuinely good. Ten of the 14 centres have three or more Google reviews and they average 4.68 stars against the Ontario figure of 4.46, with eight of those ten rating 4.5 or higher on the feedback collected to date. That combination is rare.

Open Arms Preschool & Early Learning Centre shows five stars across thirteen reviews and the Bolton Jr. YMCA Day Care Centre also holds five, across seven.

BrightPath Bolton is the one to look at hardest, at 4.8 stars across 42 reviews, which is the deepest review record in this entire batch of towns and carries far more information about a place than a perfect score resting on seven reviews ever could. Depth beats height.

Age licensing is absent for all 14 listings, in line with the rest of Ontario, where roughly 82% of provincial listings arrive without any age breakdown recorded. Nothing here is evidence about infant availability. Ask each centre.

All 14 participate in CWELCC, which caps what parents pay at the provider, while additional income-tested fee subsidy is administered by Peel Region and applied for through the Region rather than through the municipality you happen to live in. Brampton is 25 minutes south with 116 centres. The rest of Caledon adds ten.

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Tips for choosing childcare in Bolton

Verify Licensing

Confirm the centre holds a current provincial licence. A licence means the province checked baseline health, safety and staffing standards — it is a floor, not a ranking.

Read Parent Reviews

Reviews cover what an inspection report never will: what drop-off feels like, whether messages get answered, how long staff stay.

Ask About Curriculum

Ask what a Tuesday actually looks like. "Montessori" and "play-based" mean different things at different centres, so the daily schedule tells you more than the label does.

Consider Schedule Fit

Check the posted open and close times against your commute, not just your workday. Then ask what happens when you're late.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many daycares are in Bolton, Ontario?

Fourteen licensed centres. Ontario's licensed home child care operates through agencies and does not appear as individual listings.

Are Bolton daycares well rated?

Yes. Ten of the 14 have three or more Google reviews and average 4.68 stars, above the Ontario average of 4.46. Eight rate 4.5 or higher.

Which Bolton daycare has the most reviews?

BrightPath Bolton, at 4.8 stars across 42 reviews, the largest sample in town by a wide margin.

Who administers daycare subsidy in Bolton?

Peel Region. Bolton is part of the Town of Caledon, but fee subsidy is a regional program, so you apply to Peel.

What are the options near Bolton?

The rest of Caledon adds ten centres, and Brampton has 116 about 25 minutes south.

How many daycares in Bolton publish their opening hours?

13 of the 14 licensed programmes MapleCub has on file in Bolton publish their hours. The rest have not listed opening and closing times, so call to confirm.

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