Licensed Subsidized Daycares in Candiac, QC

Browse 7 MFA-licensed subsidized daycares providers in Candiac, Quebec. Filter by age, CPE / garderie subventionnée acceptance, and ratings. Free parent resource.

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Subsidized Daycares in Candiac

11

Licensed centres

4.2★

Avg Google rating

2

Rated 4.5+

5

Ministère de la Famille Licensing

The rating picture in Candiac is softer than the provincial one. Five of the eleven centres carry enough Google reviews to score and they average 4.20, the second-lowest of the seven Quebec cities in this run and a third of a point under the provincial 4.52. Seven of the eleven offer reduced-contribution places, which works out to 64% against roughly 74% province-wide, so Candiac families face both a softer rating picture and a thinner subsidized pool than the Quebec norm. Neither gap is large. Both are real.

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

What to know about childcare in Candiac

Garderie la Joyeuse Marmaille holds 5.0 on three reviews, the smallest sample our scoring threshold allows, which is to say it is a score in the way a coin landing heads three times is a pattern. Les Petits Soleils d'Isabelle sits at 4.7 across 15 reviews, and that is the single most useful number on this page, because fifteen families is enough to smooth out one bad week without being so many that the score has stopped moving. The two Candiac listings with genuinely large review bases both sit at 3.8: Garderie les Minis Touche à Tout on 27 reviews and Garderie Kinderville TM de Candiac III on 26. Fifty-three families between them. When the two best-tested centres in a town both land at 3.8, that is worth reading carefully rather than filtering away, because it is the closest thing to a representative local signal available. Three Candiac operators run two sites each under near-identical names. Eleven listings, eight organizations. Age records are complete. Every listing records toddler and preschool placements, seven record infant, and none records school-age. That last part is the standard Quebec pattern.

Candiac sits in the Roussillon area on Montréal's South Shore, with Brossard at 38 listings and Longueuil at 78 within reach.

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Tips for choosing childcare in Candiac

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 licensed daycares are in Candiac, QC?

MapleCub lists 7 MFA-licensed daycare providers in Candiac, Quebec. All listings are verified against the Quebec MFA licensing records.

Do daycares in Candiac take the CPE / garderie subventionnée subsidy?

Many licensed daycares in Candiac participate in CPE / garderie subventionnée, which lowers what families pay. Use MapleCub's subsidy filter to find participating providers in Candiac, Quebec.

How much does daycare cost in Candiac, QC?

Fees vary by age group and whether a centre is in CPE / garderie subventionnée. Subsidised and $10-a-day spaces cost far less than market-rate care. Each MapleCub listing shows the provider's fee details where available so you can compare Candiac centres directly.

What should I look for when choosing a daycare in Candiac?

Check for an active provincial licence, staff-to-child ratios, program approach (play-based, Montessori, francophone), age-group coverage, CPE / garderie subventionnée participation, and parent reviews. MapleCub lets you filter Candiac daycares by all of these.

Which daycares in Candiac have the strongest Google ratings?

Among Candiac centres with enough reviews to judge, Garderie la Joyeuse Marmaille holds 5.0★ (3 reviews) and Les Petits Soleils d'Isabelle holds 4.7★ (15 reviews). A small number of reviews is weak evidence — treat a handful of 5-star ratings as a starting point, not proof of quality.

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