16 licensed daycares in Chateauguay, QC

16 licensed childcare providers, regulated by the MFA (Quebec).

16licensed providersMFA register
6publish hours
10with five or more reviews

Châteauguay has 16 licensed programmes. 10 carry a public Google rating with five or more reviews. 6 publish their hours.

What the register shows for Châteauguay

Age groups

16 of the 16 programmes listed in Châteauguay publish the age groups they serve (100%). Of those 16: infants (0–12 months) 15 (94%), toddlers (1–2 years) 16 (100%), preschoolers (3–4 years) 16 (100%).

Source: Ministère de la Famille. MapleCub counts what the register publishes and nothing else.

How to get on a waitlist in Châteauguay

Licensed child care in Québec is applied for through the child care registration portal (Portail d'inscription aux services de garde).

  1. Create your family file (a government authentication account is required).
  2. Once your child is born, create their file and confirm their identity within 90 days (registration isn't possible before birth).
  3. Add your child to the waitlist of as many child care services as you want. After priority categories, your place counts from the start date you choose (or from the day you register, if that's later).
  4. Keep your file up to date; you usually have one to two days to accept an offered spot.

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Daycare listings in Chateauguay

All 16 licensed daycares in Châteauguay

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Daycare & Childcare in Chateauguay

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Licensed centres

4.18★

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Rated 4.5+

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Ministère de la Famille Licensing

Les Petits Lapins holds 4.7 stars across 51 Google reviews, the deepest record in Châteauguay by a wide margin. It is one of 16 licensed installations here, all of them centres. Ten carry three or more Google reviews and together they average 4.18 stars, which sits under the Quebec average of 4.52 across rated listings, and only two of the sixteen installations in the city manage to clear 4.5 on the reviews they have collected so far. The gap is real but modest. It rests on ten listings rather than two, which makes it more informative than the ratings on most pages of this site.

🗓 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 Chateauguay

Les Petits Lapins carries the deepest record in town at 4.7 stars across 51 reviews, and it appears twice in provincial records as two installations, so treat those entries as one operator running two sites rather than as two separate finds worth chasing down independently. Fifty-one reviews is a large sample here. A 4.7 that survives it outweighs any five-star rating in this batch.

Garderie le Nid d'Oiseau follows at 4.4 across fifteen reviews. Below those two the ratings thin out fast. Six installations have no usable feedback at all.

Age licensing is complete across Quebec so these numbers are reliable, and all 16 take toddlers and preschoolers while 15 of the 16 are licensed for poupons under eighteen months, which is unusually broad infant coverage for a city of this size. It doesn't mean spaces are free. Poupon places across the Montérégie fill faster than any other band.

Eleven of the 16 offer reduced-contribution places at $9.65 a day, rising to $10.60 in January 2027, and the other five are private garderies charging their own rate with the provincial tax credit available afterwards. The gap between the two is worth calculating before you commit. Montréal holds 658 installations thirty minutes away. Longueuil adds 78.

Parents also ask

Tips for choosing childcare in Chateauguay

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 Châteauguay?

Sixteen licensed installations, all centres. MapleCub's Quebec coverage does not include milieux familiaux.

Which daycare in Châteauguay has the best reviews?

Les Petits Lapins, at 4.7 stars across 51 reviews, the largest review sample in the city. It runs two installations under the same name.

How are Châteauguay daycares rated overall?

Ten installations have enough reviews to show a rating and average 4.18, below the Quebec average of 4.52. Two rate 4.5 or higher.

Do Châteauguay daycares take babies?

Fifteen of the 16 are licensed for poupons under eighteen months, though licensed capacity and available spaces are different things.

Is subsidised daycare available in Châteauguay?

Eleven of the 16 offer reduced-contribution places at the provincial daily rate. The other five are private garderies.

How far is Montréal from Châteauguay?

About thirty minutes to downtown. Montréal has 658 licensed installations and Longueuil another 78.

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