Licensed Preschool in Chateauguay, QC

16 of the 16 licensed programmes on this page publish the preschool (3 to 4 years) age band. Counts come from the Ministère de la Famille register as MapleCub last read it.

What the register shows

  • 16 of the 16 publish a licensed capacity; the median is 80 spaces.
How many licensed preschool programmes are there in Chateauguay?

16 of the 16 licensed programmes on this page publish the preschool (3 to 4 years) age band.

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Daycare listings in Chateauguay

Preschool in Chateauguay

16

Licensed centres

4.18★

Avg Google rating

2

Rated 4.5+

10

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.

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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 licensed preschool programmes are there in Chateauguay?

16 of the 16 licensed programmes on this page publish the preschool (3 to 4 years) age band.

How many licensed daycares are in Chateauguay, QC?

MapleCub lists 16 MFA-licensed daycare providers in Chateauguay, Quebec. All listings are verified against the Quebec MFA licensing records.

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

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

How much does daycare cost in Chateauguay, 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 Chateauguay centres directly.

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

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 Chateauguay daycares by all of these.

Which daycares in Chateauguay have the strongest Google ratings?

Among Chateauguay centres with enough reviews to judge, Les Petits Lapins 1 holds 4.7★ (51 reviews), Les Petits Lapins 2 holds 4.7★ (51 reviews), and Centre de la Petite Enfance Mamie Soleil holds 4.3★ (14 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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