Licensed Daycares in Chestermere, AB

15 licensed childcare providers, regulated by the ACSD (Alberta).

15licensed providersACSD register
10publish hours
8with five or more reviews

Chestermere has 15 licensed programmes. 8 carry a public Google rating with five or more reviews. 10 publish their hours.

What the register shows for Chestermere

Opening hours

10 of the 15 programmes listed in Chestermere publish both an opening and a closing time (67%). 5 of those 10 open at or before 07:00 (50%). 5 of those 10 close at 18:00 or later (50%).

Source: Alberta Children's Services Division. MapleCub counts what the register publishes and nothing else.

Age groups

15 of the 15 programmes listed in Chestermere publish the age groups they serve (100%). Of those 15: infants (0–12 months) 7 (47%), toddlers (1–2 years) 7 (47%), preschoolers (3–4 years) 11 (73%), school age (5+) 9 (60%).

Source: Alberta Children's Services Division. MapleCub counts what the register publishes and nothing else.

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All 15 licensed daycares in Chestermere

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Daycare & Childcare in Chestermere

15

Licensed centres

4.6★

Avg Google rating

5

Rated 4.5+

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Alberta Child Care Licensing

The seven rated programs in Chestermere average 4.60, which is precisely the Alberta-wide figure across our entire provincial corpus. Eleven programs are listed here in total, every one of them a centre. Dead on the provincial number. Five of the seven sit at 4.5 or higher. Alberta's data also arrives with age ranges attached, unlike most of the country, so the age filter on this page actually works. Seven listings record infant care. Seven record toddler, all eleven record preschool, and five record school-age.

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

What to know about childcare in Chestermere

Chestermere Community Playschool holds 5.0 across 17 reviews, though its only recorded age band is preschool. Brightpath Chestermere carries the largest review base in town at 83, more than double anything else here, and it holds 4.7 while recording all four age bands. KIDZPEN follows on 36 reviews at 4.8 and Lunar Academy Learning Centre on 34 at 4.9. Those three are the reliably measured options. The perfect fives are not.

No family day homes appear in the Chestermere data at all, which is worth understanding rather than accepting at face value, because Alberta's approved day homes are contracted through agencies and are frequently recorded under the agency rather than the municipality, so home-based care almost certainly exists here even though our provincial extract shows none. Zero listed. Not zero available.

Alberta funds affordability through the Affordability Grant and the federal-provincial agreement rather than through a per-centre subsidy flag, so the flag on every Chestermere listing tells you nothing that distinguishes one from another. Ask for the out-of-pocket monthly rate. In dollars. Calgary sits immediately west with 652 listings, and a large share of Chestermere parents already drive that way each morning.

Parents also ask

How many daycares are in Chestermere?

What is the average daycare rating in Chestermere?

Which Chestermere daycares take infants?

Are there day homes in Chestermere?

How much does childcare cost in Chestermere?

Tips for choosing childcare in Chestermere

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 Chestermere?

Eleven licensed programs, all centres. At least one of them is out-of-school care rather than full-day daycare, so check the age ranges on individual listings.

What is the average daycare rating in Chestermere?

4.60 across the seven programs with at least three Google reviews, which matches the Alberta-wide average exactly. Five of the seven sit at 4.5 or better, and Brightpath Chestermere carries the largest review base at 83.

Which Chestermere daycares take infants?

Seven of the eleven record infant care. Alberta's data includes age ranges for nearly every listing, so this filter is more reliable here than in British Columbia or Ontario.

Are there day homes in Chestermere?

None appear in our data. Alberta's approved day homes are contracted through agencies and are often recorded under the agency rather than the town, so home-based care likely exists locally even though it is not listed here.

How much does childcare cost in Chestermere?

Alberta reduces parent fees through the Affordability Grant rather than a per-centre subsidy. Every listing carries the same flag, so ask each centre for the current monthly out-of-pocket amount.

How many daycares in Chestermere publish their opening hours?

10 of the 15 licensed programmes MapleCub has on file in Chestermere publish their hours. The rest have not listed opening and closing times, so call to confirm.

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