
Little People's Academy
254 Robinson Road, Dunnville, ON
Open until 17:00
Ages not on file
5.0 from 2 Google reviews
7 of the 7 programmes on this page are marked on a subsidy register MapleCub reads. Counts come from the Ontario Ministry of Education register as MapleCub last read it.
7 of the 7 programmes on this page are marked on a subsidy register MapleCub reads.
7 listings found

254 Robinson Road, Dunnville, ON
Open until 17:00
Ages not on file
5.0 from 2 Google reviews

121 Alder Street, Dunnville, ON
Open until 16:00
Ages not on file
No rating on file
223 Fairview Avenue, Dunnville, ON
Hours not listed
Ages not on file
No rating on file

305 Broad Street, Dunnville, ON
Hours not listed
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No rating on file
209 Alder Street, Dunnville, ON
Hours not listed
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No rating on file
223 Fairview, Dunnville, ON
Hours not listed
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800 Cross Street, Dunnville, ON
Hours not listed
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5★
Avg Google rating
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Rated 4.5+
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Ontario Childcare.ca
One organisation shapes a lot of childcare in this town. YWCA Hamilton operates three of Dunnville's seven licensed programs, an unusual concentration for a Haldimand County community, and it means a single set of policies on hours, fees and waiting lists governs a large share of what's locally available to you. The other four run independently. Between them they cover full-day care, a Christian preschool and a school-readiness program, so the town is better served than a count of seven usually implies.
The three YWCA entries are the Dunnville Child Care and Early Learning Centre on Alder Street plus before-and-after-school programs at Thompson Creek on Cross Street and Mapleview on Fairview Avenue. The other four run independently. They are Little People's Academy on Robinson Road, White Oak Creek Childcare Centre on Broad Street, Dunnville Christian Preschool on Alder Street, and Ready, Set, School on Fairview Avenue.
Only one listing carries a usable rating. Little People's Academy shows 5.0 on three reviews. Encouraging, and nothing more than that.
None of the seven list age bands in our data, which is a register gap rather than evidence that infant or toddler care is missing, since roughly four in five Ontario listings sit blank on this field and reading a blank as an absence would quietly rule out most of the province. Ask each programme what ages it takes.
Four have a website on file and only two have a phone number, which runs backwards from most small towns and makes the websites your first stop rather than your second. All seven are licensed. CWELCC pricing applies wherever the operator has enrolled. Haldimand County handles fee subsidy applications, and Cayuga or Hamilton is where the search widens if nothing here has room.
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How many licensed subsidised programmes are there in Dunnville?
7 of the 7 programmes on this page are marked on a subsidy register MapleCub reads.
How many licensed daycares are in Dunnville, ON?
MapleCub lists 7 Ministry of Education-licensed daycare providers in Dunnville, Ontario. All listings are verified against the Ontario Ministry of Education licensing records.
Do daycares in Dunnville take the CWELCC subsidy?
Many licensed daycares in Dunnville participate in CWELCC, which lowers what families pay. Use MapleCub's subsidy filter to find participating providers in Dunnville, Ontario.
How much does daycare cost in Dunnville, ON?
Fees vary by age group and whether a centre is in CWELCC. 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 Dunnville centres directly.
What should I look for when choosing a daycare in Dunnville?
Check for an active provincial licence, staff-to-child ratios, program approach (play-based, Montessori, francophone), age-group coverage, CWELCC participation, and parent reviews. MapleCub lets you filter Dunnville daycares by all of these.
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