Licensed Daycares in Gloucester, ON
Gloucester stopped being its own city in 2001, when it was folded into Ottawa, but the name still carries in addresses, school catchments and childcare…
7 listings found
Gloucester has 7 licensed programmes. 1 carries a public Google rating with five or more reviews. 1 publishes its hours.
Daycare & Childcare in Gloucester
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Licensed centres
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Avg Google rating
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Rated 4.5+
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Ontario Childcare.ca
Gloucester stopped being its own city in 2001, when it was folded into Ottawa, but the name still carries in addresses, school catchments and childcare listings, and six of the seven licensed programs here operate in French. That last fact is the sharpest thing our data says about this part of the east end. Three of the seven carry enough Google reviews to be readable. The other four carry none at all, which leaves a lot of this list to the telephone.
What to know about childcare in Gloucester
Centre Éducatif Les Petits Trésors at the Blackburn site on Innes Road holds the largest review base with nine reviews at 4.6, Children's Village at Findlay Creek on Kelly Farm Drive shows 4.3 on three, and Centre Éducatif La Clémentine on D'Aoust Avenue shows 3.7, also on three. Those three average 4.20 against 4.46 for rated Ontario listings. Fifteen reviews between them. The difference sits well inside the noise.
The other four are La Coccinelle at École La Vérendrye and at École Séraphin-Marion, Petits Pas à Trois, also at La Vérendrye, and Garderie Heritage Child Care Centre on St. Joseph Boulevard.
Two programmes share the Eastvale Promenade school address. That's ordinary in Ottawa, where before-and-after care and full-day care are frequently run by different operators inside the same building on different parts of the day, which means the sign on the door may not be the organisation you end up signing with.
Fee subsidy and CWELCC administration run through the City of Ottawa. Four of the seven have a website. Four have a phone number. About half this list needs a call before you know anything useful, and age bands are blank on all seven, which reflects the Ontario feed rather than a shortage.
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Tips for choosing childcare in Gloucester
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
Is Gloucester still a separate city?
No. Gloucester was amalgamated into the City of Ottawa in 2001, though the name remains in common use for the east end.
Is childcare here French-language?
Largely. Six of the seven licensed programs in our records operate in French.
Which one is rated highest?
Centre Éducatif Les Petits Trésors at Blackburn, at 4.6 across nine reviews.
Who handles fee subsidy?
The City of Ottawa administers child care fee subsidy and CWELCC for Gloucester families.
How many daycares in Gloucester publish their opening hours?
1 of the 7 licensed programmes MapleCub has on file in Gloucester publish their hours. The rest have not listed opening and closing times, so call to confirm.
How many daycares in Gloucester have Google ratings?
1 carry a public Google rating with five or more reviews. Centres with fewer reviews than that are listed too, without a rating, because a rating built on two reviews is not evidence.
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