9 licensed daycares in Kirkland, QC

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

9licensed providersMFA register
4publish hours
7with five or more reviews

Kirkland has 9 licensed programmes. 7 carry a public Google rating with five or more reviews. 4 publish their hours.

How to get on a waitlist in Kirkland

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.

9 listings found

Daycare listings in Kirkland

Daycare & Childcare in Kirkland

9

Licensed centres

4.68★

Avg Google rating

3

Rated 4.5+

4

Ministère de la Famille Licensing

Six of Kirkland's nine providers take infants. In a West Island suburb where a lot of households have two working parents and a commute into central Montreal, that is the number that decides whether a return-to-work date is realistic, and six out of nine is better coverage than most of Quebec manages, including several boroughs with three times the population. All nine take toddlers. Ratings here are solid, averaging 4.68 across the four providers that carry enough reviews to be worth weighing. That is above the provincial 4.52.

🗓 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 Kirkland

Les Trésors de Marie-Claire carries twenty-six reviews at 4.7 stars, the deepest review base in Kirkland by a wide margin. The related La Maternelle de Marie-Claire shows a flat 5.0, but on four reviews, and the pattern of one well-established site plus a smaller newer sibling is common enough in Quebec that parents should check which one they are actually being offered a place at. They are not the same.

Three of nine clear 4.5. The Centre de la Petite Enfance Deux Par Deux sits at 4.8 across eight reviews. Garderie Monchhichi is the lowest of the rated group at 4.2 across thirteen, which is a perfectly ordinary score and one built on enough reviews to be more informative than several of the higher numbers on this page.

Eight of nine take the reduced contribution. That is well ahead of the Quebec average of roughly seventy-four percent, and it means a Kirkland family has a good chance of paying the provincial rate rather than market rates followed by a tax credit reconciliation months later. One does not. Pointe-Claire and Beaconsfield are the obvious next search when nothing opens up locally, and both are close enough that a Kirkland family rarely treats the municipal boundary as a real limit.

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Tips for choosing childcare in Kirkland

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 Kirkland, Quebec?

Nine licensed installations, all centres. Our Quebec data does not cover home-based milieu familial providers.

Do Kirkland daycares take infants?

Six of the nine are licensed for infants, which is better coverage than most of Quebec offers. All nine take toddlers.

Which Kirkland daycare has the most reviews?

Les Trésors de Marie-Claire, at 4.7 stars across twenty-six reviews. That is the deepest review base in town by a wide margin.

Is La Maternelle de Marie-Claire the same as Les Trésors?

They are related but separate listings. La Maternelle shows 5.0 on only four reviews, so check which site you are actually being offered a place at.

How do Kirkland ratings compare with Quebec?

Kirkland averages 4.68 across four rated providers, above the provincial 4.52. Three of nine clear 4.5.

Are Kirkland daycares subsidised?

Eight of the nine take the reduced contribution, well ahead of the Quebec average of about 74%. One does not.

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