Licensed Daycares in Lindsay, ON

Lindsay has five licensed child care programs and not one of them carries a Google review, so there is no rating anywhere on this page to compare.

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Lindsay has 5 licensed programmes. 1 publishes its hours.

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Daycare & Childcare in Lindsay

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Licensed centres

Lindsay has five licensed child care programs and not one of them carries a Google review, so there is no rating anywhere on this page to compare. The five are CELC-Lindsay on Mary Street, CELC-Victoria Graduate on Weldon Road, Kids In Motion Child Care Centre on Lindsay Street, Lindsay Montessori Preschool on Eglington Street, and Where We Grow Childcare on Ridout Street. Two carry the CELC name. That's four operators across five sites. The Victoria Graduate location suggests a school-attached program rather than a standalone centre, though that is worth confirming. School-attached programs generally follow the board's calendar, so if you need care that runs through March break and the summer months, that is the thing to establish on the first call rather than the fifth.

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

What to know about childcare in Lindsay

Lindsay is the largest community in the City of Kawartha Lakes, a municipality that covers an enormous rural area with Lindsay as its service centre, which is why a town of roughly twenty thousand carries programs that families from well outside it also rely on. Demand arrives from well outside the town limits. That is worth knowing before you assume five programs for twenty thousand people means five programs for you.

Lindsay Montessori Preschool is the one listing named as a preschool, and preschool programs frequently run part days rather than the full working day, which is a distinction that catches parents out because the word daycare and the word preschool get used interchangeably in conversation and mean quite different things on a licence. Check the hours. Then the rate.

All five are licensed by Ontario's Ministry of Education and CWELCC covers enrolled programs, with the City of Kawartha Lakes administering fee subsidy for families who qualify. We hold no age data for any Lindsay listing. Peterborough is forty minutes east.

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Tips for choosing childcare in Lindsay

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 Lindsay?

Five licensed programs across four operators. Two carry the CELC name.

Are any Lindsay daycares rated?

No. None of the five carries a Google review, so there is no rating to compare.

Does Lindsay Montessori Preschool run a full day?

Preschool programs frequently run part days rather than a full working day. Confirm the hours and the rate before enrolling.

Who administers fee subsidy?

The City of Kawartha Lakes, which covers Lindsay and the surrounding rural area.

How many daycares in Lindsay publish their opening hours?

1 of the 5 licensed programmes MapleCub has on file in Lindsay publish their hours. The rest have not listed opening and closing times, so call to confirm.

Ask about spots near you

We email the centre and ask whether they have room for your child's age group. If they answer, we send you what they said. We don't hold live vacancy data, and centres aren't obliged to reply.

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