Licensed Subsidized Daycares in Russell, ON

Browse 8 Ministry of Education-licensed subsidized daycares providers in Russell, Ontario. Filter by age, CWELCC acceptance, and ratings. Free parent resource.

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Subsidized Daycares in Russell

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Licensed centres

Two of Russell's six licensed centres are flagged as French-language in our data, Garderie Saint-Joseph and Mother Teresa Daycare Services, while a third, École Maternelle Coopérative de Russell, carries a French name and is not flagged. That inconsistency is ours. Check it yourself. It sits in the source data rather than in the township. In a community where roughly a third of residents speak French and the township is officially bilingual, the language of instruction is worth confirming directly rather than reading off a filter.

🗓 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 Russell

Bhakta Prahlad Montessori appears twice in the registry, once as the school and once without. So six listings, five operators. Early Learning Kindercare is the sixth entry, and none of the six carries a Google rating.

Age bands are missing across the board, as they are for most Ontario listings in our records. We cannot tell you who has an infant room. Call and ask. It is the single question that will cut a list of six down to two or three faster than anything else you could ask on the phone, and it is the one question this page cannot answer on your behalf.

Russell is a township of about 18,000 in eastern Ontario, twenty-five minutes southeast of Ottawa, and a large share of parents commute into the city, which widens the practical search a long way and makes the six centres listed here a floor rather than a ceiling. A centre in Orléans or the Ottawa south end may be easier to get into than one here. Fee subsidy in Prescott-Russell is administered separately from Ottawa's, so the paperwork follows where you live rather than where the daycare sits, and that catches commuting families out fairly often.

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Tips for choosing childcare in Russell

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 licensed daycares are in Russell, ON?

MapleCub lists 8 Ministry of Education-licensed daycare providers in Russell, Ontario. All listings are verified against the Ontario Ministry of Education licensing records.

Do daycares in Russell take the CWELCC subsidy?

Many licensed daycares in Russell participate in CWELCC, which lowers what families pay. Use MapleCub's subsidy filter to find participating providers in Russell, Ontario.

How much does daycare cost in Russell, 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 Russell centres directly.

What should I look for when choosing a daycare in Russell?

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 Russell daycares by all of these.

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