Licensed Daycares in Anjou, QC

Daycare & Childcare in Anjou

Anjou's 21 licensed centres serve this compact east-Montreal borough with a market profile that differs from the Quebec norm in one important way: only 13 of the 21 offer reduced-contribution places, a 62% subsidy rate against the provincial average of about 74% in our dataset. That means Anjou parents are more likely than most Quebecers to weigh a full-fee garderie — and to need the provincial tax-credit calculation that narrows the real cost gap. Quality evidence centres on one standout record: Garderie Éducative les Amis de Paula holds 4.9 stars across 27 Google reviews, the deepest review base in the borough. Garderie Canetons et Coccinelles rates a perfect 5.0, though across just 4 reviews, and CPE des Roseraies sits at 4.8 across 6. Twelve of 21 centres have three or more reviews, averaging 4.48 — right at the Quebec dataset average of 4.52. Age coverage is fully documented: 15 of 21 centres are licensed for infants under 18 months, and all 21 serve toddlers and preschoolers, with school-age care running through Quebec's school system as usual.

What to know about childcare in Anjou

Anjou is a small, knowable market — 21 centres in a borough you can cross in ten minutes — but its subsidy structure demands more attention than most Quebec communities. With 13 of 21 centres offering reduced-contribution places, the 62% subsidized share runs a dozen points below the provincial norm in our dataset. The remaining 8 full-fee garderies aren't necessarily a worse deal: Quebec's refundable tax credit scales with income and returns much of the cost, and full-fee centres often have shorter queues. Anjou is the kind of market where doing that math early can save months of waiting.

The review picture has a clear anchor. Garderie Éducative les Amis de Paula's 4.9 across 27 reviews is the borough's most substantial quality record — at that volume, consistency matters more than the odd four-star review. Garderie Canetons et Coccinelles' perfect 5.0 rests on just 4 reviews, and CPE des Roseraies' 4.8 on 6; both are promising leads to verify in person. Overall, 12 of 21 centres clear the three-review bar at a 4.48 average, in line with Quebec as a whole — a solid, unspectacular field with one well-documented leader.

Infant licensing is broad: 15 of 21 centres are authorized for poupons under 18 months, and every centre in the borough covers toddlers and preschoolers. As always in Quebec, licensed capacity and available places are different things — pouponnière rooms are small and turn over slowly.

Strategy for Anjou families: register on La Place 0-5 early and include neighbouring Saint-Léonard and Mercier centres if your commute allows, since east-end demand crosses borough lines freely. If you need care sooner than the subsidized queue will deliver, tour the full-fee garderies with the tax credit in hand — for many Anjou households the net difference is smaller than the posted rates suggest, and a confirmed spot at a well-reviewed centre beats a theoretical spot anywhere else.