Licensed Daycares in Belleville, ON

Daycare & Childcare in Belleville

Belleville sits in an unusual spot for Ontario child care: almost everything here is centre-based. Of the 22 licensed programs MapleCub tracks in the city, 21 are child care centres and just one is a licensed home-based program — a different landscape from the mix of home and centre care found in most Ontario cities this size. Every one of the 22 is enrolled in CWELCC, Ontario's Canada-wide $10-a-day program, so reduced fees apply broadly rather than being something to hunt for. Ratings run a little below the provincial average — 4.24 stars across the 11 programs with at least three Google reviews, against 4.46 for Ontario as a whole — but the top end is strong: Kid's Mondo Childcare Centre holds a 5.0 rating across 49 reviews, and Catundra Day Care Centre sits at 4.8 across 16. One French-language program serves francophone families. Note that our dataset doesn't yet show licensed age groups for Belleville programs, so call to confirm infant or school-age spots before you build a shortlist.

What to know about childcare in Belleville

Belleville's licensed child care runs almost entirely through centres: 21 of the 22 programs in MapleCub's directory are centre-based, with a single licensed home child care option. For parents, that tilts the trade-offs. Centres in Ontario are licensed by the Ministry of Education, publish structured programs, and typically operate longer, more predictable hours — but they also concentrate demand, and waitlists at the better-known Belleville centres can be long, particularly for the youngest children. If you'd prefer a home setting, expect to look at licensed home child care agencies serving the wider Bay of Quinte area rather than finding much choice inside city limits.

On quality signals, Belleville is a mixed picture. Eleven of the 22 programs have at least three Google reviews — enough to read something into — and they average 4.24 stars, a shade under Ontario's 4.46 average. Four programs sit at 4.5 or higher. The standout is Kid's Mondo Childcare Centre, holding a perfect 5.0 across 49 reviews, an unusually deep review base for a city this size. Catundra Day Care Centre, one of Belleville's longer-established programs, rates 4.8 across 16 reviews. Omni Learning Centre also shows 5.0, though from just four reviews — we'd treat that as a promising early signal rather than proof.

All 22 programs participate in CWELCC, the Canada-wide agreement that has been driving Ontario fees toward $10 a day for children under six. That's full coverage — you don't need to screen for participation the way you might elsewhere. Families who need additional help can apply for fee subsidy through Hastings County's child care services, which assesses eligibility on income; CWELCC reductions and county subsidy stack, so ask providers to walk you through the combined fee for your child's age group.

One honest gap in our data: licensed age-group information hasn't yet been loaded for Belleville, so we can't tell you from here which programs take infants versus school-age children. Treat the directory as your shortlist, then confirm age eligibility and vacancy directly — most centres will tell you your likely waitlist position over the phone, and infant rooms are almost always the scarcest.