Child care in Kitchener, Ontario

Getting a spot in Kitchener

Fee subsidy and any central waitlist in Kitchener are run by the Regional Municipality of Waterloo, the area’s service system manager. Contact them about a subsidy or a waitlist, or apply to each centre directly.

While you wait, EarlyON child and family centres run free drop-in programs for children up to age 6 and their parents and caregivers: What Is EarlyON?

More help: How to Get a Daycare Spot in Ontario and Alberta · Ontario’s $10-a-Day Child Care: What Parents Pay in 2026

All 90 licensed child care centres in Kitchener (A–Z)

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A

• Alpine Public School Before & After School Programs, 75 Lucerne Drive

B

• Blessed Sacrament Extended Day, 367 The Country Way
• Bridgeport Public School Before & After School Programs, 59 Bridge Street
• BrightPath Kitchener, 1151 Victoria Street

C

• Canadian Martyrs Extended Day, 50 Confederation Drive
• Chicopee Hills Public School Before & After School Programs, 300 Chicopee Hills Drive
• Child Care Plus, 14 Jansen Avenue
• Conestoga College JF Carmichael Youth Development Centre, 80 Patricia Avenue
• Country Hills Public School Before & After School Programs, 195 Country Hills Drive
• Crestview Public School Before & After School Programs, 153 Montcalm Drive

D

• Doodle Bugz, 200 David Bergey Drive
• Doon Campus Child Care Centre, 299 Doon Valley Drive
• Driftwood Park Child and Youth Development Centre, 50 Parkland Crescent

E

• Elite Daycare – Kitchener, 1557 Highland Road
• EYES Canada Childcare Centre Kitchener 1284, 1284 Ottawa Street

F

• Forest Hill Public School Before & After School Programs, 255 Westmount Road
• Franklin Public School Before & After School Programs, 371 Franklin Street

G

• Glencairn Child Care Centre, 664 Erinbrook Drive
• Glencairn Public School Before & After School Programs, 664 Erinbrook Drive

H

• Head to Toe YMCA Child Care Centre, 455 University Avenue
• Hillside Public School Before & After School Programs, 11 Chopin Drive
• Howard Robertson Public School Before & After School Programs, 130 Morgan Avenue

J

• Janet Metcalfe Child Care Centre, 335 Seabrook Drive
• Janet Metcalfe Public School Before & After School Programs, 335 Seabrook Drive
• JF Carmichael Public School Before & After School Programs, 80 Patricia Avenue
• John Darling Public School Before & After School Programs, 200 Rolling Meadows Drive
• John Sweeney Extended Day Program, 185 Activa Avenue

K

• King Edward Public School Before & After School Programs, 709 King Street
• KW Montessori School, 527 Bridgeport Road

L

• La Garderie des Lutins de Kitchener, 345 The Country Way
• Lackner Woods Child Care Centre, 151 Zeller Drive
• Lackner Woods Public School Before & After School Programs, 151 Zeller Avenue
• Let’s Grow Home Child Care Services Inc., 110 Activa Avenue
• Little Champs Academy of Learning & Montessori School, 24 Westmount Road
• Little Pause YMCA Child Care Centre, 560 Pioneer Drive

M

• MAC Maple Grove Preschool and Childcare Centre, 160 Courtland Avenue
• Mackenzie King Public School Before & After School Programs, 51 Natchez Road
• Meadowlane Public School Before & After School Programs, 236 Forestwood Drive
• Monsignor Haller Extended Day, 118 Shea Crescent
• Moppet Parent Participating Preschool, 171 Frederick Street

O

• Our Lady of Grace Extended Day, 70 Gracefield Crescent

P

• Pioneer Park Public School Before & After School Programs, 55 Upper Canada Drive
• Pioneer Park Youth Development Centre, 55 Upper Canada Drive
• Pluto Day Care – Activa, 192 Activa Avenue
• Pluto Day Care – Weber, 1418 Weber Street
• Prueter Public School Before & After School Programs, 40 Prueter Avenue

Q

• Queen Elizabeth Public School Before & After School Programs, 191 Hoffman Street

R

• RisingOaks Early Learning | John Sweeney, 185 Activa Avenue
• RisingOaks Early Learning | Oak Creek, 80 Tartan Avenue
• RisingOaks Early Learning | Saint John Paul II, 75 Pebblecreek Drive
• Rockway Public School Before & After School Program, 70 Vanier Drive

S

• Saint John Paul ll Extended Day, 75 Pebblecreek Drive
• Sandhills Public School Before & After School Programs, 1250 Victoria Street
• Sandhills Youth Development Centre, 1250 Victoria Street
• Sheppard Public School Before & After School Programs, 278 Weber Street
• Smithson Public School Before & After School Programs, 150 Belleview Avenue
• Southridge Public School Before & After School Programs, 1425 Queen'S Boulevard
• Spots for Tots, 80 Young Street
• St. Aloysius Extended Day, 504 Connaught Street
• St. Anne Kitchener Extended Day, 250 East Avenue
• St. Bernadette Extended Day, 245 Lorne Avenue
• St. Daniel Extended Day, 39 Midland Drive
• St. Dominic Savio Extended Day, 3 Westforest Trail
• St. Josephine Bakhita Extended Day, 25 Beckview Drive
• St. Kateri Extended Day, 560 Pioneer Drive
• St. Mark Extended Day, 240 Autumn Hill Crescent
• St. Paul Extended Day, 45 Birchcliffe Avenue
• St. Teresa (Kitchener) Extended Day, 270 Edwin Street
• St. Timothy Extended Day, 15 Bechtel Drive
• Suddaby Public School Before & After School Programs, 171 Frederick Street
• Sunny Day Care, 2209 Kingsway Drive
• Sunshine Montessori, 10 Boniface Avenue

T

• Tiny Hoppers Sportsworld, 4341 King Street
• Tiny Hoppers Williamsburg, 1188 Fischer Hallman Road
• Trillium Bilingual Montessori, 4195 King Street
• Trillium Public School Before & After School Programs, 79 Laurentian Drive

U

• Universe in the Pocket Montessori School, 121 Westmount Road

V

• Victoria Learning Centre, 592 Victoria Street

W

• Westmount Public School Before & After School Programs, 329 Glasgow Street
• Williamsburg YMCA Child Care Centre, 760 Commonwealth Crescent
• Wilson Public School Before & After School Programs, 221 Wilson Avenue

Y

• YMCA of Three Rivers Child Care – W.T. Townshend, 245 Activa Avenue
• YMCA of Three Rivers Child Care-Brigadoon, 415 Caryndale Drive
• YMCA of Three Rivers Child Care-Groh, 225 Thomas Slee Drive
• YMCA of Three Rivers Child Care-J.W. Gerth, 171 Apple Ridge Drive
• YMCA of Three Rivers Child Care-St. Josephine Bakhita, 25 Beckview Drive
• YWCA KW Bridge Street Childcare, 8 Bridge Street
• YWCA KW Duke Street Childcare, 111 Duke Street
• YWCA KW Jean Steckle Childcare, 130 Woodbine Avenue
• YWCA KW St. Paul Childcare, 45 Birchcliff Avenue