Child care in St. Catharines, Ontario

Getting a spot in St. Catharines

Fee subsidy and any central waitlist in St. Catharines are run by the Regional Municipality of Niagara, 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 62 licensed child care centres in St. Catharines (A–Z)

• A
• B
• F
• G
• H
• K
• N
• P
• R
• S
• T
• W
• Y

A

• A Child’s World – Fairview, 184 Scott Street
• A Child’s World – Ferndale, 35 Ferndale Avenue
• A Child’s World – North Court, 111 Church Street
• A Child’s World – Tiny Travellers, 301 St. Paul Street
• A.B.C. Daycare Centre, 34 Facer Street
• Althorp Montessori School (St. Catharines), 13 Wilhome Drive

B

• Beyond Montessori School, 2 O'Malley Drive
• Boys and Girls Club of Niagara – Dalewood Child Care Centre, 61 Duncan Drive
• Boys and Girls Club of Niagara – Prince of Wales Child Care Centre, 95 Facer Street
• Boys and Girls Club of Niagara- St. Catharines Child Care Centre, 2 Facer Street
• Bunting Child Care Program, 348 Scott Street

F

• French Elite Montessori, 83 Church Street

G

• Glendale Early Learning, 1 Marsdale Drive
• Grapeview Day Care Centre, 41 Grapeview Drive

H

• Harbour Preschool, 51 South Service Road

K

• Kids Place, 1 Currie Street
• Kings Heritage Christian Childcare, 244 Ontario Street

N

• Nelephant Montessori School, 134 Louth Street
• Nelephant Montessori Toddler Program, 64 Louth Street
• North End Co-operative Preschool (St. Catharines), 677 Niagara Street

P

• Parent’s Peace of Mind – East, 344 Merritt Street
• Parent’s Peace of Mind – West, 256 St. Paul Street
• Parents’ Peace of Mind, 20 Ernest Street
• Pine Grove Child Care, 690 Lake Street
• Playtown Niagara- Town’s Little Leaders, 150 Dunkirk Road
• Power Glen Early Learning & Child Care Centre, 34 Westland Street

R

• Rosalind Blauer Centre for Child Care, 500 Glenridge Avenue

S

• St. Catharines Regional Child Care Centre, 179 Carlton Street
• St. Thomas’ Day Care, 99 Ontario Street
• Sven H. Dohnberg Centre, 535 Lake Street

T

• Terra Viva Montessori Bilingual (92 Main Street), 92 Main Street
• Terra Viva Montessori Bilingual (325 Scott Street), 325 Scott Street
• The Port Dalhousie Nursery School, 507 Geneva Street
• The Wheatley School of Montessori Education, 497 Scott Street

W

• Way To Grow Daycare – Assumption, 225 Parnell Road
• Way To Grow Daycare – St. Catharines, 89 Hartzel Road
• Way To Grow Daycare – St. Christopher, 33 Woodrow Street
• Way to Grow Daycare – St. Nicholas, 146 Church Street
• Way To Grow Daycare – St. Theresa, 58 Seymour Avenue
• Western Hill Child Care Centre, 1 Monck Street

Y

• YMCA Child Care – Canadian Martyrs, 502 Scott Street
• YMCA Child Care – Carleton, 1 Carlton Park Drive
• YMCA Child Care – Gracefield, 117 Bayview Drive
• YMCA Child Care – Grapeview, 106 First Street
• YMCA Child Care – Harriet Tubman, 84 Henry Street
• YMCA Child Care – Jeanne Sauvé, 91 Bunting Road
• YMCA Child Care – Lockview, 505 Bunting Road
• YMCA Child Care – Oakridge, 1 Marsdale Avenue
• YMCA Child Care – Our Lady of Fatima (St. Catharines), 439 Vine Street
• YMCA Child Care – Parnall, 507 Geneva Street
• YMCA Child Care – Pine Grove, 690 Lake Street
• YMCA Child Care – Port Weller, 273 Parnall Road
• YMCA Child Care – Power Glen, 34 Westland Street
• YMCA Child Care – Prince Philip, 600 Vine Street
• YMCA Child Care – St. Alfred, 280 Vine Street
• YMCA Child Care – St. Ann, 218 Main Street
• YMCA Child Care – St. Anthony, 81 Rykert Street
• YMCA Child Care – St. Denis, 175 Carlton Street
• YMCA Child Care – St. James (St. Catharines), 615 Geneva Street
• YMCA Child Care – St. Peters, 7 Aberdeen Circle
• YMCA Child Care – Westdale, 130 Rykert Street
• YMCA Child Care – William Hamilton Merritt, 114 Linwell Road