Child care in Waterloo, Ontario

Getting a spot in Waterloo

Fee subsidy and any central waitlist in Waterloo 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 49 licensed child care centres in Waterloo (A–Z)

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A

• Abraham Erb Public School Before & After School Programs, 710 Laurelwood Drive

B

• Brason Academy Montessori School – Waterloo, 275 Erb Street
• Bright Starts Co-operative Early Learning Centre, 200 Columbia Street

C

• Cedarbrae Public School Before & After School Programs, 230 Cedarbrae Avenue

E

• Elizabeth Ziegler Public School Before & After School Programs, 90 Moore Avenue
• Emmanuel at Brighton Child Care Centre (Waterloo), 65 Noecker Street
• Empire Public School Before & After School Programs, 83 Empire Street

G

• Grow Together Child Care Centre, 543 Beechwood Drive

H

• Holy Rosary Extended Day, 485 Thorndale Drive
• Home Child Care Program, 99 Regina Street

J

• Just For Kids YMCA Child Care Centre, 485 Thorndale Drive

K

• Keatsway Public School Before & After School Programs, 323 Keats Way
• Kids & Company Tech Town, 340 Hagey Boulevard

L

• Lakeshore Co-operative Nursery School, 315 Northlake Drive
• Laurelwood Public School Before & After School Programs, 460 Brentcliffe Drive
• Lester B. Pearson Public School Before & After School Programs, 520 Chesapeake Drive
• Lexington Public School Before & After School Programs, 431 Forestlawn Road
• Lincoln Heights Public School Before & After School Programs, 270 Quickfall Drive

M

• Mary Johnston Public School Before & After School Programs, 475 Brynhurst Boulevard
• Millen Woods Child Care Centre, 640 New Hampshire Street
• Millen Woods Public School Before & After School Programs, 640 New Hampsire Street

N

• N.A. MacEachern Public School Before & After School Programs, 580 Rolling Hills Drive
• Northlake Woods Public School Before & After School Programs, 500 Northlake Drive

O

• Open Sesame Headstart Preschool, 29 Westmount Road
• Our Lady of Lourdes Extended Day, 55 Roslin Avenue

P

• Pluto Day Care – King Street, 435 King Street

R

• RisingOaks Early Learning | Lincoln Road, 145 Lincoln Road
• RisingOaks Early Learning | St. Luke, 550 Chesapeake Drive
• RisingOaks Early Learning | St. Matthew, 405 Pastern Trail
• RisingOaks Early Learning | St. Nicholas, 525 Laurelwood Drive

S

• Sandowne Public School Before & After School Programs, 265 Sandowne Drive
• SimplySmart Child Care Centre – Waterloo, 68 Alexandra Avenue
• Sir Edgar Bauer Extended Day, 660 Glen Forrest Boulevard
• St. Agnes Extended Day, 254 Neilson Avenue
• St. John’s Christian Nursery School, 22 Willow Street
• St. Luke Extended Day Program, 550 Chesapeake Drive
• St. Nicholas Extended Day, 525 Laurelwood Drive

T

• The Butterfly Learning Centre, 30 Bathurst Drive

U

• University of Waterloo – E.C.E. Centre, Psychology, 200 University Avenue

V

• Vista Hills Public School Before & After School Programs, 314 Sweet Gale Street

W

• Waterloo Co-Operative Preschool, 22 Bridgeport Road
• Waterloo Infant Toddler Daycare, 368 Erb Street
• Waterloo Infant Toddler Daycare Association Building 2, 372 Erb Street
• Waterloo Infant Toddler Daycare Association-K-W Bilingual School Site, 600 Erb Street
• Waterloo Infant Toddler Daycare Association-St. John’s Summer Camp, 22 Willow Street
• Westvale Child Care Centre, 265 Westvale Drive
• Westvale Public School Before & After School Programs, 265 Westvale Drive
• Winston Churchill Public School Before & After School Programs, 100 Milford Avenue

Y

• YMCA of Three Rivers Child Care – Edna Staebler, 450 Bernay Drive