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City guides built on licensing data, plus the questions, costs, and templates that help parents and providers in Canada and the US follow through.
Canada data report
For parents · CanadaSeptember 29, 20263 min read
In Ontario, 85% of centres report a waitlist but only 46% of licensed home providers do. Survey data 2022–2025, fees 2026, PEI registry September 2026.
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US data report
For parents · United StatesSeptember 29, 20262 min read
What child care costs in your state, how much of a family’s income it takes, and where families wait for help paying.
Infant centre care takes 7.5% to 17.9% of a married couple’s median income, and 23% to 62% for a single parent.Read the report
8 guides
For parents · Toronto, OntarioSeptember 29, 20266 min read
One need per centre: a downtown infant room, French at home, Mandarin Montessori, inclusion support, a part-day co-op. All twelve are in CWELCC.
For parents · Boston, MassachusettsSeptember 29, 20266 min read
One need per centre: a baby from six weeks, Mandarin immersion, an outdoor classroom near the Green Line, a morning co-op, French, Mandarin or Spanish in the afternoon.
For parents · Chicago, IllinoisSeptember 29, 20266 min read
One need per centre: French and Spanish from infancy, Montessori through 8th grade, a 6 a.m. drop-off, inclusion, Early Head Start. North, Loop, South and West sides.
For parents · San Diego, CaliforniaSeptember 29, 20266 min read
One need per centre: a parent co-op, Japanese immersion, Spanish Montessori, military fee assistance, an outdoor day in Point Loma.
For parents · Minneapolis, MinnesotaSeptember 29, 20267 min read
One need per centre: a Dakota language nest, a mostly outdoor preschool, a co-op, Waldorf toddlers, grandfriends down the hall.
For parents · Toronto, OntarioSeptember 29, 20266 min read
Only 384 of Toronto’s 1,100 licensed centres take babies under 18 months. Here is where those rooms are, and how to get on the right lists.
For parents · Seattle, WashingtonSeptember 29, 20267 min read
A researched Seattle shortlist organized around ages, schedules, language, location, and admission rules, with official sources for every program.
For parents · Vancouver area, British ColumbiaSeptember 29, 20265 min read
A Vancouver-area shortlist covering community operators, campus care, toddler programs, and preschool, with questions that help identify a workable place.
3 guides
For parents · CanadaSeptember 29, 20266 min read
Fees have converged across most provinces. Waitlists have not. Find your city and see both.
For parents · Canada & USSeptember 29, 20266 min read
A useful comparison includes the schedule, closures, additional care, and the money due before the first day.
For parents · OntarioSeptember 29, 20265 min read
Check the teaching approach, licensed program, and funding status separately.
2 guides
For parents · CanadaSeptember 29, 20266 min read
Start researching early, register when your local system allows, and plan around the date you actually need care. Evidence and examples for Canadian families.
For parents · Canada & USSeptember 29, 20266 min read
Bring the verbal offer, fee quote, and enrolment documents together before you commit.
2 guides
For parents · Canada & USSeptember 29, 20267 min read
Ask useful questions, recognise an incomplete answer, and decide what deserves a follow-up.
For parents · Canada & USSeptember 29, 20265 min read
Start with the authority responsible for the exact location, then read the record in context.
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For providers · Canada & USSeptember 29, 20267 min read
Give families enough detail to understand the price for the care they need.
For providers · Canada & USSeptember 29, 20267 min read
Tell families what stage they have reached, what remains uncertain, and what to do next.