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🧸Opening a Daycare / kindergarten in Montreal: a location research guide

Montreal — A French-English bilingual market with distinct Plateau-style walkable neighbourhood retail. If you're thinking about opening a daycare / kindergarten here, the difference between the right block and the wrong block is often a 30% revenue swing in the first year. This guide walks through what to look at on the map before you sign a lease.

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What to look at on the map

For a daycare / kindergarten, the location factors that matter most are different from a generic retail store. When you scan Montreal on the interactive map, focus on these:

  • 🏠Residential density (500m)

    Young family households with under-6 children.

  • 🅿️Parking nearby

    Parent drop-off / pickup needs lane or curbside.

Where to look in Montreal

Montreal has several commercial districts where daycare / kindergarten businesses tend to cluster — useful both as starting points and as references for what "busy" looks like:

  • Downtown
  • Plateau
  • Mile End
  • Old Montreal
  • Saint-Henri

30 daycare / kindergartens mapped in Montreal

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  • CPE Pause Parents-EnfantsUnclaimed
    4901 Rue Wellington·site
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  • La Gard'ÉcoleUnclaimed
    45.5226, -73.5891
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  • Au jardin des merveillesUnclaimed
    1114 Rue Saint-Zotique Montréal·site
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  • Les amis du jardinUnclaimed
    45.5569, -73.5898
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  • CPE Coeur de CannelleUnclaimed
    4120 Rue André-Laurendeau
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  • CPE Coeur AtoutUnclaimed
    4011 Boulevard Saint-Michel
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  • CPE Le SablierUnclaimed
    1860 Rue Marie-Anne Est
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  • Le Phare, Enfants et FamillesUnclaimed
    45.5445, -73.5675·site
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  • La Grande OurseUnclaimed
    3610 Boulevard Saint-Joseph Est·site
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  • Centre de la Petite EnfanceUnclaimed
    105 Rue Ontario Est
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  • Garderie FairmountUnclaimed
    88 Avenue Fairmount Ouest Montréal
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  • Garderie NarcisseUnclaimed
    4550 Rue de Rouen Montréal·site
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  • Garderie Mes premiers amisUnclaimed
    4901 Rue Sainte-Catherine Est Montréal
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  • CPE Halte-Répit Hochelaga-MaisonneuveUnclaimed
    4800 Rue Sainte-Catherine Est Montréal·site
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  • Garderie Les Petits AngesUnclaimed
    4701 Rue Sainte-Catherine Est Montréal
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+ 15 more — see them all on the interactive map

Investment outlook

Before you commit, here's the real-world cost picture for a daycare / kindergarten:

Heavily regulated capex. Often ¥50-300万+.

Common rookie mistakes

The mistakes that sink first-time daycare / kindergarten owners aren't the ones you read about in startup blogs. The recurring ones are:

  • ⚠Underestimating licensing timeline (3-12 months)

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Ready to scan Montreal block by block? Open the interactive map below — every hexagon is clickable for a per-block research breakdown.

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