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How do I register my child in subsidized childcare (La Place 0-5)?

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La Place 0-5 no longer exists under that name: it is now the Quebec government's Childcare Services Registration Portal. To register, you first need a Service d'authentification gouvernementale account. You then create your family file, then a file for each child already born, and place the child on the waiting lists of the childcare services you are interested in. CPEs and subsidized daycares allocate spaces through an automated system. In 2026, the daily rate in subsidized childcare is $9.65.

Official page: Preparing your child's registration (Québec.ca) ↗

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Key facts
Cost (subsidized childcare, 2026)
$9.65 per day (reduced contribution), indexed each year on January 1
When to register the child
Only after birth (or arrival in the family in the case of adoption)
Account required
Service d'authentification gouvernementale account
Confirming the child's identity
Within 90 days of creating the child's file
When you are offered a space
Optional visit: 3 days after the first call to do it; 2 days after the visit to accept or refuse (shorter deadlines if the space must be filled within 15 days; Saturdays, Sundays and holidays not counted)
Need help
Customer relations centre: 1 855 336-8568 (toll-free)
Steps
  1. Create or use your Service d'authentification gouvernementale account. If you do not have a Quebec health insurance card, contact Services Québec at 1 877 644 4545.
  2. If possible, have your Retraite Québec client number on hand: the portal recommends that the family file be created by the parent who receives the Allocation famille.
  3. Go to the Childcare Services Registration Portal and complete your family file.
  4. Create a file for each child already born (registering before birth is not possible): childcare needs, personal information and, if you wish, the second parent's identity.
  5. Confirm your child's identity within 90 days of creating the file, to avoid suspension of admission requests.
  6. Search for childcare services with the interactive map, then place your child on the waiting lists you are interested in. You can choose as many as you want.
  7. Watch your notifications and keep your file up to date. When a CPE or subsidized daycare contacts you to offer a space, answer without delay: the deadlines are short.
  8. Visit the childcare service, then accept or refuse the space. If you accept, you sign a service agreement with the childcare service.
Sources

Checked on October 4, 2026. Rules, deadlines and fees can change: always confirm on the official page above. Demande au Québec is an independent website, not a government site.

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