5 Best Preschools in Toronto (2026)

Kinder College Early Learning Centre runs an Emergent Curriculum program on Richmond Street West, tailoring activities to each child's interests and stage rather than a fixed annual plan, across infant, toddler, and preschool classrooms from 3 months to 4 years. It backs this with an in-house developmental assessment tool that tracks each child's progress and feeds directly into teaching plans. It's the most-reviewed preschool on this list by a wide margin.

Distillery District Early Learning Centre has operated in Toronto's Distillery Historic District since 2006, running toddler (18 to 30 months) and preschool (30 months to 5 years) programs described on its own site as hands-on and stimulation-focused. Its Google listing shows 38 reviews and a strong 4.7 average, but honestly, almost all of the review text currently on file describes the surrounding historic district itself, its shops, restaurants, and Christmas market, rather than the childcare program directly.

Gerrard Early Learning Centre is a daycare on Gerrard Street East running programs from infants through kindergarten-age children, with a parent-communication app and published health and nutrition information on its site. Reviewers describe multi-year enrolments and specific, named support for children with language and communication needs. It holds a perfect 5.0 Google rating.

Orde Daycare runs full-day childcare on St. Patrick Street, with an infant-through-preschool program and a satellite site that some families cite in reviews spanning close to a decade. Its own site leans administrative, fee schedules and closure notices, rather than program marketing, so most of what's known about day-to-day care here comes from parent reviews. It holds a 4.7 rating across 31 reviews.

Kids & Company St. Andrew's Church operates inside the historic St. Andrew's Church in Toronto's Entertainment District, licensed for 37 children across infant, toddler, preschool, and kindergarten classrooms. It runs password-protected webcams in every room for a real-time parent view, made-from-scratch meals through its own kitchen, and monthly open houses for prospective families. It also offers back-up, short-term care alongside standard full-time enrolment.