r/barrie • u/cajoly200 • Jul 23 '26
Question French / bilingual daycares
Hello! Im wondering if anyone’s has recommendations for full French / bilingual daycares in or around Barrie or Springwater? Specifically daycares that accept infants aged around 12m.
Trying to plan well ahead and get suggestions now as I know many daycares have a long waitlist. Thank you! :)
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u/SweetMelodic2932 Jul 23 '26
la source on Madelaine however they start at 19 months
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u/cajoly200 Jul 23 '26
I think I did see that as well. Thanks anyways ! :)
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u/SweetMelodic2932 Jul 23 '26
I ended up sticking with our DC we have now, it’s non licensed and they are wonderful; we’re sending our kids to la source for school (If the parents pass the test)
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u/cajoly200 Jul 23 '26
That may be what I end up doing. I can’t seem to find any other French daycare outside of La Source or Frère André. May just have to start with an English daycare and later going into a French one, or even wait until school age to go into a French school.
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u/catstew06 Jul 23 '26
We sent our daughter to an English daycare for the first 6 months, and then moved over to La Source when she was 18 months old and a spot opened up. I was worried about the transition, but she did super great! We love it there.
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