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Nourishment
Three slow, fresh meals prepared in our own kitchen — built around what little bodies actually need.
Welcome to Ile CoCo · Montréal
A bilingual daycare in NDG & Lachine
where little hearts bloom
A small, warm daycare with two homes in Montréal — Somerled and Lachine — where curiosity is honoured, mealtimes are sacred, and every child is met with the gentleness they deserve.
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Families guided
565
Little graduates
8 yrs
Of patient care
Our PromiseA second home,
A second home,
thoughtfully kept
We believe early childhood is sacred. So we built Ile CoCo as a slow, sun-drenched home — a place where children are not rushed through their days, but invited to wonder, to taste, to listen, to learn at the pace their hearts can hold. Every age has its own dedicated classroom, designed and staffed for exactly that stage.
- ✓Dedicated classrooms for each age group
- ✓Secure, child-safe spaces — locked entries, vetted staff
- ✓House-made, allergen-aware meals
- ✓Bilingual rhythm — English & French
How we nurtureSix gentle
Six gentle
rhythms of the day
Each day at Ile CoCo follows the same warm cadence — small rituals that, repeated with love, become the texture of childhood.
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Free Play
Unhurried, child-led play — the kind where imagination has time to wander into corners and stay a while.
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Quiet Learning
Curated learning materials, gentle prompts, and the dignity of being trusted to figure something out.
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Music & Song
A daily circle of songs in two languages, instruments small enough for any hand, voices welcomed exactly as they are.
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Two Languages
English and French woven through the day — never drilled, always lived. Bilingual the way Montréal is.
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Daily Journal
A short, honest note home each evening — what they ate, what they made, what made them laugh today.
Why parents choose usCare that is
Care that is
kind, safe, & trusted
We are licensed, small, and deeply attentive. Here is what that looks like, day to day.
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Licensed & inspected
Provincially-permitted, insured, and routinely inspected.
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Small-group ratios
Never more than seven children per educator. Often fewer.
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House-made meals
Cooked on-site, never reheated. Allergen-aware menus weekly.
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Calm, prepared rooms
Natural light, child-height shelves, no screens — ever.
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Trained, certified educators
Early-childhood credentials, food-safety training, and current CPR certification.
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A real journal home
A handwritten note each day. Photos weekly. No anxious apps.
Watch our journeySmall moments,
Small moments,
captured tenderly
A short film of a slow place — gardens in May, dough on small fingers, the first time someone pours their own water.
Inside Ile CoCoA peek into
A peek into
our two homes
Sun-filled rooms on Somerled, the warm hallway with our little monkeys, snowy afternoons, splashy summers, and dinners that look like art.
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Words from our familiesWhat parents
What parents
quietly tell us
“From the very first day, the warm and caring staff made us feel like family. Our daughter looks forward to going every morning.”
Maya H.
Google review · 5 ★
“I felt that all the teachers were sincere to the children — and I was so touched. Highly recommend Ile CoCo for the nurturing atmosphere.”
Hala N.
Google review · 5 ★
“The food is good, the educators are very kind, friendly and helpful. The owner is one of the most caring people I have ever met.”
Jasmine R.
Google review · 5 ★
Two homes, one heart
Find us in your neighbourhood
Both locations are licensed, both are small, and both feel like a home before they feel like a daycare.
NDG · near Décarie
Somerled
4.8 · 74 reviewsOur original home · since 2018
↳ tours always include tea
NDG (Somerled) daycare details
Lachine · near Hwy 20
Lachine
4.6 · 21 reviewsOur second home · the corner one
↳ sunlit windows, all day
Lachine daycare detailsHonest answersQuestions parents
Questions parents
actually ask
We welcome children from 7 months through 5 years — babies included. Our nursery takes infants from 7 months, and each age above that has its own dedicated classroom: calm, secure spaces designed and staffed for exactly that stage of development.
Every menu is reviewed weekly for the allergens we host that month. Our chef and lead educator both hold current food-safety credentials.
Maximum of seven children per educator. We often run smaller — that is a deliberate choice, not a coincidence.
Yes — and we are honest about it. Spots open three to four times a year. Once you join the list, we keep you informed by email, not by silence.
There are no screens in our rooms. Children's days are full of real things: water, paint, dough, dirt, songs, books, each other.
Ile Coco is a private, non-subsidized daycare — we are not part of Quebec's reduced-contribution (subsidized) network, so there is no government waiting list to navigate. Many families in NDG and Lachine choose us for exactly that reason: private spots open more often, the groups stay small, and the same care is included for everyone.
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Quiet daily moments — not curated, just true.
