CPE La Grande Ourse

What CPE La Grande Ourse does

CPE La Grande Ourse is a non-profit subsidized childcare provider incorporated under Quebec's family services framework as Corporation CPE La Grande Ourse, headquartered in Sainte-Julie, Quebec. The organization operates two physical childcare installations — Aurore Boréale (80-child capacity at 2600 Rue Principale) and Étoile Filante (96-child capacity at 2100 Rue Darwin) — delivering licensed group care for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers under the Ministry of Family's "Accueillir la petite enfance" educational program. Combined center capacity is 176 children, served by a workforce of 436 employees including educational support agents, pedagogical technicians, and trained cooks adhering to ministry nutrition guidelines.

In addition to center-based care, CPE La Grande Ourse functions as a bureau coordonnateur (coordinating office) for approximately 80 licensed family childcare providers (RSG) operating across Sainte-Julie and Saint-Amable, each licensed to accommodate up to six children (nine with an assistant). All family registrations flow through Quebec's government-run Portail d'inscription (Place 0-5), and revenue is derived from Quebec Ministry of Family subsidies combined with regulated parent contribution fees. Governance is exercised through a parent-majority volunteer board of directors, with Marie-Eve Pelletier serving as Directrice générale.

Technically, the organization operates without a proprietary platform; its digital footprint is limited to a public website (cpelagrandeourse.com) and four password-protected portal zones for parents, employees, RSG providers, and board members. The organization is compliant with Quebec Law 25 (personal information protection), having designated its Directrice générale as the responsible officer and established a multi-stakeholder information governance committee. No API, integrations, or AI capabilities are disclosed. Customer concentration is structurally high on the revenue side due to complete dependence on Quebec government subsidies, while the customer base itself is fragmented across hundreds of individual families in a tightly defined two-municipality catchment area.

Name

CPE La Grande Ourse

Legal name

Corporation CPE La Grande Ourse

Website

https://cpelagrandeourse.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Non-profit subsidized childcare provider (Centre de la petite enfance) operating two CPE installations (176-child combined capacity) and coordinating ~80 family childcare homes across Sainte-Julie and Saint-Amable, Quebec, under Ministry of Family oversight.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Licensed Childcare Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro primary industry

Center-Based Infant Care (0–18 months) (EDACAGAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Center-Based Toddler Care (18–36 months) (EDACAGAB), Home-Based Infant & Toddler Care (Family Daycare) (EDACAGAD), Toddler-Focused Childcare Centers (EDACAAAG)

Keywords

• Licensed childcare services
• Early childhood education
• Family childcare coordination
• Subsidized daycare services
• Preschool care programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Sainte-Julie

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Subsidized Childcare Services: CPE La Grande Ourse operates as a government-subsidized childcare center under Quebec's childcare system. Revenue is derived from government subsidies combined with parent contribution fees regulated by the Ministry of Family. The organization coordinates approximately 80 family childcare services as a coordinating office (bureau coordonnateur).

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

CPE La Grande Ourse is a licensed, government-subsidized childcare center operating two physical installations in Sainte-Julie (Aurore Boréale, capacity 80; Étoile Filante, capacity 96) that provide early childhood education and care for infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. It also functions as a bureau coordonnateur, coordinating approximately 80 autonomous family childcare providers across Sainte-Julie and Saint-Amable. All services follow Quebec's Ministry of Family "Accueillir la petite enfance" educational program.

Product overview

CPE La Grande Ourse is a childcare network offering two complementary service types: (1) Two childcare center installations (Aurore Boréale and Étoile Filante) in Sainte-Julie providing on-site group childcare for 176 total children including infants, toddlers, and 4-year-olds; and (2) A family childcare coordination service (milieu familial) managing approximately 80 autonomous family childcare providers across Sainte-Julie and Saint-Amable. The organization also provides password-protected portal zones for parents, employees, family childcare providers, and board members. Registration for all services is managed through the Quebec government's official childcare registration portal (La place 0-5).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centre de la petite enfance - Aurore Boréale Licensed subsidized childcare installation for families with children aged 0-5 in Sainte-Julie, featuring multi-age groupings, outdoor play areas with water games, sandbox, and shaded areas.
• Centre de la petite enfance - Étoile Filante Licensed subsidized childcare installation for families with toddlers and 4-year-olds in Sainte-Julie, with multi-age groupings, motor skills room, and outdoor play areas including water games.
• Milieu familial - Coordinated Family Childcare Services Coordinated licensed home-based childcare delivered through approximately 80 autonomous family childcare providers in Sainte-Julie and Saint-Amable, each accommodating up to 6 children (max 2 infants) or up to 9 children with an assistant (max 4 infants).

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ministry of Family (Ministère de la Famille)coreOthersCPE La Grande Ourse operates under the regulatory oversight and funding framework of Quebec's Ministry of Family. The organization follows the ministry's educational program 'Accueillir la petite enfance' and adheres to all ministrysanctioned health, safety, and pedagogical guidelines. The CPE receives government subsidies and participates in the official childcare registration portal.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Wee Watch Licensed Home Childcare: Network of licensed home-based childcare providers, directly comparable to CPE La Grande Ourse's bureau coordonnateur / family childcare coordination arm across multiple Ontario municipalities.
• Kids & Company: Canadian corporate-sponsored daycare chain with multiple licensed childcare centres, comparable to CPE La Grande Ourse in operating licensed group childcare for infants and toddlers, though operating on a private (rather than subsidized) model.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA Canada: Large national non-profit that operates licensed before- and after-school childcare and early years programs across Canada including Quebec, overlapping with CPE La Grande Ourse in age range served and licensed centre operations, but as part of a broader fitness and community services portfolio.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Global leader in employer-sponsored childcare and early education with centre-based infant-through-preschool programs, comparable in operating model and age range to CPE La Grande Ourse, but at much larger scale and across many geographies.
• KinderCare Learning Centers: One of the largest North American childcare and early-learning operators, delivering centre-based infant, toddler, and preschool care similar to CPE La Grande Ourse's two installations, though at significantly greater scale and as part of a private, for-profit corporate portfolio.

Others

• Les Centres de la Petite Enfance du Québec (CPE network): Quebec-wide federation representing licensed CPEs and coordinating offices — not an operating peer, but a relevant ecosystem participant whose policy advocacy and standards directly shape CPE La Grande Ourse's operating environment and funding framework.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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