CPE Les Petits Collégiens

What CPE Les Petits Collégiens does

CPE Les Petits Collégiens is a non-profit subsidized childcare operator headquartered in Trois-Rivières, Quebec, accredited by the Ministère de la Famille. It runs four CPE installations providing 304 center-based subsidized places, and operates a Bureau Coordonnateur that administers 1,159 home-based subsidized places through approximately 180 independent responsible home-based childcare providers (RSGEs). The organization serves more than 1,300 children daily and employs roughly 150 educators.

The pedagogical platform combines Quebec's "Accueillir la petite enfance" framework with the HighScope approach, an ecological awareness curriculum, and nature-based learning components. Service delivery is anchored in institutional partnerships with UQTR (where CPE Le Petit Campus opened in August 2025), Cégep de Trois-Rivières, and Collège Laflèche, giving the organization priority access to student-parent demand and on-campus real estate. In 2024 it extended its family-services footprint with the Famille-O-Jeux toy-lending library and obtained registered charitable organization status.

The revenue model is a hybrid of Quebec government per-place subsidies (the dominant stream) and reduced parental contributions, with the Bureau Coordonnateur earning coordination/management fees on its home-based network. As a non-profit, surpluses are reinvested into capacity expansion rather than distributed; recent moves include the DLS expansion, the Laflèche reorganization (2022-2025), the Le Petit Campus launch (2025), and an outsourced-services arrangement with CPE Le Petit Navire (2022).

Name

CPE Les Petits Collégiens

Legal name

Centre de la petite enfance – Les Petits Collégiens

Website

https://lespetitscollegiens.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CPE Les Petits Collégiens is a non-profit Quebec-accredited childcare provider in Trois-Rivières operating four CPE installations (304 places) and a Bureau Coordonnateur administering 1,159 home-based subsidized places, serving 1,300+ children daily through government-subsidized services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Early Childhood Education Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441), Child Care Services (6244)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Center-Based Toddler Care (18–36 months) (EDACAGAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Early Childhood Development (ECD) & Pre-Primary Education (BPADAKAB), Family Coaching, Parent-Mediated & Home Visiting EI Services (EDACAFAJ)

Keywords

• Subsidized childcare services
• Early childhood education
• Home-based childcare network
• Childcare center operations
• Daycare facility management

Headquarters

HQ city

Trois-Rivières

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Government-subsidized childcare spots: CPE Les Petits Collégiens operates as a subsidized early childhood education center under Quebec's childcare system. The organization holds a government accreditation (agrément) from the Ministère de la Famille covering 1,159 subsidized spots in home-based childcare and 304 spots in its CPE installations. Revenue is derived from government funding per subsidized place, supplemented by reduced contributions paid by parents as set by provincial regulation (Contribution réduite).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CPE Les Petits Collégiens is a non-profit early childhood organization that operates four center-based CPE installations totaling 304 subsidized places and a bureau coordonnateur managing 1,159 subsidized home-based childcare places across 180 RSGE providers in the Trois-Rivières region. It delivers government-subsidized early childhood education and daycare to more than 1,300 children daily under Quebec's Contribution réduite framework, supported by approximately 150 educators and staff.

Product overview

CPE Les Petits Collégiens is a network of early childhood education centers ( CPE ) and a coordinating office for family-based childcare services in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. The organization operates four center-based childcare installations (CPE Le Petit Campus with 80 places, CPE Saute-Mouton with 80 places, Installation De-La-Salle with 72 places, and Installation Laflèche with 72 places) totaling 304 places, plus a coordinating bureau managing 1,159 subsidized family-based childcare places across 180 providers. The organization serves over 1,300 children daily with approximately 150 educators and staff. Their pedagogical framework is based on the provincial "Accueillir la petite enfance" program combined with ecological, HighScope, and nature-based educational approaches. Services include the Familie-O-Jeux lending program for families and outsourcing services to other childcare providers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CPE Le Petit Campus Center-based CPE installation offering 80 subsidized early childhood education and daycare places to families in the Trois-Rivières region.
• CPE Saute-Mouton Center-based CPE installation offering 80 subsidized early childhood education and daycare places to families in the Trois-Rivières region.
• Installation De-La-Salle Center-based CPE installation offering 72 subsidized early childhood education and daycare places to families in the Trois-Rivières region.
• Installation Laflèche Center-based CPE installation offering 72 subsidized early childhood education and daycare places to families in the Trois-Rivières region.
• Bureau Coordonnateur (Home-based childcare coordination) Bureau coordonnateur that coordinates approximately 1,159 subsidized home-based childcare places across 180 RSGE providers in the Trois-Rivières region, providing recognition, pedagogical support, and oversight to independent home-based educators.
• Famille-O-Jeux On-site toy and resource lending library that lends educational and play materials to families, extending the CPE's pedagogical resources beyond enrolled children to the broader Trois-Rivières community.
• Educational daycare for partner institutions Subsidized early childhood education and daycare service offered through partnerships with regional educational institutions to serve students and employees of those institutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1,300+ children receive daily early childhood education and care across 1,463 subsidized places

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

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No

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AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Collège LaflèchecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Installation Laflèche operates in partnership with Collège Laflèche, offering children access to experiences related to the Techniques d'éducation à l'enfance program, activities with the Dragons sports team, and priority access for children of students and employees of the college.
• Cégep de Trois-RivièrescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPE Saute-Mouton originated as an initiative by Cégep de Trois-Rivières to support its staff. The CPE offers children of students and employees of the Cégep priority access. Students in Techniques d'éducation à l'enfance provide enrichment activities, and children have access to sports facilities and the Bibliothèque de Trois-Rivières.
• Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPE Le Petit Campus was established through a partnership with UQTR, located on the university campus at 3550 Rue Sainte-Marguerite. The CPE provides priority access to children of UQTR students and employees. Children benefit from exploring the UQTR campus, the boisé of the ecological area of the Rivière Millette, and the Bibliothèque de Trois-Rivières.
• Centre de services scolaire du Chemin-du-RoycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInstallation De-La-Salle is an engaged partner of the Centre de services scolaire du Chemin-du-Roy, actively contributing to the educational success of parent-students. Children of students and employees of the school service center benefit from priority access.
• Bibliothèque de Trois-RivièresminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAll CPE installations collaborate with the Bibliothèque de Trois-Rivières for story hours (heures du conte) and library-based activities that enrich the children's learning experiences. Families are also invited to attend story hours at the city's libraries.
• Ministère de la Famille (Quebec)coreOthersThe CPE holds an official accreditation (agrément) from the Quebec Ministry of the Family, which authorizes it to operate 1,463 subsidized childcare places (304 in CPE installations and 1,159 in home-based settings). The Ministry sets regulatory framework including the Règlement sur la contribution réduite (reduced parent contribution fees) and Règlement sur les services de garde éducatifs à l'enfance.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves18 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• KinderCare Learning Companies: Largest US provider of early childhood education, operating thousands of centers serving infants through school-age children. Comparable in core activity (early childhood center-based care) and curriculum-driven differentiation, but operates in a non-subsidized commercial model.
• YMCA Canada Child Care Programs: National not-for-profit organization operating licensed early childhood education and childcare programs across Canada. Comparable as a multi-site, non-profit, mission-driven ECE operator, though operates in different provinces under different regulatory frameworks.
• Busy Bees Nurseries: Large UK and international nursery chain operating hundreds of early childhood centers. Comparable in center-based delivery for 0–5 age group and pedagogical differentiation, though in a different national regulatory regime.
• Babilou Family: Major European early childhood education network operating nursery/daycare centers across multiple countries. Comparable in center-based ECE delivery and multi-framework pedagogical approach, though operating in different regulatory environments.
• Bright Horizons Family Solutions: Large global operator of early childhood education centers serving infants through preschoolers, with employer-sponsored and tuition-based models. A broad incumbent whose center-based delivery, scale, and pedagogical programs overlap with CPE Les Petits Collégiens' offering, even though it operates outside Quebec's subsidized system.

Direct peers

• CPE La Petite Patrie: A Centre de la petite enfance (CPE) operating under the same Quebec Ministère de la Famille accreditation framework, providing subsidized center-based and home-based childcare to families with young children. Directly comparable mission, regulatory structure, and operating model.
• CPE Youpi: Quebec CPE network offering subsidized early childhood education across multiple installations. Operates under the same agrément framework and pedagogical guidelines (Accueillir la petite enfance) as the subject, making it directly comparable in scale and operating model.
• CPE La Souris Verte: Quebec CPE offering subsidized early childhood education with multi-installation and coordinating bureau structure comparable to the subject. Directly relevant as a same-model peer within Quebec's regulated CPE system.
• CPE Le Petit Navire: Quebec CPE with which CPE Les Petits Collégiens began outsourcing services in 2022 (75 places). Operates the same subsidized childcare model under the Ministère de la Famille and is the most immediate direct operating partner/peer in the regional landscape.
• Garderie Au Pays des Câlins: Quebec subsidized childcare provider operating under the same CPE / garderie framework from the Ministère de la Famille. Comparable in mission, regulatory accreditation, and age range served (0–5 years).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Subsidiaries5 records

Funding overview

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Investors

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