cpe bc la bambinerie

What cpe bc la bambinerie does

CPE La Bambinerie is a Quebec-registered non-profit corporation (Centre de la petite enfance La Bambinerie) that has operated since 1984 in Alma, Quebec, originally as the first home-based childcare agency in the Lac-Saint-Jean region. It delivers subsidized early childhood education and care for children aged 0-5 across the MRC Lac-Saint-Jean-Est through two centre-based installations totalling 98 places (including 20 infant spots) and a bureau coordonnateur that supervises 748 family-based childcare places distributed across roughly 135 recognized home-based childcare providers (RSGE) covering 14 municipalities.

The organization's revenue model is entirely regulatory: it operates under Quebec's Loi sur les services de garde éducatifs à l'enfance, receiving direct subsidies from the ministère de la Famille (MFA) and collecting parent contributions that are set by the Ministry and indexed annually. Centre-based services deliver 11 hours of daily programming (7h-18h) following the provincial 'Accueillir la petite enfance' curriculum, with bi-annual developmental reports and digital parent communication via the Amigest ('plateforme à petit pas') tool. The bureau coordonnateur function generates administrative funding tied to its supervision of RSGE providers across the territory.

Commercially, CPE La Bambinerie has no proprietary technology platform, no venture funding, and no enterprise sales motion — its go-to-market is community-led, with placements routed through the centralized La place 0-5 provincial waiting list, parent-majority governance (6 of 9 board seats), and word-of-mouth referrals. The leadership team consists of General Director Mylène Larouche and two deputy directors (Karine Bergeron for installations, Sophie Taché for the bureau coordonnateur). Recent strategic activity has focused on pilot programs for workplace and community-based RSGE delivery and nature-based pedagogy training, rather than capacity expansion or new product launches.

Name

cpe bc la bambinerie

Legal name

Centre de la petite enfance La Bambinerie

Website

https://cpelabambinerie.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Short description

CPE La Bambinerie is a Quebec non-profit operating since 1984 that runs two subsidized childcare installations (98 places) in Alma and coordinates 748 family-based childcare places across the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est region, serving families with children aged 0-5 under provincial Ministry of Family regulation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Subsidized Childcare Services

NAICS

Child Care Services (62441)

SIC

Services-Child Day Care Services (8351)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDACAAAF

Infant-Focused Childcare Centers

Education/Early Childhood Education/Daycare & Childcare Centers

SECONDARYEDACAGAD

Home-Based Infant & Toddler Care (Family Daycare)

Education/Early Childhood Education/Infant & Toddler Care Programs

SECONDARYEDACAAAK

24-Hour / Extended-Hours Childcare Centers

Education/Early Childhood Education/Daycare & Childcare Centers

Keywords

• Subsidized childcare services
• Early childhood education
• Family childcare coordination
• Centre-based daycare operations
• Educational daycare programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Alma

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Ministry of Family subsidy: The CPE La Bambinerie is a non-profit corporation governed and subsidized by the Quebec Ministry of Family (MFA). It receives government subsidies to operate childcare services. Parent contributions are set by the Ministry and indexed annually.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CPE La Bambinerie operates two centre-based childcare installations in Alma, Quebec providing 98 licensed places for children aged 0–5 years (including 20 infant spots), and through its bureau coordonnateur accreditation coordinates 748 subsidized family-based childcare places delivered by recognized home-based educators (RSGE) across the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est region. All services are delivered under the Quebec Ministry of Family's educational program 'Accueillir la petite enfance' with subsidized parent contribution fees set by regulation.

Product overview

CPE La Bambinerie is a non-profit childcare corporation operating two childcare installations (36 and 62 places, totaling 98 places) and a coordinating office (Bureau Coordonnateur) that supervises 748 family childcare spaces. The organization provides educational childcare services for children aged 0-5 years, incorporating the provincial educational program 'Accueillir la petite enfance' and using Amigest digital platform for parent communication. Services operate 7h-18h, Monday to Friday, covering the Lac-Saint-Jean-Est territory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Centre-based Installation Services (36 places) Subsidized centre-based childcare installation with 36 licensed places including 20 infant spots for children aged 0-36 months. Provides 11 hours of daily educational childcare (7h-18h, Monday-Friday) following the Quebec Ministry of Family's 'Accueillir la petite enfance' educational program. Includes daily meal and two snacks, digital parent communication via Amigest, and bi-annual developmental reports (portraits périodiques). Placements allocated via the provincial La place 0-5 waiting list.
• Centre-based Installation Services (62 places) Subsidized centre-based childcare installation with 62 licensed places for children aged 18 months to 5 years, organized into 7 groups across 2 floors. Provides 11 hours of daily educational childcare (7h-18h, Monday-Friday) following the Quebec Ministry's educational program. Shares infrastructure (psychomotor room, outdoor playgrounds, wooded area) with the adjacent infant installation. Placements allocated via the La place 0-5 provincial waiting list.
• Bureau Coordonnateur Family Childcare Coordination Services Coordinating office services supervising 748 subsidized family-based childcare places delivered by recognized home-based childcare providers (RSGE) across the entire MRC Lac-Saint-Jean-Est territory (Alma, St-Bruno, Hébertville, Desbiens, Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix, and other municipalities). Ensures compliance with Quebec Ministry of Family standards, quality monitoring of RSGE providers, and centralized support for home-based educators serving up to 6 children per residence (up to 9 with an assistant).

Quantifiable outcome

• 98 children served daily across two centre-based installations, plus 748 places coordinated through family-based childcare providers
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Coopérative Au Grand airminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024The CPE collaborated with Coopérative Au Grand air to deliver a 10-hour training initiative called 'La Bambinerie prend le grand air' focused on nature-based pedagogical approaches and outdoor play for children in family-based childcare settings.
• Consortium québécois de développement des pratiques psychomotrices (CQDPP)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2018The bureau coordonnateur partnered with the CQDPP and the Commission scolaire du Lac-Saint-Jean (CSLSJ) to offer psychomotor programs Aucouturier and free motor development programs to children accompanied by their home-based childcare providers (RSGE).
• Polyclinique d'AlmaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA pilot project to provide home-based childcare services in a clinical setting (not a private residence), creating up to 12 subsidized childcare places. This is part of the innovative 'RSGE en communauté et en entreprise' (community and workplace childcare) pilot program.
• Produits BoréalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA pilot project to provide home-based childcare services in a business/enterprise setting, creating up to 12 subsidized childcare places for employees' children as part of the RSGE en communauté et en entreprise pilot program.
• Municipalité d'HébertvilleminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerA pilot project to provide home-based childcare services in a municipal setting, creating up to 12 subsidized childcare places as part of the RSGE en communauté et en entreprise pilot program.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Regional players

• Bureau coordonnateur de la MRC du Domaine-du-Roy: Quebec bureau coordonnateur coordinating subsidized family-based childcare places in the adjacent MRC Domaine-du-Roy within the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region. Operates under the same Quebec MFA framework with an identical BC mandate and RSGE network structure, making it the most directly comparable peer by role and geography.
• Bureau coordonnateur de la MRC du Fjord: BC for the MRC du Fjord in the Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region performing the same family-based childcare coordination function as CPE La Bambinerie, under identical Quebec Ministry of Family accreditation and RSGE oversight model.
• Bureau coordonnateur de la MRC Maria-Chapdelaine: BC for MRC Maria-Chapdelaine, another adjacent territory in Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, with comparable scope of coordinating subsidized family-based childcare places under the same Quebec regulatory framework.

Others

• Regroupement québécois des CPE (RQCPE): Quebec province-wide association representing CPEs and BCs; a key industry body that shapes policy, training, and collective representation for organizations operating under the same Quebec subsidized childcare framework as CPE La Bambinerie.

Broad incumbents

• YMCA du Québec: Larger incumbent operating multiple subsidized and unsubsidized childcare programs across Quebec under a broader community services portfolio; comparable in delivering regulated early childhood services but as part of a multi-service non-profit rather than a dedicated CPE/BC specialist.

Direct peers

• Andrew Fleck Children's Services: Ottawa-based non-profit operating licensed childcare centres and a family home childcare program with a coordinating role similar to a Quebec BC; a comparable Canadian non-profit delivering government-funded early childhood education across centre and home-based channels.

Emerging players

• Kids & Company: Canadian corporate daycare chain offering multi-site licensed childcare primarily in Ontario, Alberta, and BC; comparable as a multi-channel childcare operator serving working families with centre-based delivery, though operating under provincial frameworks other than Quebec's CPE/BC structure.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/bureaucoordonnateurlabambinerie

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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