How Monarch Manor began.

Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body

Elizabeth Stone

When my first child was born this quote resonated so strongly with me that I thought no truer words had ever been spoken. The idea of leaving my baby with someone I didn’t know was terrifying and yet at 18 months I realized that despite everything I was doing with him, the multitude of benefits he would receive from attending a part-time daycare program outweighed my need to keep him close.

And so the search began. I knew exactly what I was looking for but the childcare centres I visited fell terribly short of my expectations. I realized that I was very lucky because I wasn’t in a position where I had to enroll my little man in childcare with which I wasn’t 100% comfortable and it broke my heart that many parents wouldn’t have that luxury. Eventually I found a centre for him to attend but I knew there was still a better way.

After my second child was born it was time for me to bring my vision of the ideal daycare to life. With six years of experience teaching in a private Toronto high school and a history of family-owned businesses, I couldn’t have been more ready.

I understand the level of trust parents put into a childcare centre when they leave us with their most precious possession. I have such confidence in what we’re doing that I know you’ll feel the difference when you walk through our doors.

Jacqueline Grisé, Founder