September 1979

Toronto’s first Francophone childcare centre opens at École George-Étienne-Cartier, located at 250 Gainsborough Road, Toronto, M4L 3C6. Monique Roy was the first chair of the Board of Directors, while Janine Côté-Wilkinson was its first director.

September 1982

A French immersion program opens in the childcare centre at École George-Étienne-Cartier for children aged 2.5 to 4 years.

September 1983

A program for school-age children opens in the childcare centre at École George-Étienne-Cartier for children aged 6 to 12 years.

September 1989

A program for school-age children opens at Bishop Allen high school in Etobicoke for children from the new École Ste-Marguerite-d’Youville, located on Royal York Road in Etobicoke.

June 1990

The program for school-age children at Bishop Allen high school closes.

September 1991

A preschool program opens at École Ste-Marguerite-d’Youville.

February 1993

A new childcare centre space is unveiled at École Ste-Marguerite-d’Youville.

February 1995

A program for school-age children aged 6 to 12 years opens at École Ste-Marguerite-d’Youville.

September 1998

A before- and after-school program for kindergarteners opens at École George-Étienne-Cartier and École Ste-Marguerite-d’Youville.

September 1999

A program for school-age children opens at École Horizon-Jeunesse in Mississauga.

June 2000

The program for school-age children at École Horizon-Jeunesse closes.

September 2000

A program for toddlers opens at the Ste-Marguerite-d’Youville childcare centre.

September 2001

A program for kindergarteners (aged 4–5 years) opens at École Ste-Marguerite-d’Youville.

September 2002

A childcare centre for infants, toddlers and preschoolers opens at Amik, located at 419 Coxwell Avenue. School-age children continue to be taken in by École George- Étienne-Cartier.

September 2008

The Queensdale centre opens at the La Mosaïque public school, located at 80 Queensdale Avenue. It accommodates 24 preschoolers and before- and after-school groups.

September 2013

The Richview centre opens at Notre-Dame-de-Grâces Catholic elementary school.

September 2014

The Jones centre opens at the Bon-Berger Catholic elementary school.

September 2017

A preschool class opens at LPCR in the Gainsborough centre.

September 2019

LPCR celebrates 40 years.

July 2021

Opening of the 7th LPCR daycare, located in the Saint-Michel Catholic school in Scarborough. This new center will be able to accommodate programs for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, kindergarten/garden and school children.