Start with the kind of support your search actually needs.
Some families just need one place to stay organized. Others want help narrowing a shortlist, planning ahead for infant care, or getting through a tight return-to-work timeline.
Use the guided matcher for a recommended starting point, then compare every option below. Each offer has a clear scope, and none promises placement.
Most families do not need to start with the highest-touch option.
The best fit depends on what is hardest right now. If you need structure, start free. If you need a clearer shortlist, start with Scout. If the moving parts are already taking over your week, that is when hands-on support starts to make more sense.
Start free
Use the tracker if you mainly need one place to save centres, notes, tours, reminders, and next steps.
Get a clearer shortlist
Scout is the better fit when the search feels noisy and you want expert help deciding where to focus.
Choose situational help when timing drives the problem
Planning ahead for infant care and a tight return-to-work timeline are different problems, and the lighter-touch offers should stay that specific.
Not sure where to start?
Answer three quick questions and we'll point you to the service that best fits your current pressure, timeline, and preferred level of help.
Pick the level of help that matches your week.
The free tracker gives you structure. Scout helps you narrow the shortlist. Placement Steward is the hands-on option. The planning and return-to-work offers are there for specific timing pressures.
Free Tracker
Keep your search in one place
A free place to save centres, compare options, and keep shortlist details, tours, reminders, and next steps together.
Free
No charge
Self-serve
Best for
Families who mainly want structure, shared visibility, and a calmer way to manage the search on their own.
What you get
Clear scope
Self-serve only · No provider outreach · No one-to-one support
Scout
Get a clearer shortlist
A focused consult and shortlist plan for families who want clearer options and a practical next step.
$149
Plus Ontario HST at checkout
One consult plus a shortlist plan
Best for
Families who have too many tabs open, mixed signals from centres, or no clear order of attack.
What you get
Clear scope
One consult call · One child · No ongoing case management
Placement Steward
Get hands-on search support
Hands-on support for families who want follow-ups managed, outreach organized, and the search kept moving over a defined support window.
$349
Plus Ontario HST at checkout
Up to 60 days of active support
Best for
Families juggling deadlines, centre follow-ups, waitlists, paperwork, and decision pressure at the same time.
What you get
Clear scope
1 child · 60 days · 12 managed centres · 2 substitutions · 8 follow-up actions · 2 tour assists · 1 offer review
Newborn Childcare Prep
Plan ahead for infant care
A planning session for families who want to get ahead of infant care timing before the search becomes urgent.
$89
Plus Ontario HST at checkout
One planning session
Best for
Expecting parents and families early in leave who want a realistic plan before infant waitlists start to feel stressful.
What you get
Clear scope
One-time planning session
Return-to-Work Rescue
Reset the search fast
Short-term help for families facing a near-term return-to-work deadline and needing a focused plan quickly.
$199
Plus Ontario HST at checkout
Short-term urgent support
Best for
Families under time pressure who need a sharper shortlist, clearer decisions, and a fallback route if their first options do not open in time.
What you get
Clear scope
Short-term support only
No guaranteed placement
We can help with the process, the comparison, and the follow-up. We do not promise a spot.
Outreach stays consent-based
We only contact centres for your family after that approval is recorded inside the product.
Scope stays visible
Every offer keeps its limits visible on the page, so you know what is included before checkout.