Early Childhood Centres (CPEs) of Quebec

3D virtual tours for early childhood centres (CPEs) in Quebec

Since 2025, Panosphere 360 has achieved the Matterport 3D virtual tour of nearly twenty installations early childhood centers (CPEs), From Montreal to Beauce, passing through Quebec City, Sainte-Julie, and Mascouche, a CPE (Centre de la petite enfance – Early Childhood Centre) is not like any other business: parents entrust it with their most precious possessions, often without ever having set foot in the building before registration. The virtual tour perfectly addresses this need for trust.

Why do CPEs (early childhood centres) conduct virtual tours?

Reassure parents before registration. With the Childcare Registration Portal, which replaced La Place 0-5, families choose their childcare facilities online, sometimes several months before their child starts. The virtual tour allows them to see the infant rooms, playrooms, outdoor play area, and kitchen at any time, without disturbing the groups. It's the perfect complement to the portal's information sheet and the childcare centre's website.

Limit in-person visits. Each parent visit to a childcare centre requires management's attention and disrupts the children's routine. A link to a virtual tour answers most questions beforehand, and in-person meetings become shorter and more focused.

Recruit educators. In the current context of a labor shortage in early childhood education, showcasing a bright, well-equipped, and well-maintained work environment makes all the difference in a job posting. The tour integrates seamlessly with both the "Careers" section of the website and the job postings.

To document and promote a new installation. With the new spaces announced by Quebec, many childcare centres are opening or expanding their facilities. The virtual tour serves to present the project to the board of directors, municipal partners, and the media, and it maintains an accurate digital twin of the building for site management.

Gaining transparency. An open visit to all testifies to the quality of the premises, the safety of the facilities and the care taken in the children's environment: a solid argument for the reputation of the CPE.

Some CPEs who trusted us

• CPE La Grande Ourse, Sainte-Julie: two facilities, Northern Lights (Main Street) and Shooting star (Darwin Street), integrated directly into the CPE website.
• CPE Percée de Soleil, Quebec City (Beauport): three facilities, Sun Breakthrough, Sunburst And Make Way for the Sun.
• CPE la Becquée and CPE-BC des Petits Pommiers, Quebec and Nouvelle-Beauce: seven installations captured, including The Feeding in Quebec City, Scott, Saint Isidore, Saint-Hénédine And Frampton.
• CPE Chaton Soleil, Mascouche: six facilities (Radius, Feather, Sunflower, Kitten, Heart And The Star).
• CPE Le Centre des Petits, Montreal: a downtown installation, on Saint-Antoine Street West, captured in 2026.

How does it work?

The recording takes place over a few hours, ideally at the end of the day or on weekends when the premises are empty: no children appear in the visit, and the photos displayed on the wall can be blurred if necessary. With the camera Matterport Pro3, Each facility becomes a complete 3D model, navigable room by room, with a dollhouse view and floor plan. The childcare centre receives a link to integrate into its website, Google listing, and job postings, and hosting is provided by Panosphere 360 year after year. For organizations managing multiple facilities, a group tour reduces travel expenses.

For small businesses or tight budgets, the Google Street View virtual tour for daycares and CPEs is a simpler solution, published directly on the Google listing of the childcare service.

Created by Panosphere 360

Panosphere 360 is Matterport service partner and a Google Street View Trusted Photographer since 2015. Based on Montreal's South Shore, we travel throughout Quebec to work with childcare centres, daycares, schools, and municipalities. Do you manage a childcare centre and want to showcase your facilities to parents? Discover our virtual tour services Or contact us for a submission.