I live in Stittsville, a subdivision called Jackson Trails. Personally I like it, it's a small community, and the people are nice. It's close to Kanata Centrum and other amentities. I usually do my shopping locally and in Kanata. It's really the bountry between Kanata and Stittsvile. In terms of schools, I'm suprised that there are so many schools (especially catholic schools) in here. I just read on the communiy paper, they are going to build another school in Stittsville. For day care centers, I believe there are three or four lisenced, (if you're looking for lisenced) and you can also find some in kanata. Hope this info helps and good luck with your house search.