552. Every local municipality may make, amend or repeal by-laws to establish, maintain and improve day care centres, nursery schools or stop over centres, in accordance with the Act respecting child day care (chapter S-4.1) and the regulations.
It may also:
(a) act as a home day care agency, in accordance with the said Act and the regulations;
(b) when the Office des services de garde à l’enfance designates it, under section 69 of the said Act, to be its regional representative, act in that capacity and exercise the functions attached thereto;
(c) exercise any power the bureau authorizes it to exercise under the said section;
(d) make an agreement with the bureau under section 70 of the said Act.