Early Learning: Infant, Toddler, Preschool
We know you can’t always be with your child — and that’s why we are here for you. YMCA licensed Child Care centres provide high-quality care for your child in a warm and stimulating environment where they can learn, grow, and thrive. The early years are key in your child’s development. That is why we developed YMCA Playing to Learn. It helps children learn the way they learn best. Let us help build your child’s enthusiasm and capacity for lifelong learning through guided play and discovery.
YMCA Child Care Centres operate Monday to Friday from 7:00 a.m. until 6:00 p.m. year-round. Programs are full-day, either full time or in some cases part time. Our qualified early childhood educators facilitate play experiences that will help your child develop foundational skills in language and literacy, mathematics, science and technology and the arts. Nutritious meals and snacks are provided.
Registration Information
To add your child to our wait-list, please complete and submit the Inquiry Form.
Waiting List Policy
If the program is operating at capacity, your child will be added to the centre’s waiting list. There is no fee for a family to be placed on our waiting list. Available child care spaces are to be filled by families on the waiting list according to the ordinance of sequential dates as indicated on the child care waiting list forms. Priority will be given to families wishing to register their child in a full-time space. Families transferring from other YMCA Child Care centres, or siblings who are already registered will have priority for the next available space.
When a space becomes available the first person on the waiting list is contacted and asked if they are interested in the space or if they would prefer to remain on the waiting list. If they cannot be reached on the first attempt, contact will be attempted again on the next business day. If they cannot be reached, or do not return our call within 24 hours after the second call, the next person on the list will be contacted. A family has 24 hours after initial contact has been made to confirm their acceptance of the child care space. Families on the waitlist can contact the supervisor at any time to determine their standing on the waiting list.