Children's Services

COVID-19 Update

School-aged Emergency child care ended June 30, 2021.

Licensed child care centres may resume serving school-aged children for full-days over the summer months, in accordance with the ministry’s health and safety guidance, Operational Guidance for Child Care During COVID-19 Outbreak.

Strict health and safety measures remain in place, including, but not limited to:

• Screening every day for COVID-19 symptoms before any individual enters the child care premises;
• Good hand washing throughout the day;
• Physical distancing;
• Wearing a mask and eye protection; and
• Avoiding sharing objects, toys, food, water bottles or other personal items.

EarlyON Child and Family Centres will begin to reopen for in-person outdoor services on June 28. Registration for outdoor programs is now open. EarlyON Centres will continue to offer a large variety of virtual programming throughout the summer and into the fall. 

 Children's Services is committed to providing services that:

• Foster early learning and child development
• Support children being cared for in a safe, nurturing environment
• Support the inclusion of children with special needs in licensed child care
• Enable parents to work or undertake training or education leading to employment
• Provide linkages to other support services

We do this by:

• Supporting families who need help with the daily cost of child care
• Offering support services for children in licensed child care
• Offering EarlyON programs
• Partnering with licensed child care centres in the community and Municipal Child Care Centres
• Offering funding opportunities to licensed child care agencies
• Professional and community planning