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Fee subsidies for child care are available to eligible families living in Halton Region. Learn about how to qualify and apply for child care fee subsidies in Halton Region

IMPORTANT

Due to significant demand for the child care subsidy, there are currently higher than normal wait times. To learn how to apply for the subsidy or start the application process, see below.


Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System

On March 28, 2022, the Federal and Provincial Governments announced a new funding agreement that will reduce the average cost of child care in Ontario.

Families will pay lower fees if their provider chooses to enroll in the CWELCC system, and their children are eligible.

As of December 31, 2022, child care providers enrolled in the CWELCC System must reduce their child care fees for eligible children by 52.75 per cent from their March 2022 rates to a minimum of $12 per day.

The Province will introduce additional fee reductions by September 2024, with a final reduction by September 2025 to an average of $10 a day.


Key Accomplishments

  • 88% of Halton’s licensed child care programs (child care centres and home child care agencies) are enrolled in the CWELCC System. There are currently 272 sites representing a total of 18,332 spaces that are part of the CWELCC System in Halton.
  • Child care fees have been reduced by 52.75% from March 2022 rates across CWELCC programs in Halton, providing significant savings for families.
  • Parental contributions for families receiving fee subsidy for child care have also been reduced by 50%.
  • Funding has been provided to ensure RECEs are paid at the 2023 wage floor of $19/hour for RECE program staff and $21/hour for RECE supervisors and RECE home visitors, and to support a $1 per hour wage increase in 2023.
    • More than 1,000 RECEs benefitted from increased wages as a result of CWELCC annual increase and wage floor funding in 2023.

Approved child care providers

For a list of child care providers in Halton approved to participate in the Canada-wide system, please select your community below.

  • Acton's Early Learning Child Care Centre
  • Little Leaders Licensed Home Child Care Agency (Licensed Home Child Care)
  • Wee Watch Milton (Licensed Home Child Care)
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - MS Bennett Acton
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Robert Little School Age Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - St. Joseph School Age
  • Alton Kids Child Care Center
  • Alton Village Before and After School Program
  • Ashwood Glen School Inc.
  • Brant Children's Centre
  • Brant Children's Centre - Burlington Baptist
  • Brant YMCA Child Care Centre
  • BrightPath Burlington
  • Burlington Children's Centre
  • Burlington Montessori Preschool - St. Lukes
  • Burlington Montessori Preschool - Tansley
  • Centre Copains-Copines
  • Childventures Early Learning Academy (Burlington)
  • EPUC Child Care Centre 
  • EYES Childcare Burlington 665
  • Fairview Glen Montessori
  • First Steps Learning and Child Care Centre
  • First Years Montessori 
  • HDSB Before and After School Program - Central Public School
  • HDSB Before and After School Program - John T Tuck Public School
  • HDSB Before and After School Program - Kilbride Public School
  • HDSB Before and After School Program - Lakeshore Public School
  • HDSB Before and After School Program - Tecumseh Public School
  • Hopedale Montessori School - Orchard Road Campus
  • Kidlogic Burlington
  • Kids & Company - Burlington Children's Centre
  • Kids & Company - Burloak
  • Kids & Company - Burloak 2
  • Kids & Company - Monkey See Monkey Do Appleby Campus
  • Kids & Company - Monkey See Monkey Do Beacon Hill 
  • Learning Blocks Montessori Inc. 
  • Les Coccinelles - Renaissance
  • Little Leaders Licensed Home Child Care Agency (Licensed Home Child Care)
  • Montessori Preschool
  • Muppets Co-operative Preschool
  • Parkview Children's Centre - The Orchard School
  • Pearson Community Co-op Nursery School Inc.
  • Ressel School @ Willowbrae Academy
  • Small Wunders Child Care
  • St. Christopher's Preschool Inc.
  • Summerhill Day School Ltd.
  • The Orchard Children's Centre
  • Tiny Hoppers Burlington South
  • Today's Family - Caring for Your Child -  JW Boich Before and After School Age Program
  • Today's Family - Caring for Your Child - Brant Hills
  • Today's Family - Caring for Your Child - Child Development Centre - Burlington
  • Wee Care Educational Services
  • Wee Care Educational Services Inc.
  • Wee Watch Burlington (Licensed Home Child Care)
  • Woodland Children's Centre Ltd.
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - Canadian Martyrs School Age Child Care Program
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - Charles Beaudoin
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - Makwendam
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - Rolling Meadows SACC
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - St. Anne's Child Care Centre
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - St. Christopher 
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - St. Patrick's School Age Child Care Program
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - St. Timothy's YMCA Child Care Centre
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - Tansley YMCA Child Care
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA - Tansley Woods (Extended Camp Care)
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - Ascension
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - Dr. Charles Best
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - Florence Meares
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - Frontenac
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - Glenview
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - Holy Rosary
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - King's Road
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - Maplehurst
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - Mohawk Gardens
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - Orchard Park
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - Paul A. Fisher
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - Pauline Johnson 
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - Sacred Heart of Jesus
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - Sir Ernest MacMillan
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - ST. ELIZABETH SETON
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - St. Gabriel
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - St. John
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - St. Mark's School
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - St. Raphael
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford - YMCA SACC - Tom Thomson
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford  - Clarksdale SACC
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford  - St. Paul SACC
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford  - YMCA SACC - Alexander
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford  - YMCA SACC - Drury Lane
  • YMCA of Hamilton/Burlington/Brantford -YMCA SACC - Bruce T. Lindley
  • Young Minds Preschool Ltd.
  • Apples & Angels Montessori School & Daycare (5601)
  • Apples & Angels Montessori School & Daycare (57925)
  • BrightPath Georgetown
  • Garderie Porte-Soleil
  • Gardiner School Age Program
  • Georgetown Day Care & Nursery School Inc.
  • Georgetown Day Care Building 2 
  • Halton Hills Child Care Centre
  • Learning Through Love LTD. (Licensed Home Child Care)
  • LearningTree Childcare Corp.
  • Links2Care - Park School - School Age Program
  • Links2Care - Joseph Gibbons School - School Age Program
  • Little Leaders Licensed Home Child Care Agency (Licensed Home Child Care)
  • Maple Nursery School
  • Regional Child Care Centre - Maple Avenue
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - George Kennedy YMCA Schoolage Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Glen Williams
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Harrison YMCA School Age Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Holy Cross School Age Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Limehouse 
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Pineview 
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Silver Creek YMCA School Age Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - St. Brigid Junior YMCA
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - St. Catherine's YMCA School Age Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - St. Francis of Assisi YMCA School Age Program
  • Angus Valley Montessori School
  • BrightPath Maple
  • Bronte Street School
  • Bruce Trail Early Learning and Child Care Centre
  • Building Blocks Montessori & Preschool-Fourth Line 
  • Building Blocks Montessori Inc.
  • Cherish Private Home Day Care Agency (Licensed Home Child Care)
  • Childventures Early Learning Academy Inc. (Milton)
  • Chris Hadfield Before and After School Program
  • Cudley Corner Child Care Centre - Derry Road
  • Cudley Corner Child Care Centre - Milton 
  • Cudley Corner Child Care Centre - Nipissing Road 
  • Garderie Educative Petit Bateau - Ste Nicolas
  • Halton Day Care Services (Licensed Home Child Care)
  • Happy Times for Kids Preschool of Oakville Inc. (Learning Blocks Montessori Milton)
  • Hawthorne Village Before & After School Program
  • High5 Daycare (Licensed Home Child Care)
  • Irma Coulson
  • Kids & Company - Milton 
  • Les Coccinelles (Ste-Anne)
  • Les Coccinelles Inc. (Dyane Adam)
  • Little Hands Children's Learning Centre Inc.
  • Little Hands Children's Learning Centre Inc. #3
  • Little Leaders Licensed Home Child Care Agency (Licensed Home Child Care)
  • Milton Community Resource Centre - Boyne Before and After School Program
  • Milton Community Resource Centre - Brookville School Age Program
  • Milton Community Resource Centre - P.L. Robertson Before & After School Program
  • Milton Community Resource Centre - St. Scholastica Before and After School Program
  • Milton Community Resource Centre - T.J. Singh Before and After School Program
  • Milton Community Resource Centre - Viola Desmond Early Learning Centre
  • Montessori School of Milton Inc.
  • Parkview Children's Centre - Rattlesnake Point
  • Sleepy Snuggles Childcare Centre
  • Sweet Pea Daycare
  • The Family Place - Milton
  • Tiny Hoppers Sherwood Park 
  • Wee Ones Child Care Academy
  • Wee Watch Milton (Licensed Home Child Care)
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Anne J. MacArthur YMCA SA Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Escarpment View School Age
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - EW Foster YMCA Schoolage Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Guardian Angels YMCA School Age Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Holy Rosary YMCA School Age Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - J. M. Denyes YMCA School Age Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Lumen Christi 
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Milton Kennedy Circle YMCA
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Martin Street Milton
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Milton Jr. Y
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Our Lady of Fatima School Age Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Our Lady of Victory YMCA School Age Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Queen of Heaven 
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Robert Baldwin YMCA School Age Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - Sam Sherratt YMCA School Age Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - St. Anthony of Padua School Age Program
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - St. Benedict 
  • YMCA of Greater Toronto - St. Peter YMCA Child Care Centre Milton
     
  • Alpha's Discovery Kids Preschool and Daycare
  • BrightPath Oakville
  • Bronte Harbour Nursery School
  • Childventures Early Learning Academy Inc. (Oakville)
  • Cradle 2 Kinder
  • Forest Grove Preschool Academy of Arts and Technology
  • Glen Abbey Childcare & Montessori
  • Glenashton Daycare Centre Limited
  • Halton Day Care Services (Licensed Home Child Care)
  • Happy Times for Kids Preschool of Oakville Inc. (Learning Blocks Montessori Oakville)
  • Heritage Montessori Inc. - Oakville
  • Hopedale Montessori School
  • Hopedale Montessori School - Palermo Campus
  • Hopedale Montessori School - Thomas St. Campus
  • IDEA Lab Kids East Oakville
  • Jenny's Child Care & Play
  • Kidex Academy Inc.
  • Kidlogic Oakville
  • Kids & Company - Cornwall 
  • Kids & Company - Dundas 
  • Kids & Company - Ford Child Care
  • Kids & Company - Monkey See Monkey Do Joshua Creek
  • Kids & Company - Oakville West
  • Kinder Buddies Childcare and Development Centre
  • Kinder Kids International Preschool
  • La Villa Montessori 
  • Les Coccinelles d'Oakville (Du Chene)
  • Les Coccinelles d'Oakville Inc. (Patricia Picknell)
  • Les Coccinelles Ste. Marie
  • Les Petites Perles
  • Little Kids Day Care Centre - Kingsridge 
  • Little Kids Daycare Center - Grosvenor
  • Little Leaders Licensed Home Child Care Agency (Licensed Home Child Care)
  • Maple Tree Montessori Childcare - Oakville
  • Marian Montessori
  • Monkey See Monkey Do/Joshua's Creek
  • Munn's Child Care Centre 
  • Munn's Child Care Centre Inc. - Iroquois Ridge
  • Nottinghill Cooperative Preschool Inc.
  • Oak Park Neighbourhood Centre
  • Oakville Family YMCA - Dr. David R Williams Junior YMCA
  • Oakville Family YMCA - Montclair
  • Oakville Family YMCA - New Central Public School SACC
  • Oakville Family YMCA - Oakville Trafalgar Junior Y
  • Oakville Family YMCA - Oodenawi
  • Oakville Family YMCA - Our Lady of Peace Junior YMCA
  • Oakville Family YMCA - Pilgrim Wood Junior YMCA
  • Oakville Family YMCA - River Oaks Junior YMCA
  • Oakville Family YMCA - SACC - Maple Grove
  • Oakville Family YMCA - SACC - St. Dominic
  • Oakville Family YMCA - SACC - St. Joan of Arc
  • Oakville Family YMCA - St Michael Junior YMCA
  • Oakville Family YMCA - St. Bernadette Junior YMCA
  • Oakville Family YMCA - St. Luke Junior YMCA
  • Oakville Family YMCA - St. Marguerite D'Youville Junior Y
  • Oakville Family YMCA - St. Nicholas 
  • Oakville Family YMCA - Waterford Junior YMCA
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Abbey Lane
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Captain R. Wilson Public School
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Eastview
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Emily Carr
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Falgarwood
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Forest Trail
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Gladys Speers
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Holy Family
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - James W. Hill
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Joshua Creek
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Morden
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Munn’s
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Palermo
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Pinegrove
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Post Corners
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Sheridan
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - St Mary
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - St Teresa of Calcutta
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - St. Andrew
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - St. John Paul II
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - St. Matthew
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - St. Vincent
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - Sunningdale
  • Oakville Family YMCA SACC - West Oak Public School
  • Oakville Parent Child Centre - Discovery Station/North Service Road
  • Oakville Parent-Child Centre - Oakwood After School Program
  • Oakville Parent-Child Centre - Occasional Childcare
  • Oakville YMCA E. J. James Public School SACC
  • Orange Seeds Montessori Centre
  • Oshi's Daycare Inc.
  • Parkview Children's Centre - The St Gregory School
  • Parkview Children's Centre - The Village School
  • Positive Minds Daycare Inc
  • Precious Pearls Child Care Centre Inc.
  • Regional Child Care Centre - Margaret Drive
  • Regional Child Care Centre - Sedgewick Crescent
  • Sheridan College Day Care Centre
  • SimplySmart Child Care Centre and Montessori (58451)
  • SimplySmart Childcare Centre and Montessori (58720)
  • Smart Little Children Inc.
  • The Chartwell House Early Learning Centre Inc.
  • The Family Place - Oakville
  • The Halton Centre for Child Care
  • The Nottinghill Educational Rec Centre Ltd. (Little Feet Big Dreams Child Care)
  • Thistleoaks Child Care CentreThistleoaks Child Care Centre
  • Today's Family - Caring for Your Child  - Brookdale
  • Trafalgar Oaks Child Care & Learning Centre
  • Wee Watch Oakville (Licensed Home Child Care)
  • West Oakville Preschool
  • Willowbrae Academy Oakville

2023 CWELCC Growth and Participation

For 2023, Halton Region was provided with a directed growth space allocation by the Province which outlines the number of spaces Halton is permitted to add in the CWELCC system. The directed growth allocation specifies how many community-based spaces and school-based spaces can be created for each year of the CWELCC agreement, up to 2026.

  2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 Total spaces
School-based Spaces 88 215 194 88 264 849
Community Spaces 0 190 0 0 347 537
Total 88 405 194 88 611 1,386

Community-based spaces are located anywhere outside of schools. Halton was provided with 190 spaces for 2023. The 190 spaces in 2023 have already been allocated to child care providers who opted into CWELCC in 2022, and whose enrollment was delayed until early 2023.

The next allocation of community-based spaces is anticipated to be 347 spaces in 2026. Space allocations will be reviewed annually with the Ministry of Education.

School-based spaces are those that are located in schools, and are determined through Ministry of Education’s capital planning process. Halton will be able to add 792 school based spaces by 2026, through school-based, child care construction projects which are already planned and underway.

Enrollment for additional child care providers to join the system is currently closed as there is no provincial funding to support growth of the CWELCC system at this time.


Eligibility

Only families with eligible children enrolled in participating child care programs will receive lower fees. If your licensed child centre or licensed home child care agency does not participate, your provider is not required to lower your child care fees.

All eligible children receiving licensed home child care at a premises overseen by an agency are eligible for fee reductions (both agency-placed and privately-placed children).

Age criteria

Fee reduction funding is intended to support children under the age of six. Fees must be reduced for eligible children, which includes:

  • Any child, until the last day of the month in which the child turns six years old (irrespective of the type of licensed child care program in which they are enrolled).
  • Up until June 30 in a calendar year, any child who:
    • turns six years old between January 1 and June 30 in that calendar year; and
    • is enrolled in a licensed infant, toddler, preschool, or kindergarten group, a licensed family age group, or home child care.

Child Care Fees and Reductions

As of December 31, 2022, participating sites are required to reduce their child care fees by 52.75 per cent from their March 2022 rates to a minimum of $12 per day.

Child care providers that enroll in the CWELCC System in 2023 will receive funding only for the portion of the year between the enrollment date and December 31, 2023, with no funding provided towards retroactive rebates.

There are two types of child care fees: base fees and non-base fees.

Base fees

Base fees are mandatory costs that parents/caregivers must pay to receive child care. This includes anything a child care provider is required to provide under the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, and any items or services that are part of the fee outlined in the operator’s Parent Handbook. Base fees are eligible for fee reductions.

Non-base fees

Non-base fees are optional items or services that parents/caregivers are not required to pay to receive child care. For example, where a separate fee is charged for optional music classes. Non-base fees are not eligible for fee reductions.

Further information about base and non-base fees are available in the CWELCC Halton Region Guidelines for Child Care Operators 2023 (PDF file).

Families receiving fee subsidy

If your family has a child under the age of six in receipt of fee subsidy, effective December 31, 2022 or the date of enrollment of your provider in 2023, you will see your parental contribution amounts reduced by 50% from the parental contribution charged prior to your child care provider’s participation in the CWELCC System.

If your child care provider does not participate in the CWELCC System, you will continue to receive your current fee subsidy without any change to your parental contribution.

Additional resources


Frequently Asked Questions

  • My child care centre wants to enroll in the CWELCC System. When will they be able to enroll?
    Enrollment for additional child care operators to join the system is currently closed as there is no provincial funding to support growth of the CWELCC System in Halton at this time.
    Halton Region will continue to advocate to the provincial government for additional funding to support expansion of CWELCC spaces in Halton to meet demand.
  • If my child care provider opts out of the CWELCC System or is not approved by Halton Region to participate, are they required to tell me?
    Yes. Child care providers must tell parents if they opt out of the CWELCC System or are not approved by the Region to enroll.
  • I have questions or concerns about my CWELCC fee reductions, who should I talk to?
    Please contact your child care provider with any questions or concerns about your fee reductions.
  • How can I find child care providers who have enrolled in the CWELCC System?
    A list of child care providers in Halton approved to participate in the CWELCC System is available.

For additional information about child care options in Halton contact the Child Care Directory and Information Line service (external link).


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