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Sandra Vella

Markham Child Care Opening in 2023

Child care providers

Forever Blessed Child Care is committed to ensure our futures are bright. These children are the future leaders & professionals. Their health, safety and education are our primary goal.

Our mission is to start at the root and contribute to the care and nurturing of the future.

We appreciate the significance of a family. It is the quality of the relationships between educators, children, and families that characterizes the early childhood community experience for families and their children and its everlasting affect.

Teachings & activities will stem from the Holy Bible and the early Christian Church. Forever Blessed Child Care upholds Christian teachings and the traditional Christian understanding of family. Forever Blessed Child Care aspires to support emotional, social, and educational growth of our children. We strive to create an environment of trust, respect, support & modelling emotional intelligent behavior as the first step in nurturing our children.

More information coming soon

https://www.foreverblessed.ca/

Bayview and John Daycare

Child care providers, licensed home daycare

My name is Heidi and I am a mother of three grown daughters. I have over 20 years of experience caring for children, from infancy to school age within a Home Child Care setting. I have a teacher’s degree and studied Early Childhood Education. I am Certified in Standard CPR and First Aid. I attend workshops to enhance my professional skills and gain more experience and knowledge. I am fluent I English, Mandarin and Cantonese.

My home daycare is located at Bayview north of John Street. I am close to Highway 407.The environment within my home is safe, comfortable, and always clean. We back onto a park within steps distance. This is great for the children to explore the outdoors, get exercise and enjoy the fresh air. The children also have fun in the backyard perfect for children to develop gross motor skills.

I love developing curriculum and working with children to support their development and learning. Years of managing a home daycare has instilled in me the ability and experience of looking after the needs of children, including preparing meals and handling hygiene.

I have experience caring for children ages ranging from infant to school age. Types of programming includes carefully planned child directed/play based daily learning activities to ensure children are well prepared academically and socially for kindergarten with language, mat art, crafts, songs, and games. I make sure to provide a supportive and loving small group setting to initiate children with social skills.

I support the children’s life skills such as tidying up, eating and dressing independently, and toilet training.

I believe it is important for children to develop social skills from a young age. I also believe it is important to give every child individual attention as well to give them the opportunity to be with other children.

We as a family love to eat delicious healthy meals. I do the same for my daycare children. They enjoy tasty snacks and lunches that follow Canada’s Food Guide.

I know your child will be happy and flourish in my daycare. I will ensure they have a good day, every day. I will help prepare them for junior kindergarten, with confidence and eagerness to learn. I am looking forward to meeting you and your child.

HEI Schools Early Learning Centre Waterdown

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HEI Schools (Helsinki International Schools) was co-founded by the University of Helsinki. Embracing Nordic values of accessibility and openness. HEI School Early Learning Centre Waterdown is offering the curriculum, teacher training, learning environment design, carefully selected learning materials and operational support needed to start a premium early learning center. The centre will be offering Toddler and Preschool Curriculum. HEI Waterdown will be the first in Canada.

please see our link for more information and to register your child

https://www.heischools.com/waterdown

Brampton Child Care Centre

Child care providers

Why is Light of the World Childcare’s Brampton Child Care Centre the best choice? The growth and development that occurs in the first few years of your child’s life are significant. From ages 0 to 5 years, your child is setting the foundation for their sense of security and safety. Childcare will offer plenty of opportunities to support this growth.

For a parent, choosing the right childcare centre can be stressful. As a result, parents need to take their time to do the appropriate research and make sure that the center in question is truly a good fit for their child.

Light of the World Childcare has always focused on meeting the social, emotional, and academic needs of our young learners so they can grow into the changemakers of tomorrow—and today is no different.

During these challenging times when routines seem to change daily, one thing remains the same, we provide a safe, enriching place for children to learn and grow, whether through distance learning support or through essential child care for parents returning to work.

Our Childcare centre is dedicated to excellence in childcare and strives to foster and develop each child’s intellectual, social, spiritual, creative and personal well-being. Light of the World integrates a STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) curriculum and a nurturing environment that paves the way for both an academically bright future and an uplifting mindset. With STEM-based learning, children benefit from developing the skills to become critical thinkers and problem solvers. As part of our holistic care, the center provides meals and snacks that promote healthy nutrition and eating habits. Light of the World Childcare Centre offers various programs for various age groups:

https://lightoftheworldchildcare.ca/

 

 

 

CWELCC What Parents Need To Know

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Lower fees for families who use licensed child care
Updates on eligibility and refunds for the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system)

Municipalities in Ontario are working with licensed child care operators to enroll them in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system. By participating in the new system, operators will be able to reduce fees for parents. To be eligible for lower child care fees, children must be enrolled in a licensed centre or home child care program that chooses to participate in the CWELCC system.

Who’s eligible
Children who are under the age of six
Children who turn six years old are eligible until June 30 of that calendar year
Reducing your fees
If you have a child of eligible age and your centre or program chooses to participate, and is approved, you will see the following reductions:

25% for any fees that you paid after April 1, 2022, to a minimum of $12 a day. We expect child care operators that are participating in CWELCC will provide refunds this fall.
An additional 25% reduction to your fees, effective January 1, 2023. This means the fees you pay next year will be 50% lower than they are now.
Additional reductions in 2024.
A final reduction as all child care fees move towards an average of $10 a day by September 2025.
Child care operators must apply to participate
All licensed child care operators can choose to participate in the new child care system.

The decision to participate in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system is up to the child care operator.

Licensed child care operators have until September 1, 2022 to decide if they wish to participate.

Next steps for you
Families will continue to pay their current fees in full until their child care operator’s application has been approved to participate. If your child care centre or program is approved, you will receive up to a 25% refund for any fees that you paid after April 1, 2022.

If your child care operator decides not to participate in the system or is not approved, they must inform you in writing. If your child care operator chooses not to participate, you will not be eligible for a refund. If you wish to withdraw your child(ren) from the program because of the operator’s decision, you will have 30 days from the time their letter is sent to you to withdraw without any penalty.

How to get your refund
You don’t need to do anything to get your refund. However, there are some things that need to happen first:

Your child care operator must apply to participate in the new child care system and be approved. If that happens, the operator will let you know when you will receive your refund.
Your child care operator must inform you if they decide not to participate or are not approved to participate, and update their parent handbook to indicate that they are not enrolled in the CWELCC system. You will not get a refund if your operator does not participate.
Families will start to receive refunds from the operator beginning this fall.
Regardless of when your child care operator is approved, you will still get the full 25% refund for any fees that you paid after April 1, 2022.
If you are no longer using child care but had an eligible child in licensed child care in April 2022, the operator will contact you with their decision to participate. If they choose to participate and are approved, you are eligible for a 25% refund for the fees you paid to the child care operator, which will be arranged by the operator.
If you would like to know if your child care operator intends to apply for CWELCC funding, you can ask them directly about their decision.

Learn more about the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care agreement

Licensed Child Care Options
There are many licensed child care options available to families, in Ontario, there area Licensed centre-based and home-based child care is available for children.

Child Care Fee Subsidy may be available for eligible families with children in licensed child care.

Full-Day Child Care Centres
Child care centres provide full-day child care, usually for 12 months of the year. Some centres also offer part-time care, nursery school programs, temporary care services, as well as school-age or camp programs. These centres must be licensed, whether they are operated by a private corporation or a non-profit, incorporated board of directors.

Parents seeking care for infants and toddlers in a child care centre should be prepared to pay more than they pay for a preschool child because additional staff is required to care for young children.

In a licensed home-based agency
Individual home caregivers are not licensed by the Ministry of Education, but are contracted by home child care agencies that are licensed by the Ministry.

Home child care agencies recruit, screen, approve and supervise caregivers who provide child care in their own homes for children from birth to under 13 years of age. It is the agency that is licensed and responsible for ensuring each home meets Child Care and Early Years Act standards. The Child Care and Early Years Act governs the operation of child care centres, or nursery school programs, in Ontario. Child care centres, or nursery school programs, that have more than five children under age 10, must obtain a licence from Ontario’s Ministry of Education.

Homes are visited and monitored regularly by home child care agencies and are subject to spot checks. Homes are government-regulated and meet specific standards
Caregivers must meet a set of standards including police checks
The number and ages of children in care is regulated
The hours of care are flexible
Siblings can be placed together
There are smaller groups of children cared for per home, with a a maximum of six children per home
Financial support may be available to families who qualify
Tax receipts are provided

Nursery School Programs
Nursery schools are licensed, part-day programs for more than five children between the ages of 2 and a half and five years of age. They usually only run during the school year from September to June.

School-age Programs
School-age programs are licensed to provide before and/or after school care for more than five children. Some programs also offer lunch supervision, as well as care on professional development days and school holidays.

Selecting Quality Child Care
For information on selecting quality child care, read our resource packages which can help you identify your family’s needs and select a quality child care program that is right for you and your child. The packages include information about child care options, child care needs, a child care checklist and how to help your child adjust to child care.

Opening A Child Care Centre

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Whether you are thinking to buy an existing child care or creating one from scratch here are somethings you need to know

  • You must first choose a prospective location and survey the area to be certain there is a need for your service
  • Check with the Zoning Department in your municipality to make sure that the area is zoned for “daycare” use.
  • Download and review the Child Care and Early Years Act (CCEYA) and Child Care Licensing Manual to understand what is involved while you are licensed.

Do I Need a Child Care Licence?

The Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 (CCEYA) requires any premises that receives more than five children under the age of 13 years for temporary care and guidance in Ontario to be licensed by the Ministry of Education.

On average, it takes 4 months to transfer a child care centre as a share sale or home child care agency. However, to open a new licensed child care centre or home child care agency it can take more than a year. Time will vary depending on a number of factors, including;

Incorporating a corporation for a profit or non profit
Developing policies and procedures and a parent handbook
Obtaining all required approvals for Ministry of Education, Fire and Health departments plus building approvals
Renovations and/or construction
Obtaining a police records checks for Directors and Staff
Purchasing equipment, toys and materials
Hiring a supervisor;
Recruiting staff;
Recruiting home visitors and home child care providers; (if an home child care agency)

How Do I Apply for a Licensed Child Care Centre/Home Child Care Agency licence?

Operators across the GTA have relied on Daycare Consulting Services for help with this process. They’ve come to trust our services and our unwavering professionalism. If you’re in the process of looking to open daycare in Toronto or the GTA  Daycare Consulting Services should be at the top of your list. Call us on 416-494-5898 and schedule an appointment to talk to us. We’ll be happy to answer all your questions so that you can make an informed decision.