Childcare Programs
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Un portail web des services pour les enfants, les jeunes, et les familles francophones de Kingston.
MAP
Find your way to the offices of Childcare Programs for the City of Kingston.
CONTACT
First Floor
362 Montreal Street
Kingston, ON K7K 3H5
Tel: 613-546-2695 ext. 4825
Fax: 613-546-2623
DOWNLOADS
Find out how to apply for childcare subsidies.
The Childcare Wage Subsidy Distribution Model.
[PDF 62KB]
The 2010-2012 Kingston Frontenac Child Care Service Management Plan.
The 2007-2008 Kingston Frontenac Child Care Service Management Plan.
HOURS
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Community and Family Services offices — including Childcare Programs at 362 Montreal St. — are closed between noon and 4:30 p.m. one day each month. On this day, there will be no Community and Family Services staff at the Sharbot Lake or Sydenham offices. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
ALSO IN THIS SECTION
See a list of child-care providers offering subsidized space to residents of the City of Kingston and County of Frontenac.
Learn about Nursery Schools, Recreation Programs and Before and After School Programs.
Oakwood Preschool is owned and operated by the Corporation of the City of Kingston and provides licensed child care for infants, up to children 6 years of age.
Learn about the required documentation for childcare subsidy applications.
PDF HELP
The freely available Adobe Reader software can be used to view the PDF documents on the City of Kingston Web site.
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The Ministry of Community & Social Services and the Ministry of Children & Youth Services designated the City of Kingston, Community and Family Services, Childcare Programs as the Service Delivery Agent for child care services.
In addition, Childcare Programs is responsible for the management of subsidized homemaking services under the authority of the Homemakers and Nurses Services Act.
362 Montreal St. - Family & Social Services Offices
Childcare Services Plan
The Kingston Frontenac Childcare Service Plan 2010-2012 [PDF 1.8MB] sets the course for the management of funded childcare programs and includes plans to minimize the impacts on children, families, and childcare operators through the phasing in of full day early learning programs (ELP) for children 4 and 5 years of age.
Programs And Services
Fee Subsidy Program
Special Needs Resource Funding
Wage Subsidy Funding
Homemaking Subsidy
Fee Subsidy Program
The City of Kingston partners with licenced childcare providers to provide fee assistance to City of Kingston and County of Frontenac residents. Families wanting to have assistance with day care fees and place their child in a licenced centre must contact the centre directly to request a subsidized space. If a space is available, the centre will provide confirmation of space to the City. The City will then contact the family to book an appointment with the parent(s) for an income testing assessment application.
Subsidy is available for children ranging in age from infant to 12 years of age when their parent(s) is/are employed or enrolled in an educational or retraining program. Fees vary based on financial circumstances.
CHILDCARE PROGRAMS
- Day Care - Full or half-day programs
- Nursery School - Half-day programs
- Before and After School Care
- School Age Care (summer and/or professional development days)
- Recreation Programs for school age children (6 - 12 years of age) for school holidays (Christmas, March and Summer breaks)
You can see a list of Childcare Providers offering subsidized space to the Residents of the City of Kingston and County of Frontenac.
To speak to a representative in Childcare Programs, please call 613-546-2695 extension 4825.
Special Needs Resource Funding
Provides direct and consultative support to licensed childcare facilities to enhance the integration of special needs children with their peers. Special needs resources are available at no extra cost to parents through:
Community Living Kingston
1412 Princess Street
Kingston, Ontario K7M 3E5
Telephone: 613-546-6613
Frontenac Club Day Care Program
442 Albert Street
Kingston, Ontario K7L 3W3
Telephone: 613-542-4018
Wage Subsidy Funding
The Wage Subsidy program provides funding to licensed childcare programs and special needs programs to improve salaries and benefits to enhance staff stability and to make licensed childcare more affordable for all parents.
Homemaking Subsidy
Community and Family Services, Homemaking Programs determines eligibility for subsidized homemaking services to residents of the City of Kingston (only) based on financial verification. Requests for subsidized homemaking services should be made to the agency listed below:
ComCare (Canada) Limited
52 Abbott Street North, #3
Smiths Falls, Ontario
Telephone: 613-542-2897
