Child Care

The Durham District School Board (DDSB) supports the provision of quality child care services in its schools through qualified, licensed child care operators where space is available and the need for service has been identified through community/regional planning processes.

Durham District School Board Child Care Policy

The Durham District School Board's policy (#1500) illustrates the Board's commitment to building strong partnerships with child care centres to support schools, students, families, and communities. Research has shown that the early years – from conception to age six – are the most significant and influential years in terms of brain development, learning, behaviour, and health. High-quality licensed child care that supports the development of cognitive and social skills can enhance school readiness and help children achieve later school success.

Overview of Programs

Early Years Hubs

Free programs for children between the ages of 0 - 6 and their parents/caregivers. The programs focus on healthy childhood growth, development, and early literacy.

Before & After School Child Care Programs

The DDSB and community agencies/partners offer a range of before and after school programs for children between the ages of 4 - 12.

After School Recreation Programs

The DDSB and community agencies/partners offer affordable after school recreation programs for children between the ages of 6 – 12. These programs are offered within a fun, safe, interesting, and engaging environment.

Child Care Centres In Schools

Qualified, licensed Child Care Operators provide child care for children between the ages of 0 - 4. Available programs by age vary per site.

Infants: 0 to 18 months
Toddlers: 18 months to 2 ½ years old
Preschool: 2 ½ to 4 years old

Nursery/Preschool Programs

The DDSB and community agencies/partners offer nursery school programs in schools for children between the ages of 2 - 4. Early Childhood Educators deliver developmentally appropriate activities for two or three half days per week, helping young learners prepare for school.

Programs Available by Area:

Use the Find My School tool to locate your designated home school.
Click on the municipality in which you reside and locate your designated home school. Click on the school name to review the Early Years Programs currently being offered. Programs offered at the school may include Early Years Hubs, Before and After School Programs, After School Recreation Programs, Child Care Centres (Infant, Toddler, Preschool), and/or Nursery/Preschool Programs.
*Please note that not every DDSB school will offer the same Child Care programs – programs are school-specific and may differ with availability.

Ajax	Brock	Oshawa	Pickering
Scugog	Whitby	Uxbridge

For families interested in locating Child Care programs for children between the ages of 0-4, please select your designated home school to learn whether a Licensed Child Care Centre is available at the school.

If your designated home school does not offer a Licensed Child Care Centre, please utilize the Find My School tool to locate alternative school locations within the same geographic area.

*Please note that not every DDSB school will offer the same Child Care programs – programs are school-specific and may differ with availability.

Registration and availability of programs is managed by our Child Care partners. Click on the Child Care partner logo(s) below for contact information and additional details about a specific program.

Frequently Asked Questions

Supporting Children with Special Needs

Licensed child care operators work in partnership with Special Needs Resourcing (SNR) services which work directly with educators to support equity and inclusion of all children. Please see the Region of Durham website for more information on supports for children with special needs who are attending a licensed child care program.

Child Care Subsidy

The Regional Municipality of Durham's Child Care Fee Subsidy Program helps families, who live in the Durham Region, pay for licensed child care. Please see the Region of Durham website for more information on eligibility criteria, and a copy of the application form.

Ajax

Alexander Graham Bell PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
Child Care Centres

Applecroft PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Toddler, Preschool

Nursery/Preschool Programs

Bolton C Falby PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Early Years Hubs
Before & After School Programs
After School Recreation Programs
Child Care Centres	Infant, Toddler, Preschool

Cadarackque PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
Child Care Centres
Nursery/Preschool Programs

Carruthers Creek PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
After School Recreation Programs

daVinci PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Dr. Roberta Bondar PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Early Years Hubs

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Infant, Toddler, Preschool

Duffin's Bay PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Eagle Ridge PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Lakeside PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
Child Care Centres	Infant, Toddler, Preschool

Lester B. Pearson PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
After School Recreation Programs

Lincoln Alexander PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

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Child Care Centres

Toddler, Preschool

Nursery/Preschool Programs

Lincoln Avenue PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Lord Elgin PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
Child Care Centres

Michaelle Jean PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Nottingham PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Preschool

Roland Michener PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Infant, Toddler, Preschool

Nursery/Preschool Programs

Romeo Dallaire PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
Child Care Centres

Rosemary Brown PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
Early Years Hub

Southwood Park PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Terry Fox PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
After School Recreation Programs
Before & After School Programs

Vimy Ridge PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Viola Desmond PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

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Child Care Centres

Infant, Toddler, Preschool

Westney Heights PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Brock

Beaverton PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Preschool

McCaskill's Mills PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

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Child Care Centres

Infant, Toddler, Preschool

Nursery/Preschool Programs

Sunderland PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
Nursery/Preschool Programs

Thorah Central PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Nursery/Preschool Programs

Scugog

Cartwright Central PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Greenbank PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Prince Albert PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

R.H. Cornish PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Early Years Hubs
Before & After School Programs

S.A. Cawker PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Early Years Hubs
Before & After School Programs

Uxbridge

Goodwood PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Joseph Gould PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
Child Care Centres

Quaker Village PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Scott Central PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Uxbridge PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Early Years Hubs
Before & After School Programs
Nursery/Preschool Programs

Oshawa

Adelaide McLaughlin PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Beau Valley PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Bobby Orr PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Infant, Toddler, Preschool

Clara Hughes PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Toddler, Preschool

College Hill PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Coronation PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Dr. C.F. Cannon PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Early Years Hubs
After School Recreation Programs

Dr. S.J. Phillips PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before and After School Programs

David Bouchard PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Elsie MacGill PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
Child Care Centres

Forest View PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Glen Street PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Early Years Hubs
After School Recreation Programs

Gordon B Attersley PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners

Harmony Heights PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
After School Recreation Programs

Hillsdale PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners

Jeanne Sauve PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Kedron PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Preschool

Lakewoods PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Mary St Community School

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
After School Recreation Programs

Norman G. Powers PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Northern Dancer PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
Child Care Centres

Pierre Elliott Trudeau PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Queen Elizabeth PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Early Years Hubs
Before & After School Programs
Child Care Centres	Infant, Toddler, Preschool

R.S. McLaughlin PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Infant, Toddler, Preschool

Seneca Trail PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Sherwood PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Stephen G. Saywell PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Toddler, Preschool

Nursery/Preschool Programs

Sunset Heights PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Village Union PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
After School Recreation Programs
Early Years Hub

Vincent Massey PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Walter E. Harris PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Waverly PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Early Years Hubs
Before & After School Programs
Child Care Centres
Nursery/Preschool Programs

Woodcrest PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
After School Recreation Programs

E.A. Lovell - D.C.E.

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners

Pickering

Altona Forest PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Infant, Toddler, Preschool

Bayview Heights PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
After School Recreation Programs
Before & After School Programs
Child Care Centre	Infant, Toddler, Preschool

Claremont PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Early Years Hubs
Before & After School Programs
Child Care Centres	Infant, Toddler, Preschool
Nursery/Preschool Programs

Elizabeth B. Phin PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Fairport Beach PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
After School Recreation Programs

Frenchman's Bay PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Early Years Hubs
Before & After School Programs

Gandatsetiagon PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Early Years Hubs
Before & After School Programs

Glengrove PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Early Years Hubs
After School Recreation Programs
Before and After School Programs
Child Care Centres	Preschool

Highbush PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Toddler, Preschool

Nursery/Preschool Programs

Maple Ridge PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Toddler, Preschool

Nursery/Preschool Programs

Rosebank Road PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Biidaasige Mandamin PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Valley Farm PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Toddler, Preschool

Nursery/Preschool Programs

Valley View PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Vaughan Willard PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Early Years Hubs
Before & After School Programs
Child Care Centres	Preschool
Nursery/Preschool Programs

Westcreek PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

William Dunbar PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Whitby

Bellwood PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
After School Recreation Programs

Blair Ridge PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Brooklin Village PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Toddler, Preschool

C.E. Broughton PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Capt. Michael VandenBos PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Chris Hadfield PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Colonel J.E. Farewell PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
After School Recreation Programs

Dr. Robert Thornton PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
After School Recreation Programs

E.A. Fairman PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
After School Recreation Programs

Fallingbrook PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Glen Dhu PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Toddler, Preschool

Nursery/Preschool Programs

Jack Miner PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

John Dryden PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs
After School Recreation Programs
Child Care Centres	Toddler, Preschool
Nursery/Preschool Programs

Julie Payette PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Meadowcrest PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Ormiston PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Toddler, Preschool

Nursery/Preschool Programs

Pringle Creek PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Robert Munsch PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Sinclair SS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Child Care Centres

Sir Samuel Steele PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Sir William Stephenson PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners

West Lynde PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

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Child Care Centres

Infant, Toddler, Preschool

Nursery/Preschool Programs

Whitby Shores PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Williamsburg PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Before & After School Programs

Willows Walk PS

Early Years Programs	Early Years Partners
Child Care Centres
Before & After School Programs
Early Years Hub

Winchester PS

Early Years Programs

Early Years Partners

Before & After School Programs

Child Care Centres

Infant, Toddler, Preschool