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Children Services

Resources for Child Care Centres

Agency Inquiry

Agencies/Providers that may have any inquiries or questions please use the form below.
 
Note: You will be required to sign in with your childcare account to fill out.

Canada-Wide Early Learning Plan

Under the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, the Cochrane District Services Board’s (CDSB) Children’s Services Department manages the funding of a variety of programs.

The CDSB has service agreements with 16 agencies that provide services within the Cochrane District including:

  • Licensed Childcare Centres
  • Private Home Child Care
  • Special Needs Resourcing 
  • Before and After School Recreation Programs
  • Cochrane District EarlyON Child & Family Centres

Wage Subsidies

Through the Wage Enhancement Grant (WEG), the CDSB supports licensed child care centres retain registered early childhood educators (RECEs), ensuring access to stable, high-quality child care and early learning programs.

To see if your licensed child care centre or licensed home child care centre is eligible, please contact:

 

Shannon Costello, Director of Children’s Services
By Phone: 705-266-4697
By Email: shannon.costello@cdsb.care 

Frequently Asked Questions

Parents or guardians of children five years of age and younger do not have to apply to receive a child care fee reduction.
You may be eligible for reduced fees if:
  • you pay more than $12 per day for child care and your child is:
    • five years of age and younger
    • six years old and enrolled in a licensed preschool, kindergarten or family age group or a licensed home child care premises, until June 30
  • your licensed child care provider chooses to enroll in the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care System
The amount that you will save depends on the current fees your child care provider charges and may vary by region.

Licensed child care providers are required to notify CDSB and the Ministry of their intent to enroll in the CWELCC system by November 1st, 2022.  Once a licensed child care provider is accepted into the CWELCC, they must notify families of eligible children within 14 days.

Once a licensed child care provider has notified families of their enrolment into the CWELCC, they must reduce their base fees for applicable families within 31 days.
 
Within 60 days, all applicable families will receive a rebate retroactive to April 1, 2022 (or date license was issued if after April 1, 2022).

After notifying CDSB and the Ministry of their decision not to enroll in the CWELCC system, providers must notify existing families of eligible children of their decision.  Parents will have 30 days to provide 30 days notice of withdrawal with no penalty if they so choose.

The amount you will save depends on the current fees that you pay for your eligible children.  However, the initial reduction will be 25% of your current rate, to a minimum of $12/day, retroactive to April 1, 2022. 
 
For example: you currently pay $49/day in child care fees for an 18-month old and $32/day for a 5-year old.  If your child care centre enrolls in the CWELCC system by November 1, your fees would be reduced by 25% to $36.75/day for the 18-month old and $24/day for the 5-year old – a savings of $20.25/day.
The Ontario child care fee subsidy program will continue to be available for families who are eligible for financial support.
The amount you will pay depends on your family’s income test and your child’s age.
For more information on fee subsidy or how to apply, visit the Child Care Fee Subsidy page on our website.

The Ontario Child Care Tax Credit program will continue to be in effect for eligible families.  Find out if you are eligible to receive tax credit to help with child care costs .