Licenced Centres/ Nursery Schools
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- may be in a freestanding building or a separate facility within a school or community centre
- are licenced by the Ministry of Community, Family and Children's Services and must meet requirements set out in the Day Nurseries Act and Regulation. They include staff/child ratios, staff qualifications, maximum group size, safety, discipline, nutrition, furnishings and equipment
- offer group care in a specially designed setting for infants and children up to the age of 12
- trained/experienced staff
- offer full day & part-time options including, nursery school, before and after school and school break programs
- are usually open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. but may have extended hours
- must comply with legislated staff/child ratios which vary by age:
- Infants: 1 staff : 3 children
- Toddlers: 1 : 5
- Pre-school: 1 : 8
- School age: 1 : 15
Licenced Home-Based Agency
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- caregivers registered with a licenced agency and receive support, training and supervision
- homes visited a minimum of once every 3 months by agency and monitored for health, safety, and age-appropriate programming
- caregivers have current medical requirements and all family members over 18 have criminal reference checks
Unlicenced/Independent Home Care
- are expected to comply with the Day Nurseries Act and Regulation stipulating there can be no more than 5 children in care under the age of 10, at any one time, not including the caregiver's children
- caregiver not supervised or monitored
Full Day Early Learning Schools-FDELS
In September, full-day learning for four- and five-year-olds will be available in nearly 600 schools across every school board in Ontario. This means up to 35,000 kindergarten students across Ontario will be enrolled in full-day learning in September, 2010.
The list of schools is available at Ontario.ca/EarlyLearning. School boards will soon begin registering for the 2010-11 school year–– including the integrated before- and after-school program.
The program will be phased in over time starting this September and will be expanded in stages with a goal of having it fully implemented by 2015-16.
Full-day learning is a key part of the government's plan to create a stronger school system and a well-educated work force. By giving our kids an early start in school, we're setting them on the road to success and building a stronger Ontario for us all.
The links provided below list the participating schools in the Peel region:
Dufferin Peel Catholic District School Board - Full Day Full Day Learning
Peel District School Board - Full Day Learning
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