Child Care Provider Referrals

Programs that provide provincial and community-based services that are designed to improve the availability and quality of child care. These programs maintain lists of child care resources and link families who are in need of child care services with child care centres, licensed family child care homes and other organization-based providers; provide information that helps families become good consumers of child care services; recruit new child care providers to expand the availability of the service locally; provide training and technical assistance for providers; and collect and disseminate data which document the demand for child care services and the current availability of child care resources. Some programs may also make referrals to preschools and many provide referrals to children's play groups.

 

Services

A professional child care organization providing quality home care for children up to 12 years of age.  Recruits individual child care providers to provide care in their home.  Persons interested in becoming a home child care provider, or those wishing to register for home child care, are encoura

Provides the City of Hamilton's centralized online child care registry where parents and caregivers can browse licensed child care options by location and age group, as well as details about a child care program, hours, and type of care being offered.

A City of Hamilton website that provides the Hamilton Child Care Registry; a centralized online child care registry where parents and caregivers can browse licensed child care options by program type, age group, and location.

Wee Watch Ancaster Dundas and Hamilton West Service Area.  Home child care licensed by the Ministry of Education to administer and supervise home child care providers who are registered with the agency.  Child care provider hours are usually flexible and geared to parent need.  Shift coverage pro

Wee Watch Hamilton East and Stoney Creek Service Area. Home child care licensed by the Ministry of Education to administer and supervise home child care providers who are registered with the agency. Child care provider hours are usually flexible and geared to parent need.

A professional child care organization providing quality home care for children up to 12 years of age.  Recruits individual child care providers to provide care in their home.  Persons interested in becoming a home child care provider, or those wishing to register for home child care, are encoura

Wee Watch Waterdown Service Area.  Home child care licensed by the Ministry of Education to administer and supervise home child care providers who are registered with the agency.  Child care provider hours are usually flexible and geared to parent need.  Shift coverage provided.

Branch of the Ontario Ministry of education that licences and inspects all Ontario child care programs.

Other services include:

Offers a range of child care options including full-time, part-time, shift, weekend, and emergency care.

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