The Province announced on April 12th the availability of emergency child care for eligible essential workers for school aged children.
The service is available in Stratford, Perth County and St. Marys with spaces allocated in chronological order from the date of application and only to those listed on the Province’s Eligible Workers list.
They will be required to have exhausted all other options for child care.
The link to the list of eligible workers, the list of available child care locations and links to the application process are below.
List of Eligible Workers as per the Province of Ontario
Locations for Emergency Child Care
Stratford
The City of Stratford at the Anne Hathaway Day Care Centre
The YMCA of Three Rivers at Stratford District Secondary School
Mitchell
Perth Care for Kids at Upper Thames Elementary School;
St. Marys
The Town of St. Marys at Holy Name of Mary School
North Perth
Monkton at the Elma Logan Recreation Complex
Listowel at Westfield Elementary School,
Both by the Municipality of North Perth.
Applications to the Program are made through the City of Stratford. Registrations begin with screening for eligibility by calling the City of Stratford Early Years Coordinator at 519-271-3773 ext 404.
Questions and concerns can be directed to Jeff Wilson, Manager of Children’s Services at the City of Stratford at [email protected] or by calling 519-271-3773 extension 243.
