Welcome to the City of Kawartha Lakes and The County of Haliburton Child Care Registry

Your online application for licensed child care services and approved recreation services.

Apply for several licensed child care options in just one application!

Apply for Child Care Programs, Subsidy, and More!

Finding Quality Programs

Help on how to find quality child care for your child(ren).

Apply For Licensed Child Care Services

Information About The Different Types of Licensed Child Care Programs.

Financial Assistance

Information about applying for financial assistance

Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement

Information about the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement

Finding Quality Programs

Licensed child care programs must meet and maintain specific provincial standards, set out in the Child Care and Early Years Act. These standards provide for the health, safety and developmental needs of children. For more information on licensed child care programs, please visit the Ministry of Education's website at Ministry of Education.

Apply For Licensed Child Care Services

The Registry provides a list of licensed child care providers in the City of Kawartha Lakes and the County of Haliburton and includes several child care options for you to choose from:

Home-based Childcare;
Centre-based childcare;
Approved recreation programs (before school, after school and summer camps).

To add your name to the Registry, you must first create an account. Then follow the steps to apply for the child care programs that best meet the needs of your child and family.

The Registry is managed by child care providers. Once a space is available, a child care provider will contact you directly to advise you of the next steps.

Financial Assistance

Applying for financial assistance with child care costs is a separate process and is not included in your application.

If you cannot pay the full fee and need help to pay for your child care costs, you can apply for a child care subsidy with the City of Kawartha Lakes. You can apply for fee subsidy by calling City of Kawartha Lakes Children’s Services at 1-877-324-9870 ext 3251 or apply online.

Finding Quality Programs

Ontario entered into a Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care agreement and signed a $13.2 billion agreement with the Government of Canada that delivers savings and relief to families.

This includes lowering fees to an average of $10 per day for children five years and younger in licensed child care by September 2025.

The Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) agreement will:

give families access to more affordable and high-quality child care options
help lower child care fees for parents of children five years of age and under
increase child care spaces
support the early years workforce

Licensed child care providers can choose to participate in the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care System to help reduce fees. If your licensed child care provider does not participate, your fees will not be reduced. Camps and Authorized Recreation programs are not eligible to participate in this program.

What this means for Parents

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.

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