Kingston Day Care Fees & Schedule

Kingston Day Care offers School Age Child Care Programs

Play - Based Learning at Kingston Day Care

Kingston Day Care’s Play-Based curriculum-planning relies on free-play time to help our early childhood educators reflect on each child’s interests and developing areas. Free-play time allows children to engage in desirable play: reading a book, taking care of their baby, pouring and dumping in the water table, etc.

Not only does this time allow for child-oriented activities, but observations are now recorded in the form of a web. These webs are consistently being reflected upon and adjusted based on teacher observation and assessment. It is a great visual for the teachers as well as the parents! The children have adjusted well to Kingston Day Care’s Play-Based curriculum format and the continuation of developmental growth is at a rapid rate! Our Parent Information Boards are also a key component to the success of our Play-Based Programs.

We recognize ‘play’ as a vital path to learning as it capitalizes on children’s natural curiosity and enthusiasm to absorb information. Our physical environments are carefully planned out as they play a key role in learning and development as well.

ELECT (Early Learning for Every Child Today) describes how young children learn and develop and provides a guide for curriculum in Ontario’s child care settings. The categories of development focused on are physical, social, emotional; communication/language/literacy; and cognitive.

The Continuum of Development is used at Kingston Day Care as a tool to provide a reference point for our early childhood educators as they plan and enhance experiences that will support each child’s lifelong learning and development.

East Kingston: St Martha Child Care Centre

West Kington: Collins Bay \Child Care Centre / Trillium Child Care Centre/ Our Lady of Lourdes Before and After School Programs

We offer both full-time and part-time programs. (Part-time is defined as less than 6 hrs up to 12:30pm or from 11:30am till closing)

Day care Fees

Program	Full time (6 hrs or more)	Part Time* (less than 6 hrs)
Infant (Birth-18 months)	$50.00	Not Available
Toddler (15 months - 2.5 years)	$44.00	$27.30
Preschool (2 years-School Age)	$38.00	$24.30

Before & After School Programs

Program	St. Martha Child Care Centre	Collins Bay Child Care Centre	Our Lady of Lourdes Before and After School Programs
Before School	$9.50	$10.50	$10.50
After School	$12.00	$10.50	$10.50
Before & After School	$21.50	$21.00	$21.00
Full Day FDK/School Age Programs	$37.50	$37.50	$37.50*
Half Day FDK/School Age Programs	$23.25	$23.25	$23.25*
After School Program Times	2:30pm - 5:30pm	3:30pm - 5:30pm	3:30pm - 5:30pm
Before School Program Times	7:00am - 8:20am	7:00am - 9:00am	7:00am - 9:00am

* Our Lady of Lourdes Before and After School Programs for full day and half day are available as requested

If your child is in a program where his or her birth date exceeds the program age group range rest assured your child’s developmental needs will be addressed. Children will chronologically move to the next age grouping however there may not be a space for your child in the next program group. This does not mean that your child care costs will be adjusted to match your child’s chronological age as opposed to the program group they are enrolled in.

Child Care Subsidies

Kingston Day staff will help you with Ontario Child Care Subsidy We can help you with the process of securing Child Care Subsidies if you qualify. Subsidies are available for Child Care Programs in

City of Kingston
County of Leeds and Grenville
County of Lennox and Addington

If you want more information about Child Care Subsidy or want to determine if you may be eligible please use these links below.

County of Leeds & Grenville

County of Lennox & Addington

2014 Planned Closures

Kingston Day Care will be closed on all statutory and public holidays listed below:

New Year's Day
Family Day
Good Friday
Easter Monday
Victoria Day
Canada Day
Civic Holiday
Labour Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Boxing Day

Fees for children enrolled in part-time, full-time and occassional programs are required for days listed above.

Tools & Resources

Tools and resources to make your child care choice easier The process of choosing a reputable child care center is often overwhelming for parents. If you can't find the information you need to help make the process easier, please contact our office.

News And Events

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Testimonials

“As a parent, there is nothing better than knowing your child is safe and in good hands. The staff at Trillium Child Care Centre ensures us that we never have to worry about our child's happiness and safety. She is dropped off and picked up with a smile on her face. The toddler teachers show a genuine enthusiasm for their roles, and the impact that they have made on our daughter is wonderful. She is developing so well and we really do credit much of that to the great care and attention that receives at Trillium Child Care Centre. Our daughter gets such a good range of activities and stimulation at the centre from sensory activities, reading, and outside play. The teachers and the centre's administrator are very caring and flexible to us as parents as well. Generally, this is a wonderful group of people. We feel fortunate to have a centre like this for our daughter."

- Natasha and Mark Anderson

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