Directed Growth Application
Attachment 1-5: ICF Form
Attachment 2: Additional Sites Form
Attachment 6: Start-up Grant Application
Attachment 7: Start-up Grant Workbook
Attachment 8: Checklist
Access & Inclusion Framework – June 2023
London-Middlesex ECE Labour Market Summary
2025 Directed Growth Call Out - PD Growth Prioritization
Directed Growth Call Out - Additional Spaces - November 2025
There remain approximately 440 additional child care spaces available for CWELCC enrollment within the County of Middlesex and City of London under our Directed Growth Plan targets.
Approach to Allocating the Remaining Spaces
To fill these spaces and continue building CWELCC capacity in our community, the County of Middlesex will proceed by taking the following approach:
Step 1: Invite existing CWELCC-enrolled licensees in Middlesex County who wish to expand, including for-profit licensees willing to convert to not-for-profit status, to submit an Expression of Interest.
Step 2: If spaces remain after Step 1, invite existing not-for-profit licensees not currently enrolled in CWELCC to submit an Expression of Interest.
Step 3: If spaces remain after Steps 1 and 2, invite existing for-profit licensees not currently enrolled in CWLECC who plan to convert to a not-for-profit auspice to submit an Expression of Interest (EOI).
Criteria for Prioritizing New Spaces
All EOIs will be reviewed using the standard criteria applied in previous Directed Growth processes, including:
- Location and community need (based on local planning and demographic data)
- Proposed age group (priority for infant–preschool spaces)
- Licensing history and compliance record
- Financial viability and organizational capacity
- Feasibility and ability to open new spaces by December 31, 2026
- Current operating capacity and demonstrated demand for care
- Existing not-for-profit status
Funding Information
CWELCC Operational Funding for New Spaces: Newly approved CWELCC spaces will be funded according to the Ministry of Education’s Cost-Based Funding Formula. For 2025, new spaces (including those at existing legacy sites) will be funded at the benchmark level plus a Directed Growth top-up multiplier of 0.14.
Expression of Interest
If you are an existing Licensee currently operating in Middlesex County and are:
- A not-for-profit interested in expanding your organization’s CWELCC-enrolled infant-kindergarten child care spaces,
- A non-CWELCC not-for-profit interested in enrolling in CWELCC for infant-kindergarten child care spaces,
- A for-profit planning to convert to not-for-profit status and expand your CWELCC-enrolled infant-kindergarten child care spaces, or
- A non-CWELCC for-profit interested in enrolling in CWELCC for infant-kindergarten child care spaces and planning to convert to not-for-profit status,
Please complete the Expression of Interest Form and submit to the County of Middlesex by November 14th via email to @email. We will follow the phased approach noted above to allocate the remaining child care spaces.