Emergency Child Care

Due to the restrictions in place, to support the parents of school-aged children who may not be able to support their child’s care at home, the Ministry of Education will be implementing a targeted emergency child care program for school-aged children who are enrolled in school, at no cost to eligible parents, for the following weeks: January 10-14, 2022.

Eligibility

Those eligible for emergency child care (ECC) include health care and other frontline workers whose children are enrolled in school. The government is re-instituting the same eligibility list that was in place for the Spring 2021 ECC program (mid-April to June 2021). Please visit the Province's website for the full list of eligible workers. This list also provides municipalities and First Nations with the ability to designate a person as essential as per the unique needs of their community.

For clarity, there may be some children who despite being school-aged (i.e., Junior/Senior Kindergarten) are not registered in school and are currently enrolled in licensed child care. Thus, Junior/Senior Kindergarten-aged children who are not registered in school but are instead registered in licensed centres as of December 17, 2021, may continue to attend the centres throughout the duration of these time-limited public health actions, including the week when elementary schools have moved to a virtual learning model.

Health and safety measures

Strict health and safety measures required by the Ministry of Education, in consultation with the Ministry of Labour Training and Skills Development, the Ministry of Health and Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, include but are not limited to the following practices:

Daily screening of everyone before entering the premises and keeping attendance records for contact tracing;
Practicing the proper use of masks and eye protection, proper hand hygiene and physical distancing; and
Enhanced cleaning and disinfecting of toys, equipment, and the premises.

Registration

Please contact the providers listed below to register, as well as to inquire about eligibility requirements for emergency child care.

Approved child care centres in Middlesex County and the City of London:

Middlesex County Locations:

Centre	Location	Status
Belvoir Co-Operative Nursery School	634 Longfield St, Mount Brydges, ON N0L 1W0 Email: @email Phone: 519-652-3419	FULL
Simply Kids - Strathroy	376 Carrie St, Strathroy, ON N7G 3E3 Email: @email Phone: 519-246-1304	FULL
YMCA - Mary Wright	213 Carroll St. W, Strathroy, ON N7G 1B1 Email: @email Phone: 226-973-9849	FULL
YMCA - Wilberforce	340 Beech St., Lucan, ON N0M 2J0 Email: @email Phone: 519-857-6580	FULL
Arva's Little School House	22405 Richmond St, Ilderton, ON N0M 2A0 Email: @email Phone: 519-666-0590	FULL

City of London Locations:

Centre	Location	Status
Carrefour communautaire francophone de London - École élémentaire catholique Frère-André	400 Base Line Rd. W., London, ON N6J 1W1 519-630-8649 @email NOTE: For children who attend French elementary schools in London
Carrefour communautaire francophone de London - École élémentaire catholique Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf	270 Chelton Rd. London, ON N6M 0B9 519-630-8649 @email NOTE: For children who attend French elementary schools in London
Carrefour communautaire francophone de London - École élémentaire La Pommeraie	3500 Settlement Trail, London, ON N6P 0B6 519-630-8649 @email NOTE: For children who attend French elementary schools in London
London Bridge – Huron Heights	1305 Webster St. London, ON N5V 3P8 519-453-9570 @email	FULL
Simply Kids – London	30 Jim Ashton St. London, ON N5V 2A9 519-451-9004 @email	FULL
stemPlay Learning	2540 Main St. London, ON N6P 1P9 519-203-STEM(7836) @email
Whitehills – Wilfrid Jury	950 Lawson Rd. London, ON N6G 3M2 519-471-1640 @email @email	FULL
SOAHAC – Nshwaasnangong Child Care & Family Centre	449 Hill Street London, ON N6B 1E5 @email
The Kangaroo’s Pouch Note: for JK/SK children only	1410 Kilally Rd, London ON, N5V 5A3 519-474-3278 @email
Wee Watch Licensed Home Child Care Dream Weavers London Smiles	519-850-7019 @email	FULL
YMCA of Southwestern Ontario – East Carling Public School	814 Quebec Street, London, ON N5Y 1X4 519-854-9018 @email	FULL
YMCA of Southwestern Ontario – Northbrae Public School	335 Belfield St, London, ON N5Y 2K3 519-868-0062 @email	FULL
London Children’s Connection – White Oaks Public School	565 Bradley Ave, London, ON N6E 3Z8 519-709-1885 @email	FULL
London Children’s Connection - Community Home Child Care	519-471-4300 x230 @email	FULL
Kidlogic London Inc.	750 Wharncliffe, London, ON, N6J 2N4 519-685-4221 @email	FULL
Kids and Company	1480 Richmond St, London, ON N6G 2N3 519-432-5260 @email	FULL