Find care for your child

Licensed home child care means your child is in a real home, in a group of up to six, with a provider the agency has screened and trained and the Ministry of Education inspects.

How it works

1. Tell us what you need. Your child's age, your area, the days and hours you need, and when you'd like to start. Ask about a space
2. We find a match. We look at homes near you with a space for your child's age. If there isn't one yet, we tell you and keep your request on file.
3. You visit the home. You meet the provider, see the play space, and ask anything.
4. Your child starts. You sign the enrolment forms, set up the Lillio app, and agree a settling-in plan.

Ages and hours

• Children from [[2 months]] to [[6 years]]. [[Before- and after-school care for school-age children: yes / no]]
• Each home sets its own hours. Most run 7:30 am to 5:30 pm or 8:30 am to 3:30 pm, Monday to Friday. We match you to a home whose hours fit yours.
• [[Part-time days: yes / no, and how many days minimum]]

Where

• Peel Region: [[Mississauga, Brampton, Caledon — list the cities with homes]]
• Niagara Region: [[St. Catharines, Niagara Falls, Thorold, Welland]]
• Languages: providers speak [[English, Arabic and Urdu]]

We don't publish providers' addresses. When we have a match we tell you the neighbourhood, and you see the home on your visit.

What a CLG home is like

• A group of up to six children, so each child is known and watched closely.
• A provider who is a mother herself, chosen for how she is with children.
• Quran, duas and Islamic manners alongside play-based learning that follows Ontario's early years framework, How Does Learning Happen?
• [[Meals and snacks: provided by the provider (halal) / brought from home]]
• Outdoor time every day, weather permitting.
• Daily notes, photos and messages in the Lillio app.

What we check

Before a provider joins CLG, and while she is with us:

• Interviews, references and a home visit before approval
• A vulnerable-sector police check and a medical for the provider and for every adult living in the home
• First aid and CPR-C certification
• The home set up and inspected against the Ministry's licensing requirements
• Initial training, then ongoing training through the year
• Regular visits from a CLG home visitor, and an inspection by the Ministry of Education every year

Fees and subsidy

CLG takes part in CWELCC, so fees are capped by the province. Families on a lower income can apply to their Region for a fee subsidy that covers part or all of the cost. Fees and subsidy

Questions parents ask

Is there a waitlist? [[Yes: we keep enquiries on file and contact you when a space opens / No: we take enquiries directly and match as spaces open. Peel: enquiries come to CLG directly. Niagara: confirm whether the Region's central list applies.]]

Can I choose the provider? Yes. We suggest a match; you visit, and you decide. If it doesn't feel right, we look again.

What if the provider is sick or away? [[CLG's cover arrangement: a backup provider / the family arranges cover / notice given in Lillio]]

What does my child need to bring? [[A list from the parent handbook: change of clothes, diapers and wipes, a comfort item, labelled bottles]]