Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement (CWELCC)
The federal and provincial governments recently signed the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement (CWELCC) aimed at making child care more affordable for families.
Since the announcement, the Ministry of Education has provided guidelines to the City of Cornwall, as the Child Care Service Manager, on how to administer the CWELCC program.
As per Ministry guidelines, all licensed child care providers and licensed home child care agencies must notify families no later than September 1, 2022 if they are applying to participate in the CWELCC program.
We are creating a process to make it easy for all licensed child care providers to apply. If you are unsure if your child care provider is licensed or intends to apply to participate in the program, please contact your provider directly.
If you have a child under the age of six in licensed child care, your fees may be reduced by up to 25% (retroactively to April 1, 2022). However, you will continue to pay the current fees until your provider’s application for the CWELCC is approved. We expect providers, who choose to enroll and are approved into the CWELCC program, will be ready to begin giving refunds this fall.
| Child Care Agencies Enrolled in CWELCC |
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The following licensed child care agencies have enrolled in the Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care System (CWELCC) in Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry.
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What it means if your Child Care Operator did not enroll in CWELCC? |
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If your Child Care Operator has not enrolled in the Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care System (CWELCC), this means that your Operator is not required to reduce your parent fees to the provincial average of $10.00 a day. In the event that your Child Care Operator has not applied for enrollment in the Canada Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) System, per O. Reg. 137/15 s. 77.2 (3), parents/guardians are permitted to withdraw their child from the child care centre or home child care without penalty, should they choose to do so, as long as the following two (2) conditions are met:
Ensuring that all families have access to affordable licensed child care is a priority to the City of Cornwall. Families accessing licensed child care at an agency that opts out of the CWELCC System are encouraged to contact the City for assistance in finding alternate child care at an agency that has opted-in to the CWELCC System. For more information or help, please contact our office at 613-933-6282 x 3315 or email us. I Need Help With My Child Care Costs Families who live in Cornwall or SDG who need help with the cost of licensed child care for their children up to 12 years old, can apply for Child Care Fee Subsidy. For more information about eligibility and to apply, please visit our Child Care Fee Subsidy page. For more information or help, please contact our office at 613-933-6282 x 3315 or email us. |
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I need help with my Child Care Costs |
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Families who live in Cornwall or SD&G who need help with the cost of licensed Child Care for their children up to 12 years old, can apply for Child Care Fee Subsidy. For more information about eligibility and to apply, please visit our Child Care Fee Subsidy page. For more information or help, please contact our office at 613-933-6282 x 3315 or email us. |
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