The City of Cornwall manages child care for Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry. The Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, governs our work.  We have to establish a service system plan under the Act.

Service managers play a critical role:

• they maintain in-depth knowledge about the community's needs,
• they plan and manage the system,
• they identify and address service gaps,
• they support service coordination

Our five-year service system plan will serve Cornwall, Stormont, Dundas, and Glengarry.

This is a strategic plan that identifies local priorities. We developed it in partnership with members of the local Early Years Planning Table.

• Child care is foundational to supporting early childhood development, learning, well-being and student success. It is a key enabler of workforce participation, particularly for women, both as parents and providers.
• Ontario has developed an Action Plan with five key pillars to achieve this vision: 
  
  

1. Affordability: Reduce parent fees for children aged 0-5 to achieve $10/day average fees. 
2. Quality: Increase number of RECEs to 60% of workforce & implement wage minimums.
3. Access: 86,000 new child care spaces created in high need areas by December 2026. 
4. Inclusion: Ensure affordable spaces and access to child care for priority populations, including low income, vulnerable children, Francophone, Indigenous, and other diverse communities. 
5. Data and Reporting: Support successful implementation through data and reporting.