Childcare Information

Mississippi Mills Childcare Services ( formally Almonte Daycare Centre)  is licensed by the Ministry of Education under the Child Care and Early Years act, 2014.

All childcare programs are planned and implemented by qualified Early Childhood educators using Lanark County’s Quality assurance resources to enhance quality in their environment. Specialized services, such as Connectwell ( formally LEIP) , Speech Therapy, are available for your child’s individual needs.

The Childcare Centre is a secured environment which is monitored by the Leeds Grenville and Lanark Health Unit, Ministry of Education and Municipal By- Laws.

Please contact our head teachers  Taylor Shoots by email or phone at 613-256-3833 ( for State Street, R Tait McKenzie and Naismith locations )or Ryan Byers by email or phone 613-256-3833  for Holy Name of Mary Catholic school location,   if you have a new childcare application to submit or have any questions. 

 Hours of Operation

 

Mississippi Mills Childcare Services at 208 State Street, and 110 Paterson Street (attached to Holy Name of Mary Catholic School) are open Monday through Friday from 6:30 – 6:00 p.m. throughout the year, except for statutory holidays.

The Before and After school age programs located at Naismith Public School, R. Tait McKenzie and Holy Name of Mary Catholic School are open Monday through Friday from 6:30 – to the start of school and from after school until 6:00 p.m. throughout the school year, except for statutory holidays.

Full day programs are offered during March Break and Professional Development days.

Summer Programs for our school age children run from the first week of July until the last week of August unless otherwise stated.

Programs


FULL DAY CAREPROGRAMAGE GROUP
Mississippi Mills Childcare Services Infant 3 months - 18 months
  Toddler 18 months - 2.5 years
  Preschool 2.5 years - 4 years
110 Paterson St. ( attached to Holy Name of Mary Catholic School) Toddler 18 months - 2.5 years
  Preschool 2.5 years - 4 years
BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS PROGRAM  AGE GROUP
Holy Name of Mary Catholic School  Kindergarten 4 years - 6 years
  School Age 6 years - 12 years*
Naismith Memorial Public School Kindergarten 4 years - 6 years
  School Age 6 years - 12 years*
R. Tait McKenzie Public  School Kindergarten 4 years - 6 years
  School Age 6 years - 12 years*

Children turning 12 may complete school year.

Enrollment is dependent on available space, please contact the daycare directly to confirm availability.

 

2024 Fee Schedule

January 1, 2024    CWELCC 52.75 fee reduction (I/T/P/K)

 

Program Code

Program Description

Full fee/day

Parental Portion

CWELCC system portion

1

Infant Program

66.18

31.27

34.91

 

 

 

 

 

2

Toddler Program

55.62

26.28

29.34

 

 

 

 

 

3

Preschool Program

47.28

22.34

24.94

 

 

 

 

 

 

Kindergarten Program

 

 

 

4

Before and After

25.18

12.00

13.18

5

Before or After

19.82

12.00

7.82

6

Full Day

38.88

18.37

20.51

 

 

 

 

 

 

School Age

 

 

 

7

Before and After

23.93

23.93

0

8

Before or After

18.01

18.01

0

9

Full Day

38.05

38.05

0

 

School Age ( Gd 1 & eligible for CWELCC

 

 

 

10

Before and After

23.93

12.00

11.92

11

Before or After

18.01

12.00

6.01

12

Full Day

38.05

17.97

20.08

 

 

Childcare Forms

Registration forms to be filled out only once you have received approval of enrollment from our childcare centres.

2024 Mississippi Mills Childcare Centre Parents Handbook

Medication Form

Registration Form – School Age Programs

Registration Form – Infant, Toddler and Preschool

 

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