Childcare Information
Mississippi Mills Childcare Services (MMCS) — formally the 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) and speech therapy also 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 the head teachers Taylor Shoots by email or by 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 if you have any questions.
Waitlist
MMCS currently has a waitlist for all programs. To be added to the waitlist, please send the following information to Taylor Shoots (tshoots@mississippimills.ca) or Ryan Byers (rbyers@mississippimills.ca).
Ryan is the supervisor for Holy Name of Mary (Toddler, Preschool, Before and After) and Taylor is the supervisor for State Street (Infant, Toddler, Preschool), Naismith (Before and After), and R. Tait McKenzie (Before and After).
Holy Name of Mary and State Street share a waitlist for Toddler and Preschool. If you would prefer one location over the other, please specify when you contact our supervisors.
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Child's name (if arrived)
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Date of birth/due date
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When you hope to start in our care
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Contact email address
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Contact phone number
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What town you live in
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Does your child have special needs that will require extra support?
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If your child is in school, please specify which school
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Mississippi Mills Childcare Services at 208 State St. and 110 Paterson St. (attached to Holy Name of Mary Catholic School) are open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6 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 a.m. to the start of the school day and from after school until 6 p.m. throughout the school year, except for statutory holidays. Full day programs are offered during March Break and Professional Development (PD) days. Summer Programs for our school age children run from the first week of July until the last week of August, unless otherwise stated. |
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Programs |
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*Children turning 12 may complete school year. Enrollment is dependent on available space; please contact the daycare directly to confirm availability.
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2024 Fee Schedule |
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January 1, 2024 CWELCC 52.75 fee reduction (I/T/P/K)
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Childcare Forms |
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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 |
