Working with individuals, municipalities, and agencies, the County of Lambton Children's Services team makes sure that families and child care providers get the support they need.
Emergency Child Care for School-Aged Children of Frontline Workers
On Monday April 12, 2021, the Premier of Ontario announced that, in an effort to slow the spread of the COVID-19 virus, all schools in the province will revert to Remote Learning following the April break. At this time, there is no indication of how long schools will remain closed to in-person learning.
To support health care and frontline workers, the Ministry of Education has implemented a targeted emergency child care program for school-aged children only (ages 4 -12 years), at no cost to eligible parents, until schools reopen for in-person instruction, or until emergency child care is terminated by the Ministry of Education.
Emergency child care (ECC) is currently available at various locations across the County of Lambton. However, at this time, some child care Operators are full and are in a waitlist position. Families are still encouraged to contact the Children’s Services office to complete the ECC application and discuss available ECC options.
The emergency child care program will continue operating until June 29, 2021. After this date, school aged child care programs will transition back to regular operations. Child care for non school-aged children (0 to 3.8 years of age) will continue with regular operations including the continuance of enhanced infection control procedures.
A comprehensive list of individuals eligible for emergency childcare, along with the steps on how to apply, can be found in the information sheet below.
Emergency Child Care Program Information Sheet Emergency Child Care Program Application
Provincial Documents and Resources for Emergency Child Care
- Backgrounder document from the Province of Ontario (Includes list of eligible workers)
- Schedule 5: List of Eligible Workers (Province of Ontario)
- Regulation document from the Province of Ontario
Child Care
Please visit www.LambtonOneHSN.com if you wish to apply for a child care space at a licensed child care provider. This includes:
- Home-based child care
- School age programs
- Authorized recreation programs in Lambton County
Once you have a child care space at a licensed provider, you can apply for subsidy.
Concerns and complaints
If you have a concern or complaint about child care in Lambton County, please contact the Ministry of Education at 1-877-510-5333 ext. 3654.
EarlyON Child & Family Centres
EarlyON Centres offer free, high-quality drop-in programs for families and children from birth to 6 years old. You can learn and play with your child, meet people and get advice from early childhood professionals.
There are 17 sites across the County of Lambton. For more information, or to find a site near you please visit www.earlyonlambton.ca or contact North Lambton Child Care Centre 519-786-6161 or Lambton College 519-542-6100.
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