Municipal Child Care Programs

The City of Peterborough directly operates two full day child care centres and two before and after school programs. All programs are located in the City of Peterborough and are licensed by the Ministry of Education.

Child Care Waitlist and Registry

Location	Contact	Ages	Hours	Details
Pearson Child Care Centre, 201 McDonnel St., Peterborough	705-745-8602 or email the Site Supervisor, Cheryl Schweer	For children ages 18 Months to 6 Years	7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.	This program offers full day care for 39 children.
Peterborough Day Care Centre, 127 Aylmer St. S., Peterborough	705-742-9520 or email the Site Supervisor, Irene Belsey	For children ages 18 Months to 6 Years	7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.	This program offers full day care for 49 children.
Edmison Heights Public School - School Age Program, 1111 Royal Dr., Peterborough	705-742-9520 or email the Site Supervisor, Cheryl Schweer	School Age Program	7:30 a.m. to 9 a.m./3 p.m. to 6 p.m.	Full day care includes a.m./p.m. snack
Westmount Public School - School Age Program, 1520 Sherwood Cres., Peterborough	705-742-9520 or email the Site Supervisor, Irene Belsey	School Age Program	7:30 to 9 a.m./3 p.m. to 6 p.m.	Full day care includes a.m./p.m. snack

Billing inquiries

Contact the financial clerk at 705-748-8830 ext. 3806.

Billing inquiries can also be sent directly to billingcc@peterborough.ca.

Fees

All municipal child care programs are participating in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system which provides fee reductions for eligible programs (ages 6 and under).

Child's age	Care available	new CWELCC fees (6 and under)
1.5 - 2.5	Full day	$22.87
2.5 - 3.8	Full day	$21.64
3.8 - 6	Before school care	$12
3.8 - 6	After school care	$12
6+	Before school care	$11.86
6+	After school care	$15.18
6+	Before and after school care	$27.07

Handbooks

Child Care and SAP Family Handbook 2025-2026

Families

Our Educators work hard to establish and maintain warm, supportive, responsive, and respectful relationships with each child and their family. We encourage families to visit the program and participate in activities as your schedule allows. Families are also encouraged to share any concerns you have about our program or your child's progress.

We value families ideas and suggestions for improvement. Each year, parents are asked to fill out our survey. This survey helps us understand what you like and what we could be doing better.

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Our vision and mission

For all families to have access to high quality child care and early learning that fosters success for every child.

The City of Peterborough Child Care Program is committed to providing high quality early learning environments for young children. We value all children and their families and will treat everyone with respect and equality. Our programs are responsive to each child as a unique individual.

Our educators act in ways that show we:

Are committed to providing high quality early learning
Value diversity and believe that our program must be offered in an inclusive and culturally-sensitive manner
Believe children have a right to a nurturing and intellectually stimulating environment which meets their social, emotional and developmental needs
Encourage ongoing communication and participation between educators and families in making informed decisions about their child's development and well-being
Believe that our experience and the competence of our educators are our most valuable resources
Support a work environment that promotes effective communication, team work and mutual respect and trust amongst all educators

We are an engaged partner in Investing in Quality Peterborough: a quality assurance program that is designed to help families ensure their children receive high quality early learning and child care services.

Our play based learning environments are based on the How Does Learning Happen? Pedagogy. Each environment is carefully planned to meet the individual needs of the children and to support the child's progress in the social, emotional, physical and cognitive areas of development.

Our educators hold a College Diploma in Early Childhood Education and are registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators.

Our teaching team creates environments that:

respect each child's culture
promotes a child's self-esteem and provides opportunities for individual play, small group activities and large group activities
enable children's access to toys, equipment and materials
provide areas of privacy for children

City Hall
500 George St. N.
Peterborough, ON
K9H 3R9

Phone: 705-742-7777
Toll Free: 1-855-738-3755
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