In response to the question about child care, here are some services that offer supervised home day care in the Central Park and Carlington area. You bring your child to the caregiver's home; the service screens these providers, gives them training, drops in to provide advice and may lend them toys and equipment. If you are prepared to pay full fee, the waiting time is generally quite short. It is a longer wait if you need a subsidy.
 
Also appended is a list of group day care centres. If you wish, this could be added to the FAQ file, although similar listings are available and constantly updated on the City of Ottawa Web site.
 

HOME DAY CARE

 

Children's Village Day Care   

725-2040

Supervised family home day care in the Central Park and Carlington area for ages 6 weeks - 10 years. Workshops for parents on how to find and evaluate child caregivers.

 

Canadian Mothercraft

728-1839

Day care centre and supervised licensed home daycare for ages 6 weeks - 5 years.

 

Municipal Home Child Care

724-4104

Supervised private home daycare for ages 6 weeks to 10 years. Operated by the City of Ottawa.

 

Daycares

 

Esther By Daycare

Director: Beth Dewan 729-3242

1550 Caldwell Avenue

Full day care for ages 2Â-5 (must be toilet trained). Hours 7:30 am - 6 pm.

 

Children's Place Daycare

Director: Terry McIver 729-1222

1150 Carling Avenue

Full day care for infants and children up to 5 years. Flexible hours, part-time, evenings, weekends. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 

Carlington Kindergarten-School Age Program Inc.

Director: Susan Scott 729-9261

250 Anna Avenue (in W.E. Gowling School)

Before and after school care in a safe, creative learning environment for children aged 4-9 years. Full day care on P.D. days and school vacations for enrolled children. Open to children attending W.E. Gowling or any other school. Although the day care centre is in the school, you must register separately for the day care.

 

Early Beginnings Multicultural Child Development Centre

11 Nadolny Sachs Pr. (near Broadview and Kerr)

722-5157

Full day care for ages 18 months - 5 years. Hot meals, snacks. The Centre observes Jewish holidays. Staff make a special effort to respect and celebrate different cultural traditions.

 

ChildrenÂs Centre

407 Hilson Ave.

728-1797

Although outside Carlington, this Centre is of interest for its part-time program for preschoolers, 1-4 days per week. Full day care for ages 2Â to 9.

 

West End Nursery School

1470 Raven Ave., Ottawa K1Z 7Y7            Tel: 728‑6505

Morning care for ages 2‑5. Must be toilet trained. Subsidies and bus transportation available.