How to apply for child care
3 Easy Steps
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Submit your application on the Child Care Registry and Waitlist site.
A child care centre will contact you directly as soon as a space becomes available.
Parents seeking care at any of our child care centres must register with the City of Ottawa`s Child Care Registry and Waitlist. This applies regardless of whether a parent wants a subsidized space or a full-fee space. This online tool enables parents to apply to up to 9 licensed child care centres (and 6 licensed home child care programs) with one application.
The Child Care Registry and Waitlist allows you to:
find licensed child care services in your community
apply for a fee subsidy if you require financial assistance with your child care
apply for child care spaces.
To sign up, you must have an active e-mail address. If you do not have an email address, call 3-1-1, select your language and choose option 4 “daycare”.