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Financial Support for Child Care

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Verify if you qualify, and an estimate of the monthly cost of licensed child care.

Child Care Subsidy Calculator

Canada-Wide Early Learning & Child Care agreement

The federal and provincial governments recently signed the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care agreement aimed at making child care more affordable for families.

Over the next few weeks, the City’s Children and Community Services division will be working closely with all participating child care operators and licensed home child care agencies to process rebates of 25% of child care fees backdated to April 1, 2022 to all families with a child under 6 years of age.

Child care fees for CWELCC participating providers will be further reduced for families by 37% starting on December 31, 2022.

Families receiving financial assistance for child care (child care fee subsidy) will also receive 25% of the child care contributions backdated to April 1, 2022 and parental contributions will also be decreased by an additional 25% December 31, 2022.

Fee subsidy and full fee-paying families will receive rebates from their child care provider beginning in November to the end of the year.

Child care rates will be reduced by 25% within 20 days of operators receiving funding from the City of Hamilton.

Rebates (in the form of credits, cheques or e-transfer) will be provided to families within 20 days of operators receiving funding from the City of Hamilton.

Licensed child care operators that have opted-out, must notify families in writing no later than November 1, 2022.

  • Ancaster Little Gems Children Centre
  • Ancaster Meadow Children's Centre
  • Ancaster Small Fry Co -op Pre-School
  • Annunciation of Our Lord B&A School Program
  • Awesome Beginnings Co-op Nursery School Inc
  • Balaclava
  • Bellmoore
  • Blessed Sacrament Before and After School Program
  • Blossoms Child Care Centre Inc.
  • BrightPath Waterdown
  • Canadian Martyrs Before and After School Program
  • Cathedral Children's Centre
  • Cathy Wever
  • Childventures Early Learning Academy
  • Cornerstone Preschool
  • Corpus Christi Before and After School Program
  • Delaware Early Learning Centre
  • Dundana Children's Centre
  • Dundas Central Children's Centre
  • Dundas Daycare
  • Dundas Valley Co-op Preschool
  • Dundas Valley Montessori School
  • East End Scholars
  • Eastdale
  • Fan-Tastic Scholars Child Learning Centre
  • Farmer's Dell Co-operative Preschool
  • First Class Children's Centre
  • Flamborough Family  YMCA Child Care Centre
  • Garside Day Care Centre
  • Gatestone Children's Centre
  • Gordon Price Children's Centre
  • Graystone Children's Early Learning Academy
  • Greensville
  • Guardian Angels Before and After School Program
  • Hamilton Downtown YMCA Child Care Centre
  • Hamilton Early Learning Centre
  • Hamilton East Kiwanis - Queen Mary Site
  • Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club - Parkdale Site
  • Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club - Prince of Wales
  • Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club - Strathcona Site
  • Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club - Viscount Montgomery
  • Hamilton East Kiwanis Boys and Girls Club ELCC
  • Hamilton Hebrew Academy
  • Helen Detwiler
  • Heritage Green Child Care
  • Heritage Green Mount Albion
  • Heritage Green St. James
  • Heritage Green Tapleytown
  • Higher Learning Montessori Preschool
  • Hillcrest Children's Centre
  • Holy Name of Jesus Early Learning and Care Centre
  • Holy Name of Mary Before and After School Program
  • Imagineer's Early Learning Centre
  • Immaculate Conception Before and After School Program
  • Immaculate Heart of Mary Early Learning & Child Care Centre
  • Infant Jesus Day Care Waterdown
  • Infant Jesus Kindergarten & Nursery
  • Jacks & Jills Co-op Preschool of Ancaster
  • James MacDonald Children's Centre
  • Jamesville Bennetto Community Care
  • Kids and Company (Monkey See, Monkey Do) Waterdown
  • Kids and Company Hamilton
  • Kids and Company Stoney Creek
  • Kindertown Child Care Centre
  • La Garderie le Petit Navire
  • Lawfield Children's Centre
  • Le Ballon Rouge de Hamilton
  • Les Chater YMCA Child Care Centre
  • Lincoln Alexander Children's Centre
  • Literacy And Mathematics Academy
  • Little Angels Infant & Toddler Centre
  • Little Learning House - Fennell
  • Little Learning House Child Care Centre - Locke St
  • Little Learning House Infant and Toddler Centre
  • Little Mountaineers Co-operative Preschool
  • Little Peoples Day Care Centre
  • Little Sprouts Hamilton
  • Lucky Day Nursery
  • McMaster Children's Centre
  • McMaster Students Union Child Care Centre
  • Mother Goose Co-operative Preschool
  • Mount Hope
  • Mountain YMCA Child Care Centre
  • Mountview Children's Centre
  • Niwasa Early Learning and Care Centre
  • Our Lady of Hope Early Learning and Care Centre
  • Our Lady of Lourdes Before & after School Program
  • Our Lady of Mount Carmel Children's Centre
  • Our Lady of Peace Before and After School Program
  • Our Lady of the Assumption Before and After School Program
  • Paradise Corner Children's Centre
  • Paramount Family Centre
  • Parkside Daycare Inc.
  • Peter Pan Co-operative Pre-school
  • Pied Piper Co-operative Preschool
  • Pumpkin Patch Day Care Centre
  • Pumpkin Patch Infant Centre
  • Quality Foundations Childcare
  • Queensdale Children's Centre
  • Ray Lewis Children's Centre
  • Red Hill Family Centre
  • Regina Mundi Before & After School Program
  • Rosedale
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus Before and After School Program
  • Scenicview Childcare
  • Shannen Koostachin
  • Sir Wilfrid Laurier Children's Centre
  • Sir William Osler YMCA Child Care Centre
  • South Meadow Childcare Centre
  • Spring Creek Learn & Play Childcare
  • Spring Valley YMCA Child Care Centre
  • St Ann - Ancaster Before & After School Program
  • St Ann Early Learning and Care Centre
  • St Bernadette Early Learning and Care Centre
  • St David Early Learning and Care Centre
  • St Eugene Before and After School Program
  • St Francis Early Learning and Care Centre
  • St Vincent de Paul Childrens Centre
  • St. Clare of Assisi Before & After School Program
  • St. Gabriel Early Learning and Care Centre
  • St. James Co-operative Nursery School of Dundas
  • St. Joachim Children's Centre of Ancaster
  • St. John Paul II Before & After School Program
  • St. Joseph Before and After School Program
  • St. Kateri Tekakwitha Before and After School Program
  • St. Lawrence Before and After School Program
  • St. Luke Before and After School Program
  • St. Margaret  Mary  Before and After School Program
  • St. Marguerite d'Youville Children's Centre
  • St. Mark Before and After School Program
  • St. Martin of Tours Before/After School Program
  • St. Martin's Manor Early Learning Centre
  • St. Matthew Child And Family Centre
  • St. Matthew's Children's Centre
  • St. Matthew's Children's Centre @ St Peter's (Adelaide Hoodless)
  • St. Matthew's Children's Centre @ St Peter's (Main St)
  • St. Michael Before and After School Program
  • St. Patrick Before and After School Program
  • St. Paul Before and After School Program
  • St. Teresa of Avila Before and After School Program
  • St. Teresa of Calcutta School Age Program
  • St. Therese of Lisieux Before and After School Program
  • St. Thomas More Children's Centre
  • St. Thomas Waterdown Before and After School Program
  • Stoney Creek Child Care Centre Inc.
  • Stoney Creek Montessori School
  • Stoney Creek YMCA Day Care Centre
  • Sts. Peter and Paul Before and After School Program
  • Sunshine & Rainbows Christian Day Care Centre
  • Sunshine Daycare
  • Tapawingo Day Care
  • TEMPLE PLAYHOUSE ENRICHMENT SCHOOL INC.
  • Templemead Children's Centre
  • The Millgrove Children's Centre (Satellite - Kindergarten)
  • The Millgrove Children's Centre *Alternate license*
  • The Nesting Nook
  • Tiny Hoppers Early Learning Centre Stoney Creek Rymal
  • Tiny Hoppers Early Learning Centres Stoney Creek Paramount
  • Today's Family - CB Stirling
  • Today's Family - Central Martindale
  • Today's Family - Collegiate Avenue
  • Today's Family - Franklin Road
  • Today's Family - George L. Armstrong
  • Today's Family - Saltfleet
  • Today's Family - St. Augustine's
  • Today's Family - Tiffany Hills
  • Today's Family Children's Centre, Hamilton
  • Today's Family LHCC
  • Today's Family R.A. Riddell School Age Program
  • Today's Family-Huntington Park Before and After School Program
  • United Children Academy
  • Village Children's Centre of Waterdown
  • Village Treehouse Childcare Inc.
  • Viola Desmond
  • Waterdown District Children's Centre
  • Waterdown District School Age - Flamborough
  • Waterdown District School Age - Guy Brown
  • Waterdown District School Age Program-Mary Hopkins
  • Wee Watch - Galbraith
  • Wee Watch - Golfwood
  • Wesley - Rockton Before & After School
  • Wesley Child Care Programs-Dr. Davey School
  • Wesley Riverdale Child Care
  • Wesley School Age Program-Hess Street Site
  • Wesley School Age Program-Lake Avenue School
  • Westdale Children's School
  • Westdale Co-operative Preschool
  • Winona Children's Centre
  • Winona Elementary School
  • YMCA  Queen Victoria
  • YMCA Kindercare & SACC - A.M. Cunningham
  • YMCA Kindercare & SACC - Billy Green School
  • YMCA Kindercare & SACC - Janet Lee School
  • YMCA Kindercare & SACC - Richard Beasley
  • YMCA Kindercare & School Age- Holbrook
  • YMCA SACC - Frank Panabaker North
  • YMCA SACC - Frank Panabaker South
  • YMCA SACC - Pauline Johnson
  • YMCA School Age Child Care - Allan A. Greenleaf
  • YMCA School Age Child Care - Cootes Paradise
  • YMCA School Age Child Care - Earl Kitchener School
  • YMCA School Age Child Care - Highview
  • YMCA School Age Child Care - Ridgemount
  • YMCA School Age Child Care - Rousseau School
  • YMCA School Age Child Care - W.H. Ballard
  • YMCA School Age Child Care - Westwood
  • YMCA School Age Child Care - Yorkview School
  • YMCA School Age Child Care- Chedoke
  • YWCA AM/PM Care (Central)
  • YWCA Child Care Centre - Hamilton Downtown
  • YWCA Hamilton - Buchannan Park Before and After School Program
  • YWCA Hamilton - Ottawa Street Child Care
  • YWCA Hamilton - St. John Before and After School Program
  • YWCA Hamilton West Mountain Child Care Centre
  • YWCA Lisgar Before and After School Program

 

  • Ancaster Montessori School Inc.
  • Hillfield Strathallan College
  • Kinderseeds Inc.
  • Lyonsgate Montessori School
  • Meadowlands Preschool Inc.
  • Mountain Nursery School
  • My Little Sandcastle
  • Stoney Creek Co-operative Pre-School

Learn about the available

Financial Supports for Child Care

Families can apply for financial support for child care costs for children ages 0 to12 years. Depending on your circumstances, you may be put onto a wait list. Wait times will vary depending on your priority and funding availability. Learn more about the wait list.

Eligibility Requirements
Application Process
Child Care Referral
My Child Care Account

Eligibility is based on income and reasons for needing child care. You must live in Hamilton, be a Canadian Citizen, Permanent Resident, Refugee, or have a valid Work Permit.

You must meet at least one of the following criteria:

  • Working or attending school a minimum of 20 hours/week
  • Participating in an approved employment assistance activity through Ontario Works
  • Received approval through the child care referral process

A family is no longer eligible when any of the following occur:

  • No longer financially qualify
  • No longer have an approved reason to need child care (i.e. no longer in school, employment ended, child care referral ends)
  • Child turns 13 years of age
  • Move out of the Hamilton (subsidy is not transferable)

Complete the Online Application Form to apply for Child Care Subsidy. To qualify for subsidy, your child care provider must have a contract with the City of Hamilton. For more information about approved child care operators, visit the Child Care Registry.

All applicants must require child care within the next three months to be eligible to submit an application.

Next steps after applying

Applicants that are not subject to the waiting list will be contacted to submit required documentation and scheduled an intake appointment to verify their eligibility. Applicants subject to the wait list will be sent a letter confirming waitlist placement. You will be contacted when an opening for the program is available.

It is important to notify our office if you have a change in address or phone number so that we can reach you when an opening for the program is available.

1. Proof of your status in Canada for all family members (only required at initial appointment or if status changes)

  • Canadian birth certificate; or
  • Valid Canadian passport; or
  • Permanent resident card; or
  • Work Permit; or
  • Record of Landing; or
  • Refugee papers’ or
  • Letter from Citizenship and Immigration (CIC) verifying permanent resident status or application for status

2. Proof of your income (one of the following for all adults in the family)

  • Canada Child Benefit Notice
  • Current Federal Notice of Assessment
  • Ontario Child Benefit Notice
  • Families receiving Ontario Works/ODSP support do not need to verify income
  • Review the chart to confirm the tax year to submit: 
Dates Tax Year
July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 2019 Tax Year
July 1, 2021 to June 30, 2022 2020 Tax Year
July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023 2021 Tax Year

3. Proof of the reason for needing child care (one of the following for all adults in the family)

  • One month of current paystubs or a letter from employer verifying hours working each week
  • Verification of school enrolment i.e. OSAP Assessment, class schedule, including confirmation of start and end dates
  • For self-employed applicants one of the following: Master Business License; OR Business Name Registration; OR Official document stating HST number; OR Certificate of Incorporation and your most recent Federal Notice of Assessment. All self-employed applicants must also complete a Self-Employment Questionnaire(PDF, 257.3 KB). One questionnaire is to be completed for each self-employed applicant.  If both applicants are working for the same business only one questionnaire is required.

4. Proof of your current address

  • Recent utility bill
  • Lease or mortgage papers
  • Letter received from recognized institution such as bank, credit card or school

5. Proof of custody arrangements (if applicable and only required at initial appointment or if/when custody changes)

  • Legal documentation, divorce papers, separation agreement, mediation report or other written agreement verifying custody arrangements

Due to high sensitivity of information and for your protection, we do not accept any documentation by e-mail in the form of attachments, scans or photos. Do not submit original documents. Copies of the following supporting documents must be faxed, mailed or hand delivered to the following address.

City of Hamilton
Child Care Subsidy Program
Mail: Lister Block, 6th Floor, PO Box 2040, Hamilton, ON, L8P 4Y5
Hand Deliver: Lister Block, 28 James St. N., 6th Floor, Hamilton, ON, L8R2K1
Fax: 905-546-3064
For new applicants submit to the Attention: Intake

Everyone has the right to appeal an eligibility decision. Appeals must be submitted in writing with any new information relevant to your situation. All appeal decisions will be sent by mail to your home address. Subsidy Eligibility Appeal Form(PDF, 138.44 KB).

If child care is required due to the special needs of your child or if you are unable to care for your child due to illness, disability or high-risk family situation then a child care referral is required.

Referrals end when a child is eligible to attend full day kindergarten. To request a child care referral package call 905-546-2424 ext. 7133 or email [email protected] with the name and fax number of your referring agent. The referral can be completed by one of the following approved professionals:

  • Family Physician
  • Pediatrician
  • Specialist
  • Shelters
  • Public Health
  • Resource Teachers
  • Children’s Aid Society Caseworkers
  • Speech and Language Pathologist

It is your responsibility to contact your referring agent to complete the referral. If approved you will be contacted by a Subsidy Eligibility worker to discuss next steps and if denied your referring agent will be notified.

The City of Hamilton Child Care Fee Subsidy Program is pleased to introduce a new convenient, safe and secure portal to manage your child care fee subsidy, called “My Child Care Account.”

By moving to My Child Care Account you will be able to:

  • safely and securely upload your personal documents
  • communicate with your subsidy eligibility worker
  • receive quick and efficient service, even if your subsidy eligibility worker is unavailable

If you applied for child care fee subsidy after January 2022, your My Child Care Account was created when you applied.

If you received child care fee subsidy before January 2022, you will need to create a My Child Care Account.

As of November 1, 2022, your subsidy eligibility worker will no longer be able to email or accept documents via their City of Hamilton email. All communication and documents will be required through the My Child Care Account platform.

  1. Visit My Child Care Account via https://www.missioninc.com/cso/hamilton/en-ca/services
  2. Select “sign in” in the top right corner of screen.
    screenshot for steps 1&2 to create child care account
  3. Select the “Create an Account” command.
    screenshot for step 3 to create child care account
  4. Complete the required information (first name, last name, date of birth, email and password) and select  the “create account” button.
    screenshot for steps 4 to create child care account
  5. Shortly after, you will receive a confirmation email from My Child Care Account. Sign into your email, find the message from My Child Care Account and click the link within the email to confirm your account.
    screenshot for step 5 to create child care account
  6. After confirming your account, you will automatically be redirected to the sign in page of My Child Care Account.
  7. Call or email your subsidy eligibility worker to initiate your account.
  8. Once initiated by your subsidy eligibility worker, you will be able to send messages, upload documents, and update your address on My Child Care Account safely and securely.

My Child Care Account allows you to quickly and conveniently update your address and phone number.

You can update your information in your My Child Care Account by following the below steps.

  1. Sign into Child Care Account via www.missioninc.com/cso/hamilton/en-ca/services
    screenshot for steps 1&2 to create child care account
  2. Select the person icon and select “profile” from the drop-down menu
    Childcare Profile Access
  3. Select “update address” or “update phone” to make required changes
    Screenshot update address
  4. Complete the required changes and select the “submit” button
    screenshot update info
  5. You will receive a confirmation message when your address / phone number change is successful
    Screenshot account update confirmation

My Child Care Account provides a convenient, safe, and secure way to send messages and upload documents to your subsidy eligibility worker. You may be required to provide documents for:

  • Determining your initial and ongoing eligibility for Child Care Subsidy 
  • To provide verification of changes such as new employment or address changes

Before you upload any documents:

  • Ensure documents are clear and legible (i.e. no blurred photos) and all required information and pages are included.
  • Make sure the file(s) you want to upload do no exceed 4 MB.
  • Allowed file types are: PDF (.pdf), JPG (.jfi, .jfif, .jif, .jpe, .jpeg, .jpg)

You can upload to your My Child Care Account by following the below steps.

  1. Visit My Child Care Account via https://www.missioninc.com/cso/hamilton/en-ca/services
  2. Select “sign in” in the top right corner of the screen.
    screenshot for steps 1&2 to create child care account
  3. Select “Messages”
    Screenshot Childcare account messages
  4. Select the “New Message” button.
    Screenshot Childcare account new message
  5. Complete the “title” and “body” sections.
  6. Select the “Add Message” button.
    Screenshot Childcare account add message
  7. From this screen you have the option to upload a document by selecting the “Select Files” button.
    Screenshot account upload file
  8. Choose the file you would like to upload and select the “open” button.
    Screenshot account upload file
  9. You will now receive a message to show your file was successfully uploaded.
    Screenshot account upload file

 

 

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Information Line

Call 905-546-4870
Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

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Office Address

Lister Block Building
28 James Street North, 6th Floor
Hamilton, Ontario L8R 2K1
Monday to Friday 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

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Email

Child Care Subsidy
Email [email protected]

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Mailing Address

City of Hamilton
Healthy and Safe Communities
Child Care Subsidy
Lister Block Building, 6th Floor
P.O. Box 2040
Hamilton, Ontario L8P 4Y5

Date modified
November 03, 2022
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