For Providers

As of January 1, 2023 CWELCC participation shifted from open enrollment to a targeted growth plan to create new child care spaces in communities with vulnerable populations. As the system manager, City of Kawartha Lakes has developed a five-year expansion plan that aligns with the Provincial directives and space targets while meeting the needs of communities across City of Kawartha Lakes and the County of Haliburton. The Ministry of Education has provided space targets for the CWELCC-funded spaces. Kawartha Lakes has been allocated 443 spaces in community and school-based sites between 2022 and 2026.

Providers interested in participating in the CWELCC system must demonstrate that their program aligns with the Kawartha Lakes Children’s Services expansion plan by servicing identified priority communities and populations. Any licensed child care operator, for-profit and not-for-profit, enrolled in the CWELCC system are eligible to apply for start-up grant funding.

For more information contact Anne Kuipers, Program Supervisor at akuipers@kawarthalakes.ca or 705-324-9870 extension 3254.