Families can put their child’s name on the waitlist for the first age group they require childcare for. (Families will be contacted prior to their waitlist application being moved to the next age group’s waitlist).

1. Families living within the Renfrew-Collingwood community who have one or more children enrolled with CNH child care programs.
2. Children of CNH permanent staff.
3. Families living within the Renfrew-Collingwood community not currently enrolled with CNH child care programs.
4. Children whose parents/guardians work in the Renfrew-Collingwood community who have one or more children currently enrolled in CNH child care programs.
5. Children whose parents/guardians work in the Renfrew-Collingwood community not currently enrolled.
6. Families outside the Renfrew-Collingwood community who have one or more children currently enrolled with CNH child care programs.
7. Others

No.

The length of the waiting list time is different for each age group and type of care. It is very difficult to predict when a space might become available for you. There are many factors which are used to offer spaces (i.e. the date you came onto the waitlist, the type of program you are looking for, where you live and work) Typically, the majority of spaces become available between June and September of each year as children who are leaving for Kindergarten move out of our programs.

There are a number of priorities for enrollment. For example: currently enrolled children, siblings and neighbourhood priorities. In some circumstances this means that children may come onto the waitlist after you, but because they have “priority” they may in fact move ahead of you.

We attempt to give you a minimum of one months notice. When we make you a space offer, you will have 24 hours to respond. If we do not hear from you within 24 hours, we will move to the next child on the waitlist. It is important for you to inform us of any changes in your contact information.

Yes. When you accept a space, a deposit of a month’s fee is required to secure that space for your child. This deposit is applied to your last month’s fee, if you have given the appropriate 1 calendar month withdrawal notice.

If you turn down 2 child care space offers which match your request, your child’s name will be moved to the bottom of the list in your priority status. Your new application date will be the date you declined the second space offer. There are many families on the waitlist and we ask that if you do not need a child care space anymore that you remove your name from the waitlist.

We have a 1 calendar month withdrawal policy that applies to all parents who accept a space. If you accept a space (sign the acceptance letter) and then change your mind, you are responsible for a month’s fee payment.

Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee a space in the next program. We make every attempt to move each child to the next age group, however, due to the limited number of child care spaces available, we cannot guarantee a space will come available when you need it.

We do follow an Internal Enrollment Policy as spaces become available for children to move to the next age group. Amongst these will be factors such as enrollment date, siblings, neighbourhood priorities and developmental readiness of children for the next age group.

Both of these programs service children 3-5 years old. The difference is the program hours. The full day child care programs operate Monday to Friday 7.30am-6pm while the Preschool program operates Monday- Friday, 9am-12 noon or 1.15-4.15pm.Staff working in these programs all have similar qualifications (Early Childhood Education certificate and Licenses) and the program goals/curriculum/activities for the children are the same.