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Did you know that Diapers are included in our Infant and Toddler rates? The preschool rate assumes that all children entering this program will be toilet trained. Toddler’s not fully trained and moving up to preschool, and/or new preschool children starting with us will be billed at a toddler rate until they become fully toilet trained.  Diapers therefore are not provided.  However, we prefer not to pressure the few children who may fight this learning experience.  Therefore, we will work in co-operation with the parents for a reasonable amount of time to train the child. For some handy tips on…

Did you know that it’s that time of year again when everyone seems to be getting sick?  We follow the Ottawa Public Health Guidelines for Schools and Child Care Centres on Communicable Disease and Other Childhood Health Issues If you’re wondering what to do when your child isn’t quite feeling themselves, visit the link below for a few easy guidelines to follow 🙂    Guidelines for Schools and Child Care Centres on Communicable Diseases and Other Childhood Health Issues To sum it all up… any child who is ill and unable to participate fully in regular activities should be cared for at home

Do you know how easy your life could be this winter with the use of these helpful little clips? Mitten clips help to keep your little one and their mittens together! Here are a few places to purchase these helpful little tools 🙂 http://www.cartersoshkosh.ca/en_CA/carters-toddler-girl-accessories/V_4628JGA.html The Choice That Fits Please remember to label all of your children’s clothing, which includes their mitts 🙂 lol ?

Did you know that we plan all of our children’s activities and programming based on their interests as outlined in the Ministry of Education’s Report, “How Learning Happens” Check out a sample of one of our program webs from Toddlers! http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/HowLearningHappens.pdf  

Did you know that January 11, 2018 was the first Snow Day of the Year??? Buses were cancelled on Thursday and The School Age children had a blast playing in the snow, sledding and snow shoeing!  

We are so excited to share that we have been nominated as Finalists for Best Childcare Centre for the 2018 Faces of Ottawa Awards!!! Vote for The Children’s Place and Megan’s Place at http://www.facesmag.ca/awards   These Awards are 100% People’s Choice – the winners are simply those who receive the most votes in each category – you can vote once per day per IP address between Jan. 3 and Jan. 24th – winners will be announced at the event on January 27th Please help us by voting every day and thank you all for your support!

Did you know that each year Santa makes a special visit to all of the children at TCP??? Happy Holidays from everyone at The Children’s Place! We had so much fun celebrating this holiday season with all of our families and friends 🙂  

Did you know that each year The Children’s Place hosts a Holiday Dinner for all of our families and friends to gather together and enjoy???

Did you know that we are only closed for 1 day a year at our Carling Avenue location…. Check out our Holiday Closures for all of our locations below: 

Did you know that we are having record high temperatures…  But as you’ve seen from this past weekend’s storm, winter is just around the corner! Please make sure to bring in appropriate winter clothing that are all labelled with your child’s name (Winter coats, snow pants, mittens, hats and boots). Four Crucial Ways Playing Outdoors in Winter Benefits Children By Rachelle Gaynor, Accuweather.com Staff Writer February 09, 2015, 6:03:52 AM EST During the warm spring and summer months, it seems natural to allow children to play outside. However, when winter comes along, parents may be more hesitant to send children outside….