Contact(s)
NOTICE: Effective today, March 13th, due to COVID-19, the Town of Goderich has decided to follow the lead of the Ministry of Education and close the Childcare Centre and Early ON Child and Family Centre for approximately 3 weeks with further reassessment.
We recognize the significant impact that this decision will have. The well-being and safety of your children, families and our staff is our utmost importance.
Goderich Municipal Child Care Centre
376 Cambridge Street
Goderich, Ontario, N7A 2Z1
519-524-7441
Director: Bonnie Hastings
Supervisor: Cindy Austin
Goderich Municipal Child Care Centre
Our programming is guided by How Does Learning Happen? Ontario's Pedagogy for the Early Years Document (2014).
Goderich Municipal Child Care Centre welcomes your child and family to a warm, caring, enthusiastic and respectful atmosphere. Our Educators provide a quality learning environment for all children with daily opportunities to extend individual learning needs based on their natural curiosity, current interests and real life experiences. We provide our children with many play based, hands-on learning opportunities to keep children involved and creatively thinking. Active investigation combined with reasonable risk taking opportunities allow children to be curious, explore the environment, and make strong connections to the world around them. This encourages children to build positive relationships, fosters problem solving skills, and increases the ability for positive self-expression with peers.
We promote a diverse and inclusive environment that provides children with the opportunity for personal growth, individual success, and a sense of pride in their accomplishments. There is ongoing communication with the families to establish individual learning goals and provide support for personal development. We also have In-Centre supports from the following Service Agencies to help with specialized programming.
Growing Together Early Learning Resource Program
Small Talk (Speech and Language)
Thames Valley Children's Centre (Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy)
Our program includes to following to promote our philosophy:
- Outdoor play
- Imagine, Create and Explore (I.C.E.) within the classroom or gym
- Story Time
- Circle Time
- Dramatic Play
- Nutritious snacks
- Hot Meals
- Rest Periods
Programs
Infants: 3 months- 18 months
Toddler: 18 months- 2 ½ years
Preschool: 2 ½ years- 5 years
Parent Handbook
Hours of Operation: 7:30 am to 5:30 pm
Full and Half Day Care is available
Half Day AM with Lunch: 7:30am -12:30pm
Half Day PM with Lunch: 12:00pm -5:00pm
Huron County has a centralized on-line Child Care waitlist available (OneHSN-Huron) Registration for the GMCCC waitlist is done through this application webpage https://onehsn.com/huron There will be no cost associated with placing a child on this waitlist or having them removed. Please follow up with the Child Care Centre to check waitlist/availability at 519-524-7441
Goderich EarlyON Child and Family Centre
(located on the south side of Goderich Public School - 125 Blake St. E. (entrance off of Bennett Street)
519-524-9999
We run FREE programs designed especially for children 0 - 6 years of age to attend with their parent/caregiver. We are open Monday through Friday 9 - 11a.m., Tuesday from 1 - 4p.m.for OPEN PLAY, Wednesday 1:30 - 3p.m. is BABY TIME, and Thursday 1:30 - 3:00pm.
Join us for play-based learning experiences that are fun and engaging - such as crafting, building, creating, reading, storytelling, singing, and so much more! Talk with professional trained in Early Childhood Development, learn about specialized programs within the community, and make connections with other families with young children.
Check out our NEW quarterly calendars for all of Huron County!
https://www.huroncounty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/CS-Quarterly-Jan-to-March-2020.pdf
