Child Care

Childcare Information

Mississippi Mills Childcare Services (MMCS) — formally the Almonte Daycare Centre — is licensed by the Ministry of Education under the Child Care and Early Years act, 2014.

All childcare programs are planned and implemented by qualified early childhood educators using Lanark County’s quality assurance resources to enhance quality in their environment. Specialized services such as ConnectWell (formally LEIP) and speech therapy also are available for your child’s individual needs.

The childcare centre is a secured environment which is monitored by the Leeds Grenville and Lanark Health Unit, Ministry of Education, and Municipal By-laws.

Childcare Application Information

To submit a new childcare application or if you have any questions, please contact:

Location	Address	Services	Contact
Mississippi Mills Childcare Centre	208 State St, Almonte	Infant Toddler Preschool	Taylor Shoots Email 613-256-3833
R. Tait McKenzie Public School	175 Paterson St, Almonte	Before and After
Naismith Memorial Public School	260 King St, Almonte	Before and After
Holy Name of Mary Catholic School	110 Paterson St, Almonte	Toddler Preschool Before and After	Ryan Byers Email 613-256-3833

Waitlist

MMCS currently has a waitlist for all programs. To be added to the waitlist, please send the following information to Taylor Shoots (tshoots@mississippimills.ca) or Ryan Byers (rbyers@mississippimills.ca)

Holy Name of Mary and State Street share a waitlist for Toddler and Preschool. If you would prefer one location over the other, please specify when you contact our supervisors.

Child's name (if arrived)
Date of birth/due date
When you hope to start in our care
Contact email address
Contact phone number
What town you live in
Does your child have special needs that will require extra support?
If your child is in school, please specify which school

Hours of Operation

Mississippi Mills Childcare Services at 208 State St. and 110 Paterson St. (attached to Holy Name of Mary Catholic School) are open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. throughout the year, except for statutory holidays.

The Before and After school age programs located at Naismith Public School, R. Tait McKenzie, and Holy Name of Mary Catholic School are open Monday through Friday from 6:30 a.m. to the start of the school day and from after school until 6 p.m. throughout the school year, except for statutory holidays.

Full day programs are offered during March Break and Professional Development (PD) days.

Summer Programs for our school age children run from the first week of July until the last week of August, unless otherwise stated.

Programs

FULL DAY CARE	PROGRAM	AGE GROUP
Mississippi Mills Childcare Services	Infant	3 months - 18 months
	Toddler	18 months - 2.5 years
	Preschool	2.5 years - 4 years
110 Paterson St. (attached to Holy Name of Mary Catholic School)	Toddler	18 months - 2.5 years
	Preschool	2.5 years - 4 years

BEFORE & AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS	PROGRAM	AGE GROUP
Holy Name of Mary Catholic School	Kindergarten	4 years - 6 years
	School Age	6 years - 12 years*
Naismith Memorial Public School	Kindergarten	4 years - 6 years
	School Age	6 years - 12 years*
R. Tait McKenzie Public School	Kindergarten	4 years - 6 years
	School Age	6 years - 12 years*

*Children turning 12 may complete school year.

Enrollment is dependent on available space; please contact the daycare directly to confirm availability.

2024 Fee Schedule

Effective January 1, 2024
CWELCC $52.75 fee reduction (I/T/P/K)

Program Code	Program Description	Full fee/day	Parental Portion	CWELCC system portion
1	Infant Program	$66.18	$31.27	$34.91

2	Toddler Program	$55.62	$26.28	$29.34

3	Preschool Program	$47.28	$22.34	$24.94

	Kindergarten Program
4	Before and After	$25.18	$12.00	$13.18
5	Before or After	$19.82	$12.00	$7.82
6	Full Day	$38.88	$18.37	$20.51

	School Age
7	Before and After	$23.93	$23.93	$0
8	Before or After	$18.01	$18.01	$0
9	Full Day	$38.05	$38.05	$0
	School Age (Grade 1 & eligible for CWELCC)
10	Before and After	$23.93	$12.00	$11.92
11	Before or After	$18.01	$12.00	$6.01
12	Full Day	$38.05	$17.97	$20.08