The County of Renfrew has reached agreements with three child care providers in the region.
County Council has entered into child care and special needs resourcing agreements with Arnprior Heritage Child Care Centre and Deep Roots Nature and Nursery School.
The County of Renfrew has also entered into a wage enhancement agreement with Centre éducatif Coeur des Jeunes at Equinox School in Pembroke and Deep Roots Nature & Nursery School.
BACKGROUND
Arnprior Heritage Child Care Centre is a for-profit child care centre that has been operating in Arnprior since 2015 and is requiring a Fee Subsidy Service Agreement to be able to offer these services within their community. Arnprior Heritage Child Care Centre also requires a special needs resourcing agreement to offer inclusive child care services in Arnprior.
Deep Roots Nature & Nursery School is a new nature-based, for-profit child care centre that is in the process of becoming licensed to provide a variety of programming within the community of Chalk River and is requiring a Fee Subsidy Service Agreement to offer these services within their community. Deep Roots Nature & Nursery School also requires a special needs resourcing agreement to offer inclusive child care services in Chalk River.
Centre éducatif Coeur des Jeunes is a Francophone child care centre that is directly operating the daycare located in l’Équinoxe school in Pembroke effective September 1st, 2022.
(written by: Rudy Kadlec)