Waitlist Information

Please carefully review the additional information provided below.

Thank you for your interest in our centre.

Your online application will place your child on the waiting list in chronological order, based on the date and time that your request was received.

Children are admitted from the waitlist on a first-come, first-served basis as vacant spots become available.

Regardless of your position on the waitlist, the conditions below affect how quickly you will become the next individual to be offered a spot.

• Age demographics influence admission as vacancies are classified within a specific age group (based on licensing standards):

- Infant program (birth-18 months)

- Toddler program (18 months-2.5 years)

- Preschool program (2.5-5 years)

• Admissions are open and non-discriminatory; however, the following groups receive priority status on the Centre’s wait list for admissions, in order of priority:

- children of staff members returning after maternity leave (internal list)

- siblings of children currently enrolled in the Centre, and siblings of children who in the past were enrolled in the centre and children of permanent staff employed by the Centre (internal list)

- children of Ontario government employees who work in the Queen’s Park area (OPS list)

- a child who has been withdrawn from the Centre due to an extended illness or family hardship. (internal list)

- children from the surrounding community (external list)

 

A child maintains their position on the waiting list until the time;

• their name rises to the top of the list, and a space becomes available in the age group required;
• the parent directs the Centre to remove their child’s name from the list

 

Please note: Your child will automatically move to the next age group if they outgrow the age requested on your initial application.

Since the list is managed on a first-come, first-served basis, we can never predict how fast the lists will move until we start reaching out to families to see if they are interested in a vacancy, when a spot becomes available in the centre. If the family refuses a position, we move on to the next family.

The Administrative Coordinator will contact parents to discuss their interest in a space and a possible starting date for the child, only once a space is imminently available. During this discussion, the prospective family will be invited to visit the Centre and complete the admission process. At no time can the Centre hold spaces open.

You will be allowed one opportunity to change a requested start date at the time a space is offered, without falling to the bottom of the current wait list.

Now that you have joined the waiting list, please be advised that we will contact you if a vacancy becomes available.