Once a family is registered with the City of Ottawa’s Child Care Registry & Wait List (https://onehsn.com/Ottawa/ux_2_0) admission operates on a first come, first served protocol.

Due to the higher demand within the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care agreement and affordable childcare option, Vanier Co-operative reserves the majority of its licensed space for Full Time Care (five days per week for a full day) – it is preferred.

However, each child and every family is completely unique.  Childcare options that may meet the needs of families are equally diverse.  For some families, part-time care options are being sought and best suited for their needs. Vanier Co-op does reserve space for part time care (2 to 3 days per week for a full day) for families in the Vanier and surrounding communities.  We do so, by connecting two families to share one space and arrange a mutually agreed schedule with the parents while honouring and maintaining licensed capacity and ratio expectations.

We recommend  this option for the Preschool age group.  Developmentally, preschool aged children are more advanced in skills which lend more readily to exploring new environments & peers groups.

For Toddlers, part time care may be very taxing for emotionally for the home to childcare setting adjustments and separation anxieties may intensify proving challenging for the family with this childcare arrangement.

Vanier Co-operative views the parent as the expert of your child and have a keen sense of what works best for “your” family.   Vanier Co-operative works very close in its parental partnership and all members strive to program effectively for all part-time children.