YMCA To Offer Emergency Child Care In Peterborough County

The YMCA of Central East Ontario is once again partnering with provincial and municipal governments to deliver emergency Child Care, opening emergency locations across Belleville, Quinte West, Prince Edward County and Peterborough County.

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They are currently offering space in Prince Edward Lennox & Addington County at Massassauga Rednersville Public School, in Hastings County at Harry J Clarke, Susanna Moodie Public School and Prince Charles Trenton Public School and in Peterborough County at Lakefield District Public School with 78 children currently registered.

Emergency Child Care is in addition to the Y’s Child Care for registered infants, toddlers and preschool children, which continue to operate.

Before & After School programs are temporarily paused while in-person school is closed for students across Ontario.

In partnership with the Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board and Hastings and Prince Edward District School Board, HEPA filters have been redeployed from schools to ECC rooms and N95 masks have been provided to our Early Childhood Educators.

“The pandemic has shown us the importance of Early Childhood Educators who make it possible for parents to work,” said David Allen, President and CEO of the YMCA of Central East Ontario. “Throughout the closures of the past two years, Early Childhood Educators have played a crucial role in the lives of children and families. We owe them a debt of gratitude for helping our essential services operate during these trying times.”

The Y is the largest provider of licensed not-for-profit Child Care in Ontario. This is the fourth time that the charity has delivered emergency child care for the children of essential workers to support them and local communities during the pandemic.

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