About Us

Quality, Flexible Child Care for Over 30 Years

We offer full-time and part-time child care programs to meet your needs

Established in 1983, the Whitney Child Centre (WCC) is a valued part of the Rosedale/Moore Park community. We are located in the same building as Whitney Public School and meet the neighbourhood demand for quality child care. We are Provincially Licensed for children aged between 18 months and 12 years, and have a Purchase of Service Agreement with the City of Toronto. We are a not-for-profit centre with a Board of Directors.

We offer toddler, preschool, kindergarten and school-age programs. We have exemplary teachers, who are both well qualified and experienced to ensure they meet your child’s needs. Our Registered ECE teachers provide an exciting, creative, fun and hands-on learning environment. Staff use the Emergent Curriculum approach for planning and programming, teachers use Early Learning for Every Child Today (ELECT) as a framework for planning and reporting to families.

The WCC is an integral part of the Whitney Public School, which offers our toddler and preschool children a rare opportunity to witness the larger scale of school life while still in a nurturing environment. Our children experience a smooth transition to elementary school in safe and familiar surroundings. We co-ordinate with the public school to offer a “seamless” day for kindergarten and school-aged children. Our very safe and stimulating outside playarea was fully renovated in 2009.

Our Mission

The mission of the Whitney Child Centre is to provide community child care based on learning through play in a dynamic environment.

  • Our staff value and uphold the ELECT PRINCIPLES

  • Positive experiences in early childhood set the foundation for lifelong learning, behaviour, health and well being.

  • Partnerships with families and communities are essential.

  • Respect for diversity, equity and inclusion is vital.

  • An intentional, planned program supports learning.

  • Play and inquiry are learning approaches that capitalize on children’s natural curiosity and exuberance.

  • Knowledgeable, responsive and reflective educators are essential.

Healthy Bodies and Minds
OUR CATERER

Real Food for Real Kids (RFRK) is a family-owned and operated, Toronto-based catering company on a mission to enable and inspire healthy eating.
RFRK is a multiple award-winning company recognized for excellence and innovation and a leading healthy catering company for child care centres, schools and camps. They proudly serve nutritious meals and snacks to over 30,000 children throughout the Greater Toronto & Hamilton Area every day.

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