Child care in Port Elgin, Ontario

Getting a spot in Port Elgin

Fee subsidy and any central waitlist in Port Elgin are run by the County of Bruce, the area’s service system manager. Contact them about a subsidy or a waitlist, or apply to each centre directly.

While you wait, EarlyON child and family centres run free drop-in programs for children up to age 6 and their parents and caregivers: What Is EarlyON?

More help: How to Get a Daycare Spot in Ontario and Alberta · Ontario’s $10-a-Day Child Care: What Parents Pay in 2026

All 13 licensed child care centres in Port Elgin (A–Z)

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• Horizon Childcare Center, 536 Green Street

K

• Kids Street Intergrated Non-Profit Co-Operative Nursery School, 624 Green Street

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• Little Bloomers Childcare Centre, 1246 Goderich Street
• Little Cubs Learning Centre (281 Goderich Street), 281 Goderich Street
• Little Cubs Learning Centre (840 Bruce Street), 840 Bruce Street

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• Port Elgin Montessori Preschool, 281 Goderich Street

T

• The Learning Academy, 569 Catherine Street
• The Monkey Barrel Childcare Centre, 516 Mill Street
• The Monkey Barrel Ind, 260 Goderich Street

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• YMCA Child Care – Port Elgin, 374 Bruce Street
• YMCA School Age – Port Elgin – Northport, 1000 Waterloo Street
• YMCA School Age – Port Elgin – Saugeen Central, 504 Catherine Street
• YMCA School Age – Port Elgin – St. Joseph’s, 584 Stafford Street