Child care in Stratford, Ontario

Getting a spot in Stratford

Fee subsidy and any central waitlist in Stratford are run by the City of Stratford, 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 Stratford (A–Z)

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• S
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A

• Anne Hathaway Day Care Centre (77 Bruce Street), 77 Bruce Street
• Anne Hathaway Day Care Centre (103 Bruce Street), 103 Bruce Street
• Avon Co-op Nursery School, 194 Avondale Avenue

S

• Stratford Cygnets Co-operative Preschool, 181 Louise Street
• Stratford Cygnets School Age, 228 Avondale Avenue

Y

• YMCA of Three Rivers Child Care – Avon, 31 Huntingdon Avenue
• YMCA of Three Rivers Child Care – Bedford, 59 Bedford Drive
• YMCA of Three Rivers Child Care – Downie, 204 Downie Street
• YMCA of Three Rivers Child Care – Hamlet, 315 West Gore Street
• YMCA of Three Rivers Child Care – Jeanne Sauve, 8 Grange Street
• YMCA of Three Rivers Child Care – Romeo, 49 Rebecca Street
• YMCA of Three Rivers Child Care – SERC, 220 Oakdale Avenue
• YMCA of Three Rivers Child Care – Shakespeare, 35 Mowatt Street