City of Brantford celebrates the opening of Central Baptist Children’s Centre

BRANTFORD, ON – The City of Brantford is pleased to announce the opening of Central Baptist Children’s Centre, a new child care centre located in Brantford. Central Baptist Children’s Centre will provide 48 licensed child care spaces for families in the community.

The community is invited to a grand opening event at 10:30 a.m. on Sunday, November 24, 2024 at Central Baptist Church, located at 300 Fairview Drive. Following a ribbon cutting ceremony, attendees can take part in a tour of the new daycare facilities. Refreshments will be provided. 

This new centre is part of the 985 new child care spaces allocated to the City of Brantford and County of Brant to open between 2022 and 2026 as part of the Building Our Community from the Kids Up,  Brantford-Brant 10 Year Child Care and Early Learning Plan, and the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) initiative that aims to provide affordable and accessible child care for families. Since 2022, 243 new community-based spaces for children ages 0-5 years old have been added throughout the City of Brantford and County of Brant. These spaces have been achieved through the opening of the new centres in Brantford and the County of Brant, expansions of rooms at existing child care centres, and opening new home-based licensed spaces. In addition, 413 community-based spaces as well as 329 full day school-based child care spaces at the following schools, are set to open within the next three years:

• Banbury Heights Public Elementary School
• Cobblestone Public Elementary School
• The new West Brant Public Elementary School
• Sainte-Marguerite-Bourgeoys Catholic Elementary School
• St. Padre Pio Catholic Secondary School

Local families can apply to Central Baptist Children’s Centre or other licensed child care through OneList Brantford-Brant. Families can apply to as many centres as they like with one account, as well as browse for locations on a map, learn about each child care centre, and determine if they offer lower fees through CWELCC. The City also continues to provide child care fee subsidy for eligible families who are working or in school. Details are available at Brantford.ca/ChildrensServices. 

The City of Brantford is grateful for the contributions made by the Province of Ontario and the Government of Canada in support of these new child care spaces.

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“The opening of these new child care spaces is an exciting step forward in ensuring families have access to affordable and quality child care in our community. Having adequate child care allows parents to work or pursue their education with peace of mind. I want to thank Central Baptist Children’s Centre, City staff and all those who worked diligently to make this possible.” – Mayor Kevin Davis, City of Brantford

"We are excited to begin this exciting journey of bringing quality care and early education to children and families in our community. We thank all of our partners, supporters, and the community for their support and look forward to offering a space in the community where children can learn, grow and thrive” – Danielle Wells, Director and Supervisor of Central Baptist Children’s Centre

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Media Contact:

Kelly Page | Communications Specialist, Communications and Community Engagement

City of Brantford | 519-759-4150 ext. 5779 | kpage@brantford.ca