Givins/Shaw School Community Daycare is a warm, neighborhood childcare centre that was established in November of 1987 in response to the needs of the parents in the community. We are a non-profit organization for children between the ages of two and a half and nine years old. We are licensed and inspected by the Ministry of Education, Toronto Public Health and have a purchase agreement with Toronto Children’s Services to parents with subsidy. We have opted into the Canada Wide Early Learning Child Care (CWELCC) Program effective 2022 and are pleased to share that a fee reduction will be taking place. We welcome all families to our program.

About Our Program

We believe that children learn best through play and by pursuing their interests and goals by making their own choices.  We recognize each child as a unique individual who brings their own abilities to the program and deserves the encouragement and space to try new things, explore new ideas and develop their own unique creativity. We believe that every child deserves a safe and caring environment a place where children want to be and where they feel ‘at home’. We also believe that children thrive in all areas of development when they are a in a caring and supportive environment with responsive adults.

We offer a learning program that is consistent with the Ministry of Education’s policies, pedagogy and curriculum including the following documents:

*Please note PA Days for September – December 2026 will be updated as information becomes available*
**The Centre will be open on Christmas Eve (December 24th, 2026) from 7:30 am – 12:30 pm and is closed December 25th, 2026 – January 1st, 2027**