Child Care

YMCA Northumberland now has 22 Child Care Centres to help serve the families of Northumberland County. We are committed to your children’s education and development and to maximizing the personal growth of each young person in our care. We provide a professionally developed curriculum, unique to the YMCA that in the past few years has gone national.

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Our Early Learning and Care Programs

At the Y, we believe that play is the primary way in which children learn. That’s why our dedicated Early Childhood Educators implement our acclaimed YMCA Playing to Learn™ Curriculum at our Licensed Child Care Centres throughout Northumberland County.

YMCA Northumberland offers a unique program within Northumberland County which offers rural families the opportunity to have children of mixed ages attend the same program. One of the many benefits of a Family Grouping program is that it supports children that are nervous to start their first day of care, or who struggle with separation anxiety by allowing them to transition into child care with their older sibling. This approach offers a sense of comfort and feeling of safety by having their older sibling by their side during this transition to out of home care. Our highly-skilled, caring, compassionate Registered Early Childhood Educators and Child Care Assistants are qualified and trained to work with all age groups, ensuring that the environment is set up to meet the needs of all the children in our care.

Follows National Playing To Learn Curriculum^TM

Our toddler programs encourage children to explore their environment at their own pace with a hands-on approach that stimulates natural learning. The continual enhancement of social, emotional and physical development is a major focus.

Program Features: Exploring the indoors + Outdoors, music and movement, discovering creative and sensory material, puzzles, stories, blocks, dramatic play and learning to play with others.

Follows National Playing To Learn Curriculum^TM

Our preschool programs provide opportunities for children to make choices based on their natural desire to learn new things and become more self-reliant. Emphasis is also placed on learning to get along with others.

Program Features: Exploring the indoors and outdoors, introductory to the arts (visual, dramatic and music), discovering science, engaging in mathematics and literacy activities, developing social skills, gross and fine motor skills and problem-solving!

Follows National Playing To Learn Curriculum^TM

Kindergarten Extended Day Program (4-5 YRS)
School Age Children (6-12 YRS)

The kindergarten program is a supportive extension to your child’s full-day kindergarten program. This program provides families with a safe and secure after-school location for their children accompanied by caring, active staff who lead fun and original programming focused on physical activity, nutrition and wellness. Learning is done through a variety of fun, developmentally appropriate, play-based activities.

Follows National Playing To Learn Curriculum^TM

Our School Age Program follows the YMCA A Place to Connect™ Curriculum. Children are actively engaged with Registered Early Childhood Educators to create program plans based on children’s interests. Programs include daily physical activity, opportunities for leadership development and helping children learn new skills.

Before and After School Care

A licensed Child Care program that offers children ages 4 –12 a fun and safe way to begin and end every school day. With 20 locations across Northumberland County, our Before and After School programs operate from September through June every year.

Our locations

Full-day Care

Beatrice Strong YMCA

90 Rose Glen Rd, Port Hope, ON
905.885.0225

Toddler

Preschool

Kindergarten

School Age

Grafton YMCA

718 Station Rd, Grafton, ON
905.349.2667

Infant

Toddler

Preschool

Terry Fox YMCA

1065 Riddel Ave,Cobourg, ON
905.373.1016

Toddler

Preschool

Kindergarten

School Age

Cobourg YMCA

339 Elgin St, Cobourg, ON
905.372.9247 ext 304

Preschool

Before and After School Program

Baltimore YMCA

9320 Burwash Rd,
Baltimore, ON
905.376.0586

Hours:
6:30 – 9:10 am | 3:45 – 6:00 pm

Beatrice Strong YMCA

90 Rose Glen Rd.,
Port Hope, ON
905.885.0225

Hours:
6:30 – 9:05 am | 3:30 – 6:30 pm

Burnham YMCA

614 Burnham St
Cobourg, ON
905.376.4806

Hours:
6:30 – 8:40 am | 3:10 – 6:30 pm

Camborne YMCA

3546 Kennedy Rd, RR 4,
Cobourg, ON
905.376.3452

Hours:
7:00 – 8:10 am | 2:45 – 6:00 pm

Colborne YMCA

8 Alfred St.,
Colborne, ON
905.376.9936

Hours:
7:00 – 8:25 am | 2:45 – 6:00 pm

CR Gummow YMCA

311 Cottesmore Ave,
Cobourg, ON
905.373.8614

Hours:
6:30 – 8:05 am | 2:40 – 6:30 pm

Grafton Public YMCA

654 Station Rd,
Grafton, ON
905.376.8127

Hours:
6:30 – 9:00 am | 3:40 – 6:00 pm

Hastings YMCA

25 Albert Street West,
Hastings, ON
705.653.7739

Hours:
7:00 – 8:45 am | 3:30 – 6:00 pm

Kent YMCA

150 Kent St, Box 1090,
Campbellford, ON
705.632.9205

Hours:
7:00 – 9:00 am | 3:15 – 6:00 pm

Merwin Greer YMCA

457 King St E,
Cobourg, ON
905.375.8589

Hours:
7:00 – 8:10 am | 2:45 – 6:00 pm

Northumberland Hills YMCA

2246 Spring St,
Castleton, ON
905.376.9623

Hours:
7:00 – 9:15 am | 3:40 – 6:00 pm

North Hope YMCA

3278 Ganaraska Rd RR 1,
Campbellcroft, ON
905.376.3057

Hours:
7:00 – 9:05 am

Plainville YMCA

4877 Burnham St N,
Gores Landing, ON
905.375.7337

Hours:
6:45 – 9:10 am | 3:40 – 6:00 pm

Percy Centennial YMCA

129 Church St,
Warkworth, ON
705.872.1788

Hours:
7:00 – 8:50 am | 3:10 – 6:00 pm

Roseneath Centennial YMCA

9047 County Rd. 45
Roseneath, ON
905.376.1905

Hours:
7:00 – 8:35 am | 3:10 – 6:00 pm

Smithfield YMCA

241 Drewery St,
Brighton, ON
905.376.1914

Hours:
7:00 – 9:05 am | 3:40 – 6:00 pm

Spring Valley YMCA

212 County Road 26, RR7,
Brighton, ON
613.849.9585

Hours:
7:00 – 9:05 am | 3:40 – 6:00 pm

St Anthony YMCA

74 Toronto Rd,
Port Hope, ON
905.376.3066

Hours:
6:30 – 9:00 am | 3:45 – 6:30 pm

St. Joseph’s YMCA – NOW OPEN!

919 D’Arcy St.
Cobourg, ON
905.376.9881

Hours:
2:50 – 6:00 pm

Terry Fox YMCA

1065 Riddel Ave.,
Cobourg, ON
905.373.1016

Hours:
6:30 – 9:05 am | 3:40 – 6:30 pm

YMCA Playing to Learn Curriculum^TM

We all know kids love to play. But did you know they also learn while they play? We’ve learned that kids at play are already building the foundation for their major life skills, including language and literacy, mathematics, science and technology, and the arts. Playtime experiences are an important way to understand how kids learn, and how we can help them learn more effectively.

Download the YMCA Playing to Learn (TM) brochure

YMCA WeeMarkable app

Our Early learning programs use the Weemarkable app to provide families with daily updates, including:

photos
play highlights
information regarding naps, snacks, and meals
direct messages from your child’s educator

YMCA Weemarkable™

Child Care Wait List

Step 1 of 3

Parent/Guardian Name(Required)

First Last

Contact Number(Required)

Email Address(Required)

How many children require Child Care?(Required)

Please enter a number from 1 to 3.

Information 2nd Child

Child’s Name(Required)

First Last

Child’s Date Of Birth(Required)

Preferred Start Date(Required)

What Type of Care Do You require?(Required)

Choose an Option(Required)

When do you need Child Care?

Which Centre Are You Interested In?(Required)

Comments or Additional Information About Your Child

Information 3rd Child

Child’s Name(Required)

First Last

Child’s Date Of Birth(Required)

Preferred Start Date(Required)

What Type of Care Do You require?(Required)

Choose an Option(Required)

When do you need Child Care?

Which Centre Are You Interested In?(Required)

Comments or Additional Information About Your Child

Have a question regarding Child Care?

Child Care Contact

Name*
First Last
Email*
What type of care are you looking for?*
Toddler Location of interest*
Preschool location of interest*
Kindergarten location of interest*
School Age location of interest*
Message*

First Name	Last Name

First Name	Last Name

Full Legal Name	Relationship to Child	Primary Phone

Nap time	Length of nap

Memberships

Fitness

Aquatics

Child Care

Our Early Learning and Care Programs

Before and After School Care

Our locations

Full-day Care

Before and After School Program

YMCA Playing to Learn CurriculumTM

Helpful Documents

Parent Handbook

Our Policies

YMCA WeeMarkable app

Child Care Wait List

Information 1st Child

Information 2nd Child

Information 3rd Child

Have a question regarding Child Care?

Child Care Contact

Child Care Registration

Step 1 of 8

Child Information

Diapers / Toilet Training

Parent Information 1

Parent Information 2

Emergency Contact 1

Emergency Contact 2

Custody

Pick Up and Additional Emergency Information

Health and Medical

Allergy Info

Infant Dietary Information

Feeding

Dietary Information

Infant Sleep Arrangements

Sleep Information

Physical Requirements

Skin Products

Additional Information

Consent

YMCA Playing to Learn Curriculum^TM