Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care System (CWELCC)

Wee Watch is proud to say that all our licensed childcare agencies across Ontario participate in the Canada-Wide Early Learning Child Care System (CWELCC) which offers eligible family’s lower rates for childcare. Participating since the November 2022 when the program was launched, we have helped thousands of families with access to quality affordable childcare.

For over 40 years, we’ve been providing the highest quality childcare in a safe, nurturing home environment. We focus on the development of your child through our Wee Learn educational program and ensure parents have access to flexible care options without compromising quality.

The Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) plan was announced by the Provincial and Federal Governments on March 28^th, 2022, to support families by providing funding for licensed childcare options for children under 6 years of age.  The goal of the program was to reduce the cost of childcare to parents to an average of $10/day per child by 2026.  The program was launched by the government in a staged approach, initially reducing childcare fees by 50% in 20203, and then in January of 2025, reducing childcare fees to $22/day for eligible families.   The program is funded provincially and each region in Ontario was allocated funding for a specific number of childcare spaces.  As you can imagine, the program is exceptionally popular, and demand is greater than the number of childcare spaces within the program. The program is not universal – to be eligible, children must be under 6 years of age and have a space in a licensed daycare centre or home childcare agency that participates in the program.  For more information on the program, please visit the Government of Ontario CWELCC site.