Child Care Fee Subsidy (City of Toronto)

The City pays part of the cost of licensed child care for families who cannot afford the full fee, and you pay a daily amount based on your income.

Program in Toronto. Parents & families Money, grants & charity Government benefits

When: There is a waitlist, so apply as soon as possible. You can apply as soon as you are expecting a child (pregnancy or adoption).

How to reach them

1. Go to their application form.
2. Say who you are and what you are offering or asking.
3. Come back here and tell us if they answered.

Other ways, if that one is quiet

• PhoneCall 416-338-8888
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• Contact pageGo to their contact page
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Where else they are

Their website is toronto.ca/.../child-care-support.

Good to know

• For whomFamilies who live in Toronto or are moving here, with children up to 12 years old, where each parent works, studies or plans to study (or a parent or child has an extra support need) and each parent has filed last year's taxes (new immigrants this year and parents under 18 can apply without a tax return).
• CostFree to apply. Your daily parent fee depends on family income; the City's Fee Subsidy Calculator gives an estimate.
• Their stepsApply online with the City's Child Care Fee Subsidy application (secure.toronto.ca/children/subsidy) or call 416-338-8888; if you get Ontario Works, ask your caseworker to apply for you. Have ready your CRA Notice of Assessment (to replace one call 1-800-959-8281), your ODSP statement if you have one, and the names of child care programs you want. Keep the confirmation email: it shows your waitlist date and file number. Tell the child care programs you like that you are on the subsidy waitlist. When you reach the top of the waitlist a caseworker contacts you for an eligibility meeting. To change your phone, address or details, call 416-338-8888 (offices open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., in person by appointment only).

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