Child Care Fee Subsidy – Subsidy Target Versus Enrolment

A ward’s Child Care Fee Subsidy Target is calculated by dividing the total number of available subsidies (based on the City’s approved budget) by the ward’s proportion of Toronto’s low-income children (a child is considered low-income if their family is living below Statistics Canada’s Low-Income Measure, after tax).

For example, If a ward has 5% of Toronto’s low-income children, they are entitled to have 5% of the available subsidies. Within each ward, subsidies are then allocated to age groups (infant, toddler, preschool, kindergarten & school age) based on the proportion of children in each group.

Current Status of Ward Subsidy Targets

The following map and data tables show how close each ward is to their subsidy target.

A ward map of Toronto representing the fee subsidy target data. Details for the map are outlined in the table below.

 

The Data Behind the Map – January 2025

Number of child care fee subsidies above/below target

Ward Number Ward All age groups Infant Toddler Preschool Kindergarten School Age
1 Etobicoke North -484 -59 -15 107 -217 -300
2 Etobicoke Centre -316 -20 -15 -4 -63 -214
3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore -445 -99 -68 13 -130 -161
4 Parkdale-High Park -238 -51 -25 18 -38 -142
5 York South-Weston -303 -68 51 89 -101 -274
6 York Centre 95 -27 59 94 40 -71
7 Humber River-Black Creek -125 -19 51 111 -52 -216
8 Eglinton-Lawrence -341 -62 -9 23 -120 -173
9 Davenport -217 -31 18 14 -71 -147
10 Spadina-Fort York -414 -73 -84 -15 -89 -153
11 University-Rosedale -245 -32 -36 -21 -74 -82
12 Toronto-St. Paul’s -204 -42 -29 11 -50 -94
13 Toronto Centre -304 -63 -14 69 -134 -162
14 Toronto-Danforth -218 -18 -11 22 -23 -188
15 Don Valley West -955 -88 -89 -82 -185 -511
16 Don Valley East -339 -100 -39 36 -98 -138
17 Don Valley North -307 -69 -31 42 -63 -186
18 Willowdale -741 -91 -66 -26 -207 -351
19 Beaches-East York -206 -52 1 70 -46 -179
20 Scarborough Southwest -264 -30 -11 39 -58 -204
21 Scarborough Centre -265 -33 9 104 -77 -268
22 Scarborough-Agincourt -238 -75 -6 88 -115 -130
23 Scarborough North -18 -33 -1 114 -38 -60
24 Scarborough-Guildwood -383 -48 12 104 -115 -336
25 Scarborough-Rouge Park 49 14 37 113 5 -120

Current Levels

  • on target means a ward is within 10% above or below its target
  • below target means a ward is more than 10% below its target
  • above target means a ward is more than 10% above its target
Ward Number Ward All age groups Infant Toddler Preschool Kindergarten School Age
1 Etobicoke North below below at above below below
2 Etobicoke Centre below below below at below below
3 Etobicoke-Lakeshore below below below at below below
4 Parkdale-High Park below below below above below below
5 York South-Weston below below above above below below
6 York Centre at below above above above below
7 Humber River-Black Creek at below above above below below
8 Eglinton-Lawrence below below at above below below
9 Davenport below below above above below below
10 Spadina-Fort York below below below at below below
11 University-Rosedale below below below below below below
12 Toronto-St. Paul’s below below below at below below
13 Toronto Centre below below at above below below
14 Toronto-Danforth below below below above below below
15 Don Valley West below below below below below below
16 Don Valley East below below below above below below
17 Don Valley North below below below above below below
18 Willowdale below below below below below below
19 Beaches-East York below below at above below below
20 Scarborough Southwest below below at above below below
21 Scarborough Centre below below at above below below
22 Scarborough-Agincourt below below at above below below
23 Scarborough North at below at above below below
24 Scarborough-Guildwood below below at above below below
25 Scarborough-Rouge Park at above above above at below