Early Learning & Child Care partners can find Contract & Finance Management information below. For further information please contact a Children’s Services staff as listed in the A-Z list of Licensed Child Care Centres.
The Business Cycle is currently being updated. A revised version will be posted once finalized.
Le cycle d’activités est actuellement en cours de mise à jour. Une version révisée sera publiée une fois finalisée.
Agencies with an existing Service Agreement with Toronto Children’s Services that are considering a closure or relocation of their child care centre (temporary or permanent) must contact their District Consultant for further information. Contact information can be found in the A-Z Listing.
In accordance with Section 3.3 of the 2025 CWELCC Cost-Based Funding Guideline, the Ministry of Education requires Toronto Children’s Services (TCS) to review the costs of selected group child care centers and home child care agencies who are participating in the CWELCC program. The centers and agencies will be selected based on criteria defined by the Province, which prioritizes those with child care locations with the high top up allocations in 2025.
Per the Ministry’s Guideline, the goal of these cost reviews is not to reduce quality, but to gradually shift the overall cost of providing child care towards more standardized costs as represented by benchmark allocations.
TCS has initiated the Cost Review process and will apply the Ministry’s criteria to identify selected centres and agencies for the 2025 Cost Review. Selected centers and agencies will receive formal notification by email from TCS, including detailed instructions on required information and next steps.
If you have any questions, please contact tcsfunding@toronto.ca.
Per Section 3.2 of the CWELCC Cost-Based Funding Guideline, at the end of each funding year, licensees must submit an Annual Attestation and a Standardized Financial Reports (SFRs) for each eligible centre or agency. This requirement applies to all group child care centres and home child care agencies participating in the CWELCC program. If you have any questions, please contact tcsfunding@toronto.ca.
Following year-end, licensees must submit SFRs to Toronto Children’s Services (TCS), reporting eligible costs incurred from January to December of the applicable funding year. The SFRs provide a detailed breakdown of eligible costs and are essential for assessing compliance with eligibility and funding requirements.
In addition to the SFRs, licensees must submit an Annual Attestation signed by an officer with appropriate signing authority (i.e., a director or equivalent). The attestation confirms that CWELCC cost-based funding has been used in accordance with its intended purpose, within the parameters established by TCS.
TCS is required to review and assess the accuracy and compliance of submitted SFRs and may adjust funding as necessary. To support TCS’s assessment of the SFRs, licensees must also complete and submit a Survey, which provides additional information on how costs are allocated across programs and funding sources.
Agencies with a Service Agreement with the City of Toronto may receive payments in advance of delivering services to children and families. Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) funding, along with fee subsidy advances for child care centres and home child care agencies, are typically issued on a monthly basis. Payments for EarlyON Child and Family Programs, Every Child Belongs (Special Needs Resourcing), Pay Equity, and Wage Subsidy funding are processed quarterly. All funds are generally deposited into your bank account by the fifth business day of the month in which the payment is due. Please contact your District Consultant if you have any payment-related questions.