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The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre

The Squirrels' Nest Child Care Centre (4571)

1305 Ellesmere Rd  (Ellesmere / Brimley) Ward: Scarborough Centre

This non-profit, licensed child care, serves children 0 to 10 years.
A child care fee subsidy may be available to help you with the cost of child care.
This location participates in the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care system.

Program Offerings and Quality Ratings

Early Years Programs Capacity Vacancy+ Quality Rating
Infant 10 Yes 4.25   / 5
Toddler 25 Yes 4.46   / 5
Preschool 32 Yes 4.57   / 5
Before- and After-School Programs Capacity Vacancy+ Quality Rating
Kindergarten 26 Yes -
School age 30 Yes 3.82   / 5
+ Vacancies change regularly. Please contact centre for the most current information.

Centre Contact

  • Phone: Caroline Charlemagne-Luefong,  416-438-6383

More Information*

Centre escorts children to the following schools:

  • Walk to Edgewood Public School
  • Bus to St. Victor Catholic School

Languages spoken by staff:

  • Arabic, Bengali, Cantonese, Czech, Greek, Gujarati, Hindi, Italian, Mandarin, Panjabi (Punjabi), Persian (Farsi), Portuguese, Russian, Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino), Tamil and Urdu

Dietary services:

  • Catered Food
  • Food Prepared on Premises
  • Gluten-Free Food Option Available
  • Halal Food Option Available
  • Peanut-Free Menu
  • Pork-Free Menu
  • Special Meals Available upon request
  • Vegan Food Option Available
  • Vegetarian Food Option Available
*This information has been provided by the child care. Please contact the centre for the most current information.

Program Support

Toronto Children's Services Consultant, Krisiya Arumuganathan, 416-397-1748, provides support and consultation to families and the program as needed.

Every Child Belongs Resource Consultation Staff, Darcy Souliere, 416-321-5464, Ext. 386, is available to help this centre and the family when a child has an extra support need.

This page was last updated: April 24, 2024.

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