XV. General Information

Child Care

University of Guelph Child Care and Learning Centre

The University of Guelph Child Care and Learning Centre (CCLC) is located on campus at the corner of East Ring Road and Arboretum Road. The CCLC is a Department in the Student Affairs Division and operates in collaboration with the Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, within the College of Social and Applied Human Sciences. The CCLC has three primary goals:

• to provide family-sensitive, family-centred, play based programs for children while their parents work or study

• to provide a resource for the academic community in which observation of children, research and practical experiences can take place

• to demonstrate excellence in child care, education and student training

The CCLC offers 126 child care spaces for 34 toddlers, 72 preschoolers and 20 kindergarteners. Early learning and care is available for children from 18 months to 5 or 6 years of age on a full or part-time basis, Mondays through Fridays from 07:30 to 17:30. Parents may get involved in several ways, including membership on the Parent Advisory Council, attending parent information meetings, observing their children at play by using the specially designed observation facilities, or by visiting their child at any point during the day. Spaces are open to faculty, staff and students of the University of Guelph and to the Guelph community. Fee subsidy is available for families that qualify for financial assistance with the County of Wellington Contact: Lorna Reid, Director, or Rachelle Campbell, Supervisor, at 519-824-4120 x 52682 or email cclc@uoguelph.ca. For more information please visit: http://www.uoguelph.ca/studentaffairs/childcare/home/.