Daycares in East End Toronto

74 licensed child care programs in East End Toronto, Toronto

Daycares in East End Toronto at a glance

East End Toronto, Toronto has 74 licensed child care programs in our directory, including 73 child care centres and 1 home child care agency. 62 offer full day care, the usual choice for working parents. 9 only run programs before and after school, for school age children.

For parents with unusual schedules, 1 offers extended hours and 1 opens on weekends.

6 offer services in French, 10 have Montessori in their name, and 4 received their first licence in 2024 or later.

How to get a spot in East End Toronto

In Toronto, you apply to each centre and ask to join its waitlist. Sign up early, especially for an infant. To lower your costs, the City of Toronto runs the child care fee subsidy program.

Most licensed programs in Ontario take part in CWELCC, the Canada wide early learning and child care program. In 2026, the base fee for a child under 6 in a participating program is capped at $22 a day, and the provincial average is about $19. Programs outside CWELCC set their own fees, so ask each centre.

Need care outside daycare hours?

A babysitter can cover evenings, weekends, PD days or the wait for a daycare spot. Find a babysitter in Ontario for free on SOS-Nounou.

Source, Ontario Ministry of Education, Licensed child care facilities in Ontario, data as of August 31, 2026. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence (Ontario).