The Downsview Child Care Centre gives peace of mind to parents like Vince
As the population of Toronto grows, essential community services are not keeping pace. For families already struggling near the poverty line, those services are essential. This is truly the case in the Downsview neighbourhood.
Designated by the City as a Neighbourhood Improvement Area, Downsview is one of the poorest in Toronto and continues to lack support services. That makes the Downsview Child Care Centre a critical service for residents in the neighbourhood.
Opened in December 2023, the Centre is a lifeline for parents in the community. The Centre provides a nurturing, inclusive space where children thrive through social, emotional, cognitive, and perhaps most importantly, fun programs. For parents like Vince, the availability of local, quality child care is crucial.
“In Downsview, we couldn’t find any centre that had affordable before and after school care. The only ones were pretty far away. With it getting more and more expensive to live in Toronto, that made it very difficult to accommodate our work schedules with our son Luca’s school. And we weren’t comfortable with the child cares we did find.
“Life is much easier for us at Downsview. We can go to work without the added stress of worrying about dropping Luca off and picking him up. We feel very good about this Centre because he really seems to enjoy it there. He’s in good hands and I know we can trust them to care for Luca. We are so relieved!”