GEORGETOWN Child Care Market Analysis JANUARY 2021 Census data Demographics

This section of the report provides statistical information about the market area. The demographic profile of a population is vital to understanding who lives in the community and what their needs for services are. Characteristics such as age, language, education, work force participation and income can be predictors of service use.

Georgetown Characteristic Child care demand in Halton # % # % Population, 2016 50,699 … 61,161 … While there are many factors driving the use of child care, there are three main Population change, 2011 to 2016 2,122 4% 2,153 4% Total number of children 13 months to factors that appear to be particularly 7,456 15% 9,065 15% influential in Halton – female participation 12 years of age in the labour force, newcomer status, Infant (13 to 18 months) 228 3% 278 3% and income level. Toddler (19 to 30 months) 493 7% 598 7% Analysis of female labour force Preschool (31 to 3.8 years) 666 9% 808 9% participation rates (LFP) reveals Kindergarten (3.8 to 5.8 years) 1,120 15% 1,354 15% substantial variation across Halton with School age (5.8 to 12 years) 4,949 66% 6,029 67% East Milton showing the highest female LFP of 73 per cent and South West Mother tongue not English 7,815 15% 8,825 14% Recent immigrants (moved to Canada Oakville with the lowest rate of 57 per 460 1% 530 1% cent. From 2011 to 2016, the female between 2011 and 2016) LFP rose for North East Burlington Total population aged 25 to 64 years 2,035 4% 2,665 4% and South East Oakville. However, with no certificate, diploma or degree decreases in rates were noticed across most of the rest of the Region. For Total population aged 25 to 64 years with a postsecondary certificate, diploma 17,970 35% 21,190 35% Halton, a one per cent decrease in LFP or degree translates to 1,472 fewer females in the Labour Force Participation Rate labour force and unlikely to need child 29,550 73% 35,730 73% care. (Males and females) Labour Force Participation Rate 14,360 70% 17,340 70% Another key factor in Halton is (Females) newcomer status. Using child care Income # % # % differs greatly depending on the length of time a person has lived in Canada. Total households in after-tax income groups 17,255 … 21,075 … According to 2018 Kindergarten Parent $0 to $29,999 1,445 8% 1,840 9% Survey results, families who have always lived in Canada are more likely to use $30,000 to $59,999 3,200 19% 4,165 20% child care (84 per cent of respondents) $60,000 to $99,999 4,700 27% 5,920 28% than those who have lived in Canada for $100,000 to $124,999 2,515 15% 3,095 15% 10 years or less (53 per cent). $125,000 and over 5,370 31% 6,035 29% Households with low income based on Child care use differs by income level. 2,485 14% 3,150 15% Families who earn a higher income are after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT) more likely to use licensed child care. Low Income Measure After-Tax (LIM-AT): A fixed per cent (50%) of median adjusted According to 2018 Kindergarten Parent after-tax family income, where “adjusted” indicates that family needs are taken into account. For the 2016 Census, the reference period is the calendar year 2015 for all Survey results, families that earn above income variables. $150,000 annually are 40 per cent more randomly rounds each individual value either up or down to a multiple likely to use child care than families with of ‘5’ or ‘10.’ As a result, when these data are summed or grouped, the total value may an annual income of less than $50,000. not match the individual values since totals and sub-totals are independently rounded. Considering these and other variables Similarly, percentages, which are calculated on rounded data, may not necessarily add (alone or together) can better describe up to 100 percent. child care demand in an area. SOURCE: Statistics Canada, Census 2016 Child care Market Analysis The tables below give information about licensed full-day centre-based child care and before and after school programs operating in the vicinity. It does not include data from nursery school programs or licensed home child care providers. Average market rates by type and municipality are included to provide comparative data for prices across Halton. A market rate is the full cost of child care for one day charged by child care providers.

Georgetown Halton Hills Halton Description # % # % # % Total number of licensed full-day child care centres and before and after-school programs 28 ... 33 ... 285 ... Total licensed capacity 2,319 ... 2,701 ... 29,343 ... Infant spaces 40 2% 50 2% 794 3% Toddler spaces 200 9% 229 8% 2,985 10% Preschool spaces 399 17% 447 17% 6,057 21% Kindergarten spaces 588 25% 693 26% 7,563 26% School-age spaces (before and after-school) 1,092 47% 1,282 47% 11,929 41% Family age group spaces 0 0% 0 0% 15 0.1% Centres with a Child Care Service Management Agreement1 25 89% 30 91% 240 84% Centres with a Memorandum of Understanding2 15 54% 16 48% 128 45% Sites participating in Quality First3 28 100% 33 100% 242 85% Note: Percentages may not total 100% due to rounding. 1 A Child Care Service Management Agreement (CCSMA) is the agreement between a licensed child care operator (or licensed home child care

agency) and Halton Region which allows access to funding that supports high quality, inclusive, and affordable child care in Halton. 2 An agreement with Inclusion Services that supports quality inclusion of children with special needs in licensed centre-based child care programs. 3 Quality First is an early learning initiative focused on quality improvement. Consultants provide training and support to participating licensed child care programs in Halton. The program uses two models, the Centre Model and School Age Model, which are divided into three levels of achievement.

Average Market Rate1 Burlington Halton Hills Milton Oakville Halton Infant full-day $73.15 $67.91 $76.67 $74.43 $73.55 Toddler full-day $60.54 $54.89 $60.55 $62.69 $60.88 Preschool full-day $52.68 $49.83 $54.69 $58.33 $54.71 School age before and after-school (JK-12 years) $26.67 $22.79 $23.87 $25.74 $25.28

1 A market rate is available only for licensed child care programs with a Child Care Service Management Agreement. Information from nursery school programs and licensed home child care agencies are not included in the calculation of the average market rates. The market average equals the sum of all current available values in each category divided by the total number of programs in the category.

Child care need: The current outlook for Georgetown Comparing demand with the current supply of licensed spaces allows us to estimate met/unmet need. Need is calculated by taking the number of children aged 0-12 and subtracting female labour force participation and child care utilization rates. Whether an area is operating in excess or shortage of licensed child care space is shown in the table below. The number of children is based on population projections released by ’s Ministry of Finance (MOF) in the summer of 2020. The base population for the projections is taken from Statistics Canada’s Census 2016. Infant Toddler Preschool School-age Market area Met/ Number of Met/ Number of Met/ Number of Met/ Number of unmet licensed child care unmet licensed child care unmet licensed child care unmet licensed child care need spaces need spaces need spaces need spaces

Georgetown Equal 0 spaces Excess + 26 to 50 spaces Excess + 101 to 100 spaces Excess + Over 200 spaces Halton Hills Excess + 0 to 25 spaces Excess + 0 to 25 spaces Excess + 101 to 100 spaces Excess + Over 200 spaces Halton Excess + Over 200 spaces Excess + Over 200 spaces Excess + Over 200 spaces Excess + Over 200 spaces

CHILD CARE MARKET ANALYSIS | JANUARY 2021 • 2 Supply of child care services Georgetown This map shows the location of licensed child care centres within the market area, excluding nursery school programs and licensed home child care providers, and full-day child care programs or before and after school programs licensed after January 15, 2021. Information about licensed capacity and market rate specific to each program are included with the legend on the following page.

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HIGHWAY 401 Licensed capacity2 ($) Market rate3 1 Legend Site name CCSMA Total SA/ INF TOD PRE JK/SK SA INF TOD PRE capacity BAS 1 Apples & Angels Montessori School 1 Yes 26 0 10 16 0 0 $52.60 $50.77 $47.90 * 2 Apples & Angels Montessori School 2 Yes 24 0 0 24 0 0 * * $47.90 * 3 BrightPath Georgetown Yes 108 10 30 48 20 0 $76.32 $66.67 $59.77 * 4 Future Scholars Yes 49 10 15 24 0 0 $69.20 $54.50 $52.25 * 5 Future Scholars Schoolage Program Yes 30 0 0 0 0 30 * $24.00 6 Garderie Porte-Soleil Yes 121 0 15 24 52 30 * $42.00 $36.00 $17.75 7 Georgetown Day Care Centre Yes 63 0 15 48 0 0 $65.62 $51.77 $44.85 * 8 Georgetown Day Care Centre 2 Yes 39 0 15 0 0 24 * $51.77 * $22.00 9 Georgetown School-Age Program Yes 43 0 0 0 13 30 * * * $22.00 10 Halton Hills Child Care Centre Yes 114 10 30 48 0 26 $73.00 $64.00 $59.00 * 11 Harmony Preschool No 24 0 0 24 0 0 * * † * 12 Inkwell Montessori No 52 0 15 16 21 0 * † † * 13 Learningtree childcare corp Yes 80 10 15 55 0 0 $69.00 $56.00 $51.00 * 14 Links2Kids - Joseph Gibbons - SACC Yes 50 0 0 0 20 30 * * * $22.39 15 Links2Kids - Park School - SACC Yes 50 0 0 0 20 30 * * * $22.39 16 Maple Avenue Regional Child Care Yes 39 0 15 24 0 0 * $55.16 $50.82 * 17 The Village Montessori No 34 0 10 24 0 0 * † † * YMCA of Greater 18 Yes 167 0 0 0 52 115 * * * $23.00 - Gardiner SACC YMCA of Greater Toronto 19 Yes 141 0 0 0 26 115 * * * $23.00 - George Kennedy SACC YMCA of Greater Toronto 20 Yes 112 0 0 0 52 60 * * * $23.00 - Glen Williams YMCA of Greater Toronto 21 Yes 86 0 0 0 26 60 * * * $23.00 - Harrison SACC YMCA of Greater Toronto 22 Yes 125 0 0 0 52 73 * * * $23.00 - Holy Cross SACC YMCA of Greater Toronto 23 Yes 56 0 0 0 26 30 * * * $23.00 - Limehouse YMCA YMCA of Greater Toronto 24 Yes 56 0 0 0 26 30 * * * $23.00 - Pineview YMCA YMCA of Greater Toronto 25 Yes 193 0 0 0 52 141 * * * $23.00 - Silvercreek SACC YMCA of Greater Toronto 26 Yes 221 0 15 24 52 130 * $53.50 $45.00 $23.00 - St. Brigid's JRCC & SACC YMCA of Greater Toronto 27 Yes 160 0 0 0 52 108 * * * $23.00 - St. Catherine's SACC YMCA of Greater Toronto 28 Yes 56 0 0 0 26 30 * * * $23.00 - St. Francis of Assisi SACC

* Rate not applicable † Rate not available 1 A Child Care Service Management Agreement (CCSMA) is the agreement between a licensed child care operator (or licensed home child care agency) and Halton Region which allows access to funding that supports high quality, inclusive, and affordable child care in Halton. 2 Licensed capacity for infant (INF), toddler (TOD), preschool (PRE), junior and senior kindergarten (JK/SK), and school age (SA/BAS) spaces from the Ontario Child Care Management System (OCCMS) on January 15, 2021. 3 The market rate is the full cost of child care for one day charged by a child care provider. A market rate is provided only for licensed child care programs with a Child Care Service Management Agreement who offer core child care services such as full-day programming for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, or before and after school programs for school age children. The market rate is effective January 15, 2021. CHILD CARE MARKET ANALYSIS | JANUARY 2021 • 4 Community assets Halton Hills

Licensed home child care agencies

Agency name Head office address Locale Postal code Service area A Child’s Place Home Day Care Agency 10588 Eighth Line RR#2 Georgetown L7G 4S5 Georgetown, Acton Cherish Private Home Child Care 410 Bronte Street South Milton I L9T 0H8 IMilton, Georgetown, Acton

EarlyON Child and Family Centres EarlyON Child and Family Centres provide a broad set of free programs and resources for children aged 0 to 6, and their families and caregivers. Halton Region provides oversight of EarlyON Child and Family Centres. Links2Care provides EarlyON programs in the Halton Hills area.

Name of location Address Site type Postal code Links2Care EarlyON Child and Family Centre - Georgetown 8 James Street, Georgetown Centre L7G 2H3 Links2Care EarlyON Child and Family Centre - Acton 85 Wallace Street, Acton Centre L7J 2G1

Community and recreation centres Building name Address Postal code Acton Arena and Community Centre 415 Queen Street East, Acton L7G 2H7 Gellert Community Centre 10241 Eighth Line, Georgetown L7G 4S5 Halton Hills Cultural Centre 9 Church Street, Georgetown L7G 2A3 Mold-Masters SportsPlex 221 Guelph Street, Georgetown L7G 4A8

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Nursery schools

Site name Address Postal code Licensed capacity Maple Nursery School 181 Main Street South L7G 5S2 34

Social housing: Family and all-ages communities

Building Address Municipality Postal code Number of units Carruthers Road Co-op 9 Carruthers Road, Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 5K1 40 Glen Mills Co-op 23 Daniela Court, Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 5C3 27 Morley Mills Co-op 7 Pinevalley Trail, Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 5A5 46 Places of worship

Postal Child care available on-site Name Address Locale Municipality Full-day Nursery Child care program code program school Ballinafad United Church 14369 Trafalgar Road Ballinafad Halton Hills N0B 1H0 No No Christian Reformed Church 11611 Trafalgar Road Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 4T1 No No Georgetown Alliance Church 290 Main Street South Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 4T1 No No Georgetown Christian Reformed 11611 Trafalgar Road Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 4T1 No No Hillcrest United Church 8958 Trafalgar Road Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 4S5 No No Holy Cross Catholic Church 14400 Argyll Road Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 5S6 No No Immanuel Lutheran Church 100 Mountainview Road Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 4K6 Yes No Future Scholars Knox Presbyterian Church 116 Main Street South Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 3E6 No No Maple Avenue Baptist Church 177 Maple Avenue Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 1X6 No No Norval Presbyterian Church 499 Guelph Street Norval Halton Hills L0P 1K0 No No Norval United Church 486 Guelph Street Norval Halton Hills L0P 1K0 No No Queen of Peace Croatian 9118 Winston Churchill Norval Halton Hills L0P 1K0 No No Franciscan Centre Boulevard Sacre-Coeur Church 39 Guelph Street Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 3Z3 No No St. Alban the Martyr Anglican 537 Main Street Glen Williams Halton Hills L7G 3T1 No No Future Scholars St. Andrew’s United Church 89 Mountainview Road Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 4T9 No No schoolage only St. George’s Anglican Church 60 Guelph Street Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 3Z5 No No St. John's Anglican Church 10996 Trafalgar Road Stewarttown Halton Hills L7G 4S5 No No St. John’s United Church 11 Guelph Street Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 3Z1 No No St. Paul’s Anglican Church 14 Adamson Street Norval Halton Hills L0P 1K0 No No St. Stephen’s Anglican Church 14946 Hornby Halton Hills L0P 1E0 No No Schools Elementary schools Address Locale Municipality Postal code School board Centennial 233 Delrex Boulevard Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 4G1 Halton District Ethel Gardiner 14365 Danby Road Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 6L8 Halton District George Kennedy 75 Weber Drive Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 1C5 Halton District Glen Williams 512 Main Street Glen Williams Halton Hills L7G 3S8 Halton District Harrison 59 Rexway Drive Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 1P9 Halton District Holy Cross 222 Maple Avenue Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 1X2 Halton Catholic Joseph Gibbons 41 Moore Park Crescent Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 2T3 Halton District Limehouse 11139 22 Side Road Limehouse Halton Hills L0P 1H0 Halton District Park 6 Hyde Park Drive Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 2B6 Halton District Pineview 13074 5 Side Road Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 4S5 Halton District Sacre-Coeur 34 Miller Drive Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 5P7 CSC MonAvenir Silver Creek 170 Eaton Street Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 5V6 Halton District Stewarttown 13068 15 Side Road Stewarttown Halton Hills L7G 4S5 Halton District St. Brigid 73 Miller Drive Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 5T2 Halton Catholic St. Catherine of Alexandria 407 Barber Drive Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 5H7 Halton Catholic St. Francis of Assisi 120 Sinclair Avenue Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 1J4 Halton Catholic Secondary schools Address Locale Municipality Postal code School board Christ the King 161 Guelph Street Georgetown Halton Hills L7G 4A6 Halton Catholic Georgetown District 70 Guelph Street Georgetown Halton Hills L7G3Z5 Halton District

Source: Board School Identification Database (BSID) / Ontario School Information System (OnSIS) as updated/maintained by boards, December 2020.

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