Northumberland County is committed to protecting the health and well-being of residents and staff. Precautionary measures have been put in place across County programs and services to support community action against the spread of COVID-19. For program and service updates, including information about emergency child care for essential workers, visit our COVID-19 Updates page.
Emergency child care services will be available as of April 6 to eligible health care and frontline workers who have no other options for care. For more information, visit our COVID-19 Community Resources page.
Find out if you qualify for child care assistance in Northumberland County and learn more about what child care options are available.
Child care fee subsidy
A child care fee subsidy helps by paying some or all of the cost of child care to the child care provider.
You may qualify if:
- You are working
- You are going to school
- You have a child with special needs
To find out if you qualify, contact 905-372-6846 or 1-800-354-7050 ext. 2468.
Child care options
| Licensed child care centres |
| Township of Alnwick/Haldimand |
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Grafton YMCA Child Care
718 Station Road, Grafton
905-349-2667
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| Municipality of Brighton |
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Brighton Children's Centre
24 Elizabeth Street, Cobourg
613-475-1811
Spring Valley YMCA Child Care
212 Country Road 26, RR 7, Brighton
613-849-9585
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| Town of Cobourg |
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Burnham YMCA Child Care
614 Burnham Street, Cobourg
905-376-4806
Cobourg Day Care
325 Alexandria Drive, Cobourg
905-372-9507
Cobourg YMCA Child Care
339 Elgin Street, Cobourg
905-372-9247
Compass Early Learning and Care, Cobourg
1333 Ontario Street, Cobourg
905-373-0783
CR Gummow YMCA Child Care
311 Cottesmore Avenue, Cobourg
905-372-9714
Merwin Greer YMCA Child Care
457 King Street East, Cobourg
905-375-8589
St. Joseph's YMCA Child Care
919 D'Arcy Street North, Cobourg
905-372-6444
Terry Fox YMCA Child Care
1065 Riddell Avenue, Cobourg
905-373-4664
Victoria Park Child Care Centre
172 Queen Street, Cobourg
905-372-2143
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| Township of Cramahe |
Northumberland Hills YMCA Child Care
2246 Spring Street, Castleton
905-376-9623 |
| Township of Hamilton |
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Baltimore YMCA Child Care
9320 Burwash Road, Baltimore
905-376-0586
Camborne YMCA Child Care
3546 Kennedy Road, RR 4, Cobourg
905-376-3452
Plainville YMCA Child Care
4877 Burnham Street North, Gores Landing
905-375-7337
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| Municipality of Port Hope |
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Beatrice Strong YMCA Child Care
90 Rose Glen Road, Port Hope
905-885-8246
Ganaraska Child Care Centre
(Port Hope High School)
130 Highland Drive, Port Hope
905-885-2637
North Hope YMCA Child Care
3278 Ganaraska Road, RR 1, Campbellcroft
905-376-3057
St. Anthony's YMCA Child Care
74 Toronto Road, Port Hope
905-376-3066
Sunshine Heights Co-operative Day Care
40 Ward Street, Port Hope
905-885-8929
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| Municipality of Trent Hills |
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Beehive Day Care Centre
35 Centre Street, Campbellford
705-653-5375
Beehive Day Care - Hillcrest Site
55 Elmore Street, Campbellford
705-653-5620
Hastings YMCA Child Care
25 Albert Street, Hastings
705-653-7739
Kent YMCA Child Care
150 Kent Street, Campbellford
705-653-9205
Percy Centennial YMCA Child Care
129 Church Street, Warkworth
705-872-1788
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| Home child care agencies |
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| Nursery school programs |
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| Approved recreational programs |
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| Special needs resource programs |
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| Licensed first nations programs |
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Ontario Works child care assistance
If you receive Ontario Works, you may qualify for fee subsidy assistance. To learn more, please contact your caseworker directly.
