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 for school-aged children are available to eligible health care and frontline workers during the current provincial shutdown, as of April 19, 2021. Complete an application online.
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.
