This project supports the Region of Waterloo's strategic focus area(s):

Region of Waterloo Children’s Services is in the process of developing the 2021-2025 Early Learning and Child Care Service System Plan. This plan will act as our road map for the next four years. As the Consolidated Municipal Service Manager (CMSM), the Region of Waterloo Children’s Services is engaging in system-wide planning for licensed early learning and child care services.

The system plan will provide a picture of our current services and challenges in Waterloo Region, based on input and feedback from parents, service providers, child care operators, and researchers. This work will guide us in our journey towards an accessible, affordable, high quality, equitable and inclusive early learning and child care system. By working with community partners and taking a strategic approach, we will work to ensure that Waterloo Region is a community where all children thrive.