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Upper Yonge Village Daycare Centre


We understand the importance of the decision you are making to entrust us with your child’s safety, well-being & early learning foundation for the future. Your children are the most important part of your life and you want to provide them with the absolute best start. At Upper Yonge Village Daycare Centre (UYVDC) we offer learning with experienced and committed Registered Early Childhood Educators, (RECEs) and Early Childhood Assistants, (ECAs) provided in a warm, nurturing and safe environment that gives you the comfort of knowing your child is a part of our family as well as yours.
All our RECEs are mandated to have membership in the Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators, a regulatory body set up by the province of Ontario, to ensure the high quality of teachers in childcare and early learning programs across the province.

Link to College of ECEs: English Welcome to the College of Early Childhood Educators

All staff are trained and re-certified in First Aid, CPR, how to respond to anaphylaxis, how to use epinephrine injectors and are also trained in the use of a defibrillator. UYVDC is committed to the continuing professional development of our staff. Staff members participate in workshops to enhance professional development in areas of need and interest.

Centrally located in the Yonge and Eglinton area of Toronto, we provide a safe and secure facility of four classrooms and two playgrounds.

Upper Yonge Village Daycare Centre is a not-for-profit childcare centre dedicated to serving the North Toronto community since 1984. We offer childcare for children from 0-4 years of age.

The Centre also serves as a field placement facility for Early Childhood Education and Assistant college students from Ryerson University, George Brown College, Seneca College and Anderson College. Students and volunteers may be involved in the programs.

Upper Yonge Village Daycare Centre

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Upper Yonge Village Daycare Centre is governed by a volunteer Board of Directors made up of parents and community members.

Our annual general meeting usually takes place during the month of April where new board members are elected and chosen.

We are very proud of our staff retention rates. Having long term staff means a stable and stress-free learning environment for your children.

The regular operating hours are: 7:30 am- 6:00 pm

Our Program Statement

  • UYVDC’s mandate is to provide a culturally appropriate, racially sensitive, and non-discriminatory environment for staff, children, parents/guardians and to promote employment and service equity.

Our Principles

  • UYVDC strives to provide a nurturing environment where children develop physically, mentally, emotionally, and intellectually.

With these principles in mind, UYVDC aims to:

  • Provide a happy, relaxed, and stimulating environment, which fosters self-confidence, self-respect, self-discipline and a feeling of security
  • Provide a well-supervised creative program that will encourage each child to develop to his/her/their own potential
  • Accept the child, his/her/their strengths and weaknesses, and respect his/her/their individuality
  • Understand and accept routines and limits
  • Develop the child’s willingness to share and ability to respect the rights of others
  • Model caring and respect for others regardless of race, color, sex, religion, nationality, and social origin
  • Complement the child’s home experience through information sharing and consultation with parents/guardians
  • Each program’s daily schedule provides a balance of quiet and active experiences, individual and group activities, indoor and outdoor activities, and child-initiated and adult-directed activities with transition periods in between. Care routines, such as eating, toileting, diapering, sleeping, and dressing, are an integral part of the daily schedule


Our Curriculum Model

Our Curriculum Model is a “play based” philosophy reflecting the children’s interests.

Our Goal

Our Goal is to enhance the learning and early childhood development of the children in our programs.

We Achieve

We Achieve this by creating an enriched program that meets the individual needs of each child.

We Recognize

We Recognize the dignity and worth of each child and we aim to be an inclusive child care centre.

We Believe

We Believe in freedom within limits. Our staff encourages rational thinking, fair play, self-reliance and personal responsibility.

We Promote

We Promote equity, diversity and Inclusivity (EDI) by recognizing our similarities, and celebrating our differences in a non-biased, nurturing, and caring environment.