Our diverse and inclusive child care programs offer play-based learning, environments and experiences driven by the interests of the children and supported by caring, compassionate and dedicated staff. Your children will explore, discover and inquire about the world around them through play.
Tour our child care spaces in Trenton, Belleville, and Batawa to see how we facilitate hands-on, play-based, experiential learning. Your guided tour will give you the opportunity to see first-hand how our Early Childhood Educators interact and engage with the children in our care. Tours can be scheduled between 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 p.m, Monday to Friday.
Please call to book your tour today:
Trenton - (613) 965-2442
Belleville - (613) 779-6115
Batawa - (613) 398-6004
610 Dundas Street East, Belleville
Families, military and civilian, can register for licensed child care at the MFRC in Belleville! Your child can discover, experiment and play with early childhood educators in our brand new space.
Spaces are available for infant, toddler and preschool children. Visit the Belleville branch to see how we can serve your family in the community that you live in!
Contact us to learn more:
MFRC Belleville Child Care - all main inquiries
Tanya Murphy, Belleville Supervisor
Hours of Operation (Monday to Friday)
Child Care: 6 a.m. - 11 p.m. (extended hours if needed)
58 Plant Street, Batawa
Our beautiful child care centre in Batawa is now open for registration! Our new centre will offer children and families bright, airy indoors and ample outdoor space - not to mention access to all the nature and other amenities that the community of Batawa has to offer.
The licensed child care program in Batawa offers infant, toddler, preschool, and school-aged (before and after school) spaces for miltiary and civilian families, with the option of extended hours.
Hours of Operation (Monday to Friday)
6:30 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Contact us to learn more:
MFRC Batawa Child Care - all main inquiries
Andrea Kovacs, Batawa Supervisor
50 Rivers Drive East, Trenton
We offer full-time, part-time and casual care for children six months up to 12 years of age. We currently have spaces available for toddler, preschool aged, and school-aged children.
What stands our centre apart is the flexibility that we offer. The Trenton MFRC understands the demands of the military lifestyle and we recognize that non-military and civilian parents are incredibly busy – no matter what your lifestyle, you are juggling work, after-school programs, extra-curricular activities, personal wellness and more.
We also provide a healthy menu on a four-week rotation, including nutritious snacks in the morning and afternoon along with daily lunches that are all cooked in-house.
The majority of our staff are Registered Early Childhood Educators and our dedicated caregivers provide fun educational activities for all ages. Additionally, we offer school-age programs for PA days, March Break and during the summer. For more information, please consult the Parent's Guide.
Hours of Operation (Monday to Friday)
The Trenton MFRC Main Site: 6:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
The Hangar: 6:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
St. Mary’s: 6:45 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Please contact us to learn more.
Trenton MFRC Child Care – all main inquiries
Denise Boucher, Child Care Director
Karine Savoie, Child Care Financial Administrator
We have a separate email just for receiving children’s booking requests and cancelations: childcare@trentonmfrc.ca.
If you are calling later in the afternoon with an urgent matter and you reach the voicemail, please call the Busy Bee room ext. 3137 - they have a portable phone for this purpose.
Frankford
36 Adelaide Street, Frankford
Contact us to learn more:
(613) 398-2811 ext. 3317
frankfordchildcare@trentonmfrc.ca
susan.s@trentonmfrc.ca
The Trenton MFRC is now offering Casual Child Care every day! Child care will be available Monday to Friday in Family Age Grouping for ages 0-12 years. This is a licensed child care program offering parents an option to access casual child care.
Hours:
Half Day 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. or 12 p.m. - 3 p.m.
Full Day 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
In order to book your child for care you must have completed the following:
Spaces are limited and must be booked at least 48 hours in advance. Payment is required by the time of drop-off and there is no cancellation once child care is booked.
Fees:
To book a half day or full day of casual child care, please call Daycare Administration at 613-392-2811 ext. 2442.
For full details, please read our policy.
Contact Susan Stoddard for further information:
You can help shape young lives. You can run your own business inside your own home. You can be a Home Child Care Provider.
The Trenton MFRC is launching Home Child Care! This program will offer the benefits of a family atmosphere and individual attention, combined with legislated standards of quality and safety.
As part of this new program, Home Child Care Providers are self-employed, contracted and paid by the Trenton MFRC in order to offer care in their own homes for a maximum of six (6) children.
The Trenton MFRC approves, supervises and supports caregivers who are interested in developing their own home-based child care business. Every effort will be made to accommodate most work schedules through flexible hours of care.
The Trenton MFRC will regularly conduct scheduled and unscheduled visits to ensure that all safety and other standards are maintained. Our Home Child Care Providers are also given ongoing administrative support, First Aid and CPR training, as well as opportunities for professional development.
The Home Child Care program is licensed by the Ministry of Education to administer the operation of this program in accordance with the Child Care Early Years Act.
To learn more about this new program please contact Susan Stoddard, Children’s Program & Home Child Care Coordinator:
For children and youth 6 – 14.
The MFRC works with youth, teens and community partners to ensure the provision of youth/teens programs which promote emotional and social well-being and address any identified needs. Some of these programs are: babysitting, home alone, self-defence, bike safety and self-esteem workshops. A newly refurbished Youth Centre is located in the MFRC/Siskin Centre; you can find the entrance at the side door.
The Youth Centre has a variety of activities for youth 6-14 years old, with new programs added to the monthly calendar: craft days, outdoor activities, pool table, ping pong, a well-stocked canteen, karaoke, Wii, PS2 just to name a few. The Centre is supervised at all times and parents are invited to stop by any time to see the activities.
For more information please contact Kameel Sharma, Youth & Personal Development Coordinator:
Trenton MFRC Youth Centre
50 Rivers Drive East
CFB Trenton (Side door)
For special needs children and youth, the MFRC assists parents to access information and resources, and fosters a support network for parents. Please call us for more information.
The playroom provides a safe comfortable setting for you to enjoy the company of other adults and make use of our resources, while keeping and alert eye on your children and interacting with peers.
Eight reasons why you should drop-in:
For more information please contact Susan Stoddard, Children’s Program/Home Childcare Coordinator:
An Emergency Child Care Plan is a written plan that describes both your regular arrangements for your child and those for an emergency. For example, if your regular arrangement is an infant at home with a parent, who will care for your child if that parent is in an accident while the other parent is deployed? What is your back up plan if this arrangement breaks down? The Emergency Child Care Plan is not the Family Care Plan (DAOD 5044) that you file with your unit but is an additional resource to assist you in planning for child care emergencies. The Emergency Child Care Plan describes in detail your child’s situation on a day-to-day basis.
When developing a Family Care Plan, start looking as far in advance as you can. No matter what type of care you are considering - a child care center, care in someone else's home or having someone come to your home - finding the right child care option can take some time. Look at your schedule and determine if you will need care during off hours, nights or weekends or if you have the possibility of frequent or short tasking’s. You should be developing a plan that takes into consideration care in the event that your primary care provider is not available.
Things to take into consideration when developing a Family Care Plan:
Resources to seek childcare for back up or hours outside of regular day care times:
The Special Needs & Inclusion Program (SNIP) confidential support, information and referral to individuals with special needs as well as caregivers of children, youth, and adults with special needs. Learning to navigate the social services in a new community is stressful; our Special Needs & Inclusion Coordinator can help.
The following are services offered by SNIP:
SNIP offers a variety of groups that engage and connects families with special needs:
This Special Needs Inclusion Toolkit is an information package to assist in navigating the resources available for all military families supporting an individual with special needs associated with CFB Trenton. This toolkit will explain the process of who is qualified to provide a diagnosis, next steps, financial options, understanding the terms and acronyms and navigating the Ontario School System.
Bryanna Best, Special Needs Inclusion Coordinator
Orlana Bourgoin, Special Needs Inclusion Program - Provincial Lead
Brittany Jones, Program Intake Worker
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