The John Wanless Child Care Program

Overview

#1136 Ontario Rank
#368 Toronto Rank (of 990)
30.7 Years Operating
30+ years Experience Level

Ontario Rank #1136 of 6,252 compares this facility with all active licensed child care facilities in Ontario. Toronto Rank #368 of 990 compares it with active licensed facilities in Toronto. Ranks are based on years since the original licence issue date; they are a stability proxy, not an inspection score, quality rating, or parent review score.

Services & Programs

Care Options
Full Day Half Day Before School After School
Facility Type
Centre-Based
Language
English
Age Range
2 years 6 months to 12 years according to the City of Toronto profile; provider family manual describes child care programming at John Wanless Junior Public School
Program Details
Non-profit licensed child care centre at 245 Fairlawn Avenue near Lawrence and Avenue Road, located in John Wanless Junior Public School. The City of Toronto profile lists service for children 2 years 6 months to 12 years, possible child care fee subsidy with a note that the preschool and/or kindergarten program does not have a service contract for fee subsidy, CWELCC participation, no current kindergarten vacancy and a current school-age vacancy at the May 23, 2026 update, quality ratings of 4.67/5 for kindergarten and 4.46/5 for school age, walking escort to John Wanless Junior Public School, and staff languages including Chinese - Other, Italian, Portuguese, Spanish, and Turkish. The 2025/2026 family manual confirms the address, 416-488-8571, thejohnwanlessccp@gmail.com, supervisor Fiona Modeste, assistant supervisor Angela Curcio, and a mission to provide inclusive enriched curriculum in a warm, nurturing, safe environment through play and inquiry, supporting problem solving, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, imagination, initiative, and citizenship. The manual also describes indoor and outdoor structured and unstructured activities, cooperative play, exploration, parent communication, safe arrival/dismissal, and nutritious snacks through The Lunch Lady.
Hours
The 2025/2026 family manual says the child care opens at 7:30 a.m.; families should confirm current program-specific morning, preschool/nursery, kindergarten, school-age, PA-day, and holiday hours directly with the centre

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