Business Details
50+ Years
experience
Trusted Child Care and Family Support Services
Mothercraft Ottawa has been dedicated to enriching family well-being through high-quality early learning and care since 1944. As a charitable non-profit organization, we provide licensed child care programs for children aged 6 weeks to 12 years, including full-time, part-time, and casual care options. Our services extend to prenatal education, parenting workshops, postpartum support, and community-based programs through EarlyON Child and Family Centres. With a team of certified early childhood educators and experienced professionals, we prioritize compassionate care, emergent curriculum development, and inclusive environments that celebrate diversity.Our programs adhere to provincial standards while fostering creativity, safety, and holistic development. We maintain strong community partnerships and offer flexible solutions like home child care and extended day programs to meet evolving family needs.
Services
Full-Time Child Care
Parenting Classes
EarlyON Programs
Home Child Care
Extended Day Care
Details
- Year established: 1944
Highlights and features
- We have over 80 years of experience in early childhood education since 1944
- Our team includes certified early childhood educators with 5-25 years of service
- We offer flexible care options including full-time, part-time, and home child care
- Our programs follow provincial curriculum frameworks like ELECT and How Does Learning Happen
- We maintain nut-free environments with professionally prepared nutritious meals
Services
Full-Time Child Care
Our licensed full-time child care programs serve children aged 18 months to 5 years with structured learning environments. Certified educators implement emergent curriculum based on children's interests while maintaining safety and developmental appropriateness. Nut-free meals are professionally prepared to meet Health Canada standards.
Parenting Classes
We offer prenatal and parenting education led by qualified instructors. Classes cover childbirth preparation, infant care, and parenting strategies with both in-person and online options available for flexible learning access.
EarlyON Programs
Free drop-in programs support children birth to 6 years and their caregivers. Activities include playgroups, developmental workshops, and community resources focused on early childhood growth and family connection.
Home Child Care
Licensed home-based child care options provide personalized care in community settings. Programs follow provincial regulations with trained caregivers offering flexible scheduling for working families across Ottawa.
Extended Day Program
School-age care programs operate before and after classes at multiple locations. Services include homework support, recreational activities, and transportation assistance for children up to 12 years old.
Questions
How do I register for child care services?
Register through the City of Ottawa Child Care Registry at www.onehsn.com/Ottawa or contact our main office directly.
What age groups do you serve?
We provide care for children from 6 weeks to 12 years across our various programs.
Are meals provided in your programs?
Yes, our full-time programs include professionally prepared lunches and snacks meeting Health Canada standards.
Do you offer part-time care options?
Yes, we have part-time and casual care programs available for infants and toddlers at select locations.
Are your staff certified educators?
All our early childhood educators are certified and maintain current first aid/CPR training.
Reviews (3)
Jonathan Zuber
May 11, 2021
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Positive:Professionalism,Quality,Reliability,Responsiveness,Value
We have had a great experience with Mothercraft, and our daughter loves going! The staff are friendly and seem to truly enjoy being there. We have had no major issues, and would recommend it to anyone looking for daycare.
We have had a great experience with Mothercraft, and our daughter loves going! The staff are friendly and seem to truly enjoy being there. We have had no major issues, and would recommend it to anyone looking for daycare.
Jordan & Jenna Hamlyn
Jan 18, 2019
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We just took the prenatal course that is offered through Mothercraft. It was such an excellent resource and our instructor (Courtney) was a real wealth of knowledge. She covered so much material that would typically be overwhelming or even tedious to go over but she did it in a way that was really interesting, concise and personalized. We did like that it was all in a one day course, and the resources we left with are certainly going to be put to good use. Nothing but good things to say, highly recommend.
Janine Truelove
Jun 11, 2018
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I had a terrible week here before withdrawing my infant daughter and finding other care for her. The staff never bothered to learn her name, or really anything about her and 4 of the 5 days I went to pick her up she was sitting alone crying with no one speaking to her or tending to her either in a corner or strapped into a high chair with no food or toys. I could go on but needless to say we were very unhappy with the infant program.
