WESTERN QUÉBEC SCHOOL BOARD

Daycare

Daycare Registration 2025-2026

Contact Julie Belisle, our Daycare Technician, by email at jbelisle@wqsb.qc.ca

The Lord Aylmer Daycare aims to provide a safe, positive and enriching program that complements the educational experience our students receive during the regular school day.  We achieve this in an environment that values mutual respect, high standards for behaviour, clear communication, and student-centered service.

Activities

  • Cooperative games in the gym and outside
  • Arts and crafts
  • Board games
  • After-school leadership

Hours

The daycare opens at 7am until classes start and after school until 6pm.

On P.D. days, the daycare is open from 7am to 5pm

Daycare will be closed on the following PD days

  • September 19th, 2025
  • November 28th, 2025
  • February 20th, 2026
Please consult the School Calendar linked HERE for all other PD days and school closures.

Parents and guardians are reminded that supervision begins at 7am and that children cannot be left unattended before that time.

Fees / Registration policy 

For regular users 1-5 days attending at least 2 periods/day. For example – morning and afternoon or lunch period and afternoon is $9.70/day. For students only needing occasional daycare services the fees for morning daycare (1 period) will be $3.15/morning and for the the afternoon $10.50/afternoon. You will also pay the lunch supervision fee with your school fees.

  • Professional Development Days (PD Days) will cost $15.20/day. Only available to students who are registered in daycare. Note that these services require separate registration for every PD day.  
  • Please note that as per WQSB policy, children registered 5 days in the afternoon are not assigned a bus for the afternoon.
  • September 30th is the last day for registrations, however in the event that the daycare program reaches capacity before that date any additional registrations will be waitlisted. 

Payment Schedule – CLICK HERE

Payments: The WQSB has transitioned to online payments. Information on how to set up your online payments through your bank can be found at this link. We encourage online payments but if necessary, we can take cash payments at the senior campus between 8:30-11:30am and 2-5pm.

REMIND and Parent Portal: If you have not already signed up for both, please do so as we use them as tools to communicate with parents. REMIND is used for messages and Parent Portal (Mozaik) is where you can find report cards, school fees and monthly daycare fees.

Guidelines & Policies

  • Any daycare account that is not paid up to date will have a break in service the following month. you will be given a 2 week window to make the payment before your daycare registration is revoked. 
  • All parents must enter and leave the building through the front door of the school at all times (except at the junior campus from 5:00-6:00 pm).
  • Any medication will be sent to the school office with a written parental consent. Medication is not kept in the daycare.
  • Please inform us in writing of any allergies or health problems.
  • Please notify the school and the daycare if your child will be absent.
  • Please notify the daycare if your child is to be picked up by someone else. Please be advised that the person will be asked to show identification.
  • Children registered on a P.D. day, must participate in all scheduled activities.
  • Please inform us of any changes to email addresses, telephone numbers or emergency contacts.
  • For every minute a parent is late picking up a child after 6:00 p.m., an additional cost of $3.00 per minute will be charged.
  • Children should have 1 or 2 extra snacks packed in their lunch for daycare time.
  • Parents must phone the daycare directly at (819) 684-1494 to request a change to regular schedule.

Drop off and Pick up protocol 

  • JR Campus:
    • Drop-Off: Daycare drop-off will be at the main entrance of the school. Please park in the left parking lot OR on an adjacent street and walk to the main entrance and bring your child(ren) to the front door. A daycare staff member will come out to greet your child and escort them into the building.
    • Pick-Up: When picking up your child from daycare, please park in the left parking lot OR on an adjacent street and walk to the main entrance where you will be greeted by a staff member. Please bring a valid piece of government issued identification to present during pick-up. You will be required to sign-out your child(ren) daily.
    • Starting at 4:40pm ALL JR students at Daycare will walk over to the SR Campus for the remainder of the day. ALL Pick-Up will occur at the SR Campus from 4:45pm – 6:00pm. Please allow for transition time/fluctuation – absolutely NO child will be picked up during transit off the street.
  • SR Campus:
      • Drop-Off: Please pull up to the front door, and a daycare staff member will come out to greet your child and escort them into the building.
      • Pick-Up: When picking up your child from daycare, please park and walk up to the entrance where you will be greeted by a staff member. Please bring a valid piece of government issued identification to present during pick-up. You will be required to sign-out your child(ren) daily.

Registrations

You must register your child before September 30th of each year to be able to receive the subsidized rate. If you register your child after September 30th, you will not be eligible to receive the subsidized rate and may be placed on a waiting list. If your child is registered sporadically with the daycare and you would like your child to attend on P.D. days, you will be required to contact the daycare 2 weeks in advance, to arrange, for your child to attend the P.D. days.

The daycare is open on most P.D. days (closed for August and end of June). The daycare is closed on statutory holidays and during March break. In the case of an early school closing or inclement weather, the daycare will also be closed. 

Contact

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