Searching for Francophones

• full day programs
• offers French program for English and other cultures and French-speaking children
• before and after school program for school-age children (6-12 and 4-5 years old)
• summer camp program in Jul-Aug, hot meals and snacks, weekly themes and registration

• Cultural, social, and recreational activities
• Supports French language schools
• Hall available for rent

• Promotes French Canadian heritage
• Cultural, social, and recreational activities
• Supports French language schools

Government licensed child care centre for children 1.5 to 12 years

• located inside French Elementary School, St Nicolas
• French program
• Toddler and Preschool care
• before and after school children
• summer camp for 3-5 years old

• offers French-language programs and services for parents and caregivers with children aged 0-6 years


• encourages healthy parent/child relationships

Government licensed child care centre for children up to 13 years

• French-languiage Infant, toddler and preschool programs
• Before and after school child care program: 4-12 years of age attending the school
• PA day and March break camps, 4-12 years attending the school, 7 am-6 pm
• Operates with volunteer Board of Directors

Government licensed child care centre for children 18 months to 12 years

• full-time and part-time French language child care centre
• program designed to help children learn and/or practice French through stories, games, songs, outdoor play and other creative activities
• exclusively French before and after school program for children 4 to 12 years of age attending the school
• non-profit organization
• operates with volunteer Board of Directors

• numeracy, digital,
• communication and interpersonal skills

• employment, apprenticeship
• secondary-school credit
• post-secondary education and greater independence

Government-licensed French-language child care centre for children aged 18 months to 10 years

• full days, full-time and part-time
• before and after school care
• open March Break and PA days
• summer camp

• assessment of skills, interests and experience
• job search strategies, including resume preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment and training opportunities
• on-the-job training, work experience, help in maintaining employment as well as information and referral to other employment and community services

• training program must demonstrate good job prospects
• financial support based on need, may include tuition, instructional costs, books, transportation and/or a basic living allowance

• help in identifying human resource skills requirements, matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

• financial support for individual employers to purchase training for their employees
• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

Government licensed child care centre for children 18 months to 12 years

• full-time and part-time French child care centre
• program designed to help children learn and/or practice French through stories, games, songs, outdoor play and other creative activities
• exclusively French before and after school program for children 4 to 12 years of age attending the school
• non-profit organization
• operates with volunteer Board of Directors

• festivals
• performances
• after-school programs
• guided walks
• conversation circles
• book clubs

• assessment of skills, interests and abilities
• match candidates and employers and provide retention supports
• job search strategies and support, including resume development and interview preparation
• information about careers and occupations, local labour market, employment opportunities
• help in maintaining employment
• information and referral to other employment and community services

• matching of workplace needs to workers' skills, capabilities, interests and experience
• support for developing on-the-job training plans and monitoring of placements to support retention

• available to small, medium and large businesses planning to deliver short-term training for existing or new employees

Government licensed child care for children aged 0.2 years to 13 years

• French language day care open to all children whether French-speaking or not
• 1 infant room for 10 children 0-18 months
• 1 toddler room for 15 children 18-30 months
• 1 preschool room for 16 children 2.5-4 years with 2 Educators
• 1 preschool room for 8 children 2.5-4 years with 1 Educator
• 1 room for before and after school program for children 4-5 years with 13 children and 1 Educator
• 1 room for before and after school program for children 6-13 years with 15 children and 1 Educator
• full day programs offered 2, 3, or 5 days per week
• school-age camps for March Break, Summer Camp and PA Days
• staff have E.C.E. certification
• staff CPR and First Aid certification
• emergent curriculum, follows How Does Learning Happen?
• hot meals cooked on-site following Canada's Food Guide
• field trips
• children with special needs assessed on an individual basis
• Francophone and English professional learning workshops for teachers through Nexus Sante and THRC
• Online and in-class tutoring for adults parents who want to learn French
• French tutoring for school-aged children 4-13 years
• French immersion nursery school for preschool children 2.5-4 years

Government licensed child care centre for children 18 months to 12 years

• full-time and part-time French child care centre
• program designed to help children learn and/or practice French through stories, games, songs, outdoor play and other creative activities
• exclusively French before and after school program for children 4 to 12 years of age attending the school
• non-profit organization
• operates with volunteer Board of Directors

L'Espace francophone de Halton (Halton francophone association) is a not for profit organization, non-denominational and non-partisan, created to foster networking opportunities among the francophone community of Halton Region and to promote the availability of french speaking services (both private and public) in the area

• Monthly newsletter
• On-line directory of French language service providers