An emergency childcare program for school-aged children of frontline workers has been established in Sarnia-Lambton.
It's in response to the province's announcement that all schools in Ontario will revert to remote learning after this week's spring break.
There's no indication how long schools will be closed to in-person learning as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise.
The program is for children aged 4 to 12 years and is offered at no cost to eligible parents until schools reopen or emergency childcare is terminated by the education ministry.
A comprehensive list of individuals eligible for emergency childcare, along with the steps on how to apply, can be found on the Emergency Childcare Information Sheet.
The program will be offered at the following locations in Lambton County:
- London Bridge - Holy Trinity School - 60 Lorne Crescent, Sarnia Phone: 519-337-8668 Email: jvallinga@londonbridge.com
- YMCA - St. Anne's School - 1000 The Rapids Parkway, Sarnia Phone: 519-328-4772 Email: ruthann.whitley@swo.ymca.ca
- Lambton Rural Child Care Phone: 519-331-0802 Email: mwallis@lrchildcare.com
Brooke Central Public School - 7989 Brooke Line #7, Alvinston
Errol Village Public School - 3568 Egremont Road, Camlachie
- North Lambton Child Care
Grand Bend School - 15 Gill Rd, Grand Bend Contact: Karl Frisa Phone: 519-238-1066 Email: grandbend@nlchildcare.ca
Kinnwood Central School - 63 MacDonald Street, Forest Contact: Lisa Scotchmer Phone: 519-786-6161 ext. 9231 Email: kinnwood@nlchildcare.ca
St. Peter Canisius Catholic School - 424 Victoria Street, Watford Contact: Joanne VanDamme Phone: 519-876-9976 Email: nlccwatford@nlchildcare.ca
-Sombra Township Child Care, Riverview Site - 3926 St Clair Parkway, Port Lambton Phone: 519-892-3151 ext. 201 Email: nderoeven@stccadmin.ca
-YMCA - St. Joseph's Corunna School - 535 Birchbank Drive, Corunna Phone: 519-862-5071 ext. 221 Email: kelly.graham@swo.ymca.ca
School aged child care spaces are limited at each site and will be filled on a ‘first-come first–served’ basis.