Columbus Early Learning - St Raphael
Columbus Early Learning - St Raphael is a non-profit licensed child-care centre at 3 Gade Dr in North York (ward 6).
It is inside St. Raphael Catholic School.
It is licensed for 86 children: 26 kindergarten and 60 school-age.
It has no infant spaces. The nearest centre that does is Downsview Child Care Centre, 650 m away.
It takes part in CWELCC, so base fees for children under 6 are capped at $22 a day.
It has been licensed since 2021.
Licensed spaces by age group
| Age group | Spaces |
|---|---|
| Infant (under 18 months) | None |
| Toddler (18 to 30 months) | None |
| Preschool (30 months until kindergarten) | None |
| Kindergarten (JK and SK age) | 26 |
| School age (about 6 to 12) | 60 |
These are licensed spaces, not openings.
Vacancies and quality rating
The City doesn't publish vacancies as open data. Its own page for this centre shows vacancy flags by age group, a quality rating, languages spoken and food options. Vacancies change often, so call the centre too.
Check current vacancies and quality rating on the City's page
Fees and subsidy
- CWELCC: yes. Base fees for children under 6 are capped at $22 a day, and you do not need to apply.
- Fee subsidy: yes. The centre has an agreement with the City, so families approved for the Child Care Fee Subsidy can use it here. About the fee subsidy
- Operator type: non-profit.
Licence details
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Operator: Villa Charities (Italian Canadian Benevolent Corporation)
- Program: before school and after school
- Licensed since 2021
- Language of service: English
- Licence number 58520. Check it on Ontario's child care site
Contact
Nearby centres with kindergarten spaces
- PLASP St. Conrad Catholic School, 500 m. Kindergarten 13, School age 30. CWELCC.
- The Neighbourhood Group Downsview Child Care, 600 m. Kindergarten 26, School age 45. CWELCC.
- Blaydon Community Day Care Centre, 800 m. Toddler 10, Preschool 16, Kindergarten 26, School age 22. CWELCC.
- Highview Wilson Child Care, 1.0 km. Preschool 16, Kindergarten 26, School age 30. CWELCC.
- Tumpane Child Care Centre - (Ideal Child Services Group), 1.1 km. Toddler 15, Preschool 24, Kindergarten 52, School age 60. CWELCC.
Free drop-in play while you wait
EarlyON centres run free drop-ins for children up to 6 with a parent or caregiver. No registration needed.
- Maple Leaf EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 1.5 km. Open Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri.
- SickKids EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 1.6 km. Open Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri.
- Sheppard EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 1.9 km. Open Mon, Tue, Wed and Thu.
About this data
Data as of October 13, 2026. Centre names, addresses, licensed spaces, CWELCC and subsidy status come from the City of Toronto's Licensed Child Care Centres dataset, refreshed daily. GetMovingTO is independent and not part of the City.
Operator, licence number, program type, language and licence date come from the Province of Ontario's licensed child care facilities data, updated monthly. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
The City doesn't publish vacancies, fees, waitlists or quality ratings as open data, so none of those appear here. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto.
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