Distillery District Early Learning Centre
Distillery District Early Learning Centre is a commercial licensed child-care centre at 8 Distillery Lane in Downtown Toronto, midtown and the west end (ward 10).
It is licensed for 85 children: 45 toddler and 40 preschool.
It has no infant spaces. The nearest centre that does is Aquabella Child Care, 500 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 2006.
Licensed spaces by age group
| Age group | Spaces |
|---|---|
| Infant (under 18 months) | None |
| Toddler (18 to 30 months) | 45 |
| Preschool (30 months until kindergarten) | 40 |
| Kindergarten (JK and SK age) | None |
| School age (about 6 to 12) | None |
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: no. The centre has no subsidy agreement with the City. About the fee subsidy
- Operator type: commercial.
Licence details
Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Ontario.
- Operator: 5030750 Ontario Inc.
- Program: full day
- Licensed since 2006
- Language of service: English
- Licence number 0003521. Check it on Ontario's child care site
Contact
Nearby centres with toddler spaces
- St. Lawrence Co-Operative Day Care (2 Princess Street), 400 m. Toddler 25, Preschool 24. CWELCC.
- Aquabella Child Care, 500 m. Infant 10, Toddler 20, Preschool 32. CWELCC.
- Eyet Early Learning Centre (Tom's Place), 650 m. Toddler 10, Preschool 16, Kindergarten 26. CWELCC.
- Liberty Prep Parliament, 650 m. Toddler 25, Preschool 10.
- George Brown College - Mary's Place Child Care Centre, 700 m. Infant 10, Toddler 25, Preschool 40. 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.
- Market Lane EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 300 m. Open Mon, Tue, Wed and Thu.
- St. Lawrence EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 600 m. Open Tue, Thu and Sat.
- Sackville EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 650 m. Open Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri.
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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