Follow The Child
Follow The Child is a commercial licensed child-care centre at 462 Birchmount Rd in Scarborough (ward 20).
It is in Birchmount Plaza.
It is licensed for 39 children: 15 toddler and 24 preschool.
It has no infant spaces. The nearest centre that does is Hilltop Daycare Centre, 950 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 2009.
Licensed spaces by age group
| Age group | Spaces |
|---|---|
| Infant (under 18 months) | None |
| Toddler (18 to 30 months) | 15 |
| Preschool (30 months until kindergarten) | 24 |
| 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: Follow the Child Inc.
- Program: full day, before school and after school
- Licensed since 2009
- Language of service: English
- Licence number 0005266. Check it on Ontario's child care site
Contact
Nearby centres with toddler spaces
- Hilltop Daycare Centre, 950 m. Infant 10, Toddler 15, Preschool 32, School age 15. CWELCC.
- Taylor Creek Early Learning & Child Care Centre, 1000 m. Infant 10, Toddler 10, Preschool 24. CWELCC.
- Woodland Nursery School (Warden Woods Community Centre), 1.0 km. Toddler 10, Preschool 16. CWELCC.
- Dian Childcare Centre Inc., 1.5 km. Toddler 10, Preschool 16. CWELCC.
- Aspiring Academics Preschool - Kingston, 1.5 km. Toddler 14, Preschool 26. 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.
- Warden Woods EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 750 m. Open Mon and Thu.
- Taylor Creek EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 1000 m. Open Mon, Tue, Wed and Thu.
- West Scarborough EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 1.3 km. 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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