Garfield Avenue Children's Circle
Garfield Avenue Children's Circle is a non-profit licensed child-care centre at 1 1/2 Garfield Ave in Downtown Toronto, midtown and the west end (ward 11).
It is inside Our Lady Of Perpetual Help Separate School.
It is licensed for 56 children: 26 kindergarten and 30 school-age.
It has no infant spaces. The nearest centre that does is Trust Child Care Inc., 1.0 km 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) | None |
| Preschool (30 months until kindergarten) | None |
| Kindergarten (JK and SK age) | 26 |
| School age (about 6 to 12) | 30 |
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: The South Drive Children'S Circle
- Program: before school and after school
- Licensed since 2006
- Language of service: English
- Licence number 0003721. Check it on Ontario's child care site
Contact
Nearby centres with kindergarten spaces
- Whitney Child Centre, 400 m. Toddler 15, Preschool 48, Kindergarten 52, School age 82. CWELCC.
- Heath And Ferndale Child Care Program, 700 m. Toddler 15, Preschool 48, Kindergarten 78, School age 120. CWELCC.
- Rosedale Moore Park Association/Mooredale Preschool - Coach House, 1000 m. Preschool 38, Kindergarten 23.
- Trust Child Care Inc., 1.0 km. Infant 30, Toddler 45, Preschool 63, Kindergarten 12. CWELCC.
- The South Drive Children's Circle, 1.1 km. Preschool 22, Kindergarten 52, School age 52. 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.
- Mothercraft Main Site EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 1.1 km. Open every day.
- Rose Avenue EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 2.1 km. Open Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri.
- Abiona EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 2.2 km. Open Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat.
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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