John Wanless Child Care
John Wanless Child Care is a non-profit licensed child-care centre at 245 Fairlawn Ave in North York (ward 8).
It is inside John Wanless Junior Public School.
It is licensed for 254 children: 91 kindergarten and 163 school-age.
It has no infant spaces. The nearest centre that does is Alphabet Treehouse Childcare Centre, 550 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 1995.
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) | 91 |
| School age (about 6 to 12) | 163 |
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 John Wanless Child Care Program
- Program: full day, half day, before school and after school
- Licensed since 1995
- Language of service: English
- Licence number 15081. Check it on Ontario's child care site
Contact
Nearby centres with kindergarten spaces
- Orchard Grove Nursery Inc, 650 m. Toddler 14, Preschool 18, Kindergarten 21, School age 15. CWELCC.
- PLASP Blessed Sacrament C.S., 650 m. Kindergarten 13, School age 60. CWELCC.
- Ranleigh Rascals, 950 m. Preschool 16, Kindergarten 60, School age 102. CWELCC.
- Network Child Care Services - Bannockburn Before And After, 1.0 km. Kindergarten 26, School age 30. CWELCC.
- John Ross Robertson Child Centre, 1.2 km. Preschool 40, Kindergarten 52, School age 120. 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.
- Our Lady of Assumption EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 2.1 km. Open Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri.
- The Rumball EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 2.6 km. Open Tue, Wed, Thu and Fri.
- Yonge Eglinton EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 2.7 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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