Pape Children's House
Pape Children's House is a non-profit licensed child-care centre at 540 Jones Ave in East York and the east end (ward 14).
It is inside Pape Avenue Public School.
It is licensed for 159 children: 15 toddler, 32 preschool, 52 kindergarten and 60 school-age.
It has no infant spaces. The nearest centre that does is Blake Street Early Learning & Child Care Centre, 250 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 2025.
Licensed spaces by age group
| Age group | Spaces |
|---|---|
| Infant (under 18 months) | None |
| Toddler (18 to 30 months) | 15 |
| Preschool (30 months until kindergarten) | 32 |
| Kindergarten (JK and SK age) | 52 |
| 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: Pape Children'S House
- Program: full day, before school and after school
- Licensed since 2025
- Language of service: English
- Licence number 62780. Check it on Ontario's child care site
Contact
Nearby centres with toddler spaces
- Blake Street Early Learning & Child Care Centre, 250 m. Infant 10, Toddler 15, Preschool 24. CWELCC.
- Network Child Care Services - Metamorphosis Child Care Centre, 450 m. Toddler 15, Preschool 24. CWELCC.
- Le Petit Chaperon Rouge - Jones, 550 m. Toddler 30, Preschool 46, Kindergarten 52. CWELCC.
- Play Loft, 550 m. Toddler 20, Preschool 48, Kindergarten 24, School age 30. CWELCC.
- Danforth Early Learning & Child Care Centre, 600 m. Infant 20, Toddler 20, Preschool 24. 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.
- Eastview EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 250 m. Open Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri and Sun.
- Enagb East EarlyON, 300 m. Open Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri and Sat.
- Pape Avenue EarlyON Child and Family Centre, 800 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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