Child Care Services

The child care centre is licensed for children 12 month to kindergarten age.

The program consists of 78 quality early learning child care spaces. Bussing is available for those children attending kindergarten at an additional cost. For more information on our program, please read through the Early Learning Child Care Centre Parent Handbook [pdf].

Location:

We are located beside École J. E. Lapointe School, on the north end of the KNRRC
4901 55 Avenue
Beaumont, AB T4X 1M9

The site is licensed for children attending grade one to 12 years of age. Bussing to all the Beaumont Public schools is available at an additional cost.

The program consists of 53 quality out of school care quality spaces and provides care year round. For more information on our program, please read through our School Age Site Parent Handbook [pdf].

Location:

We are located next to École Beau Meadow:
4306 44 Street
Beaumont, AB T4X 1K3

2023 Child Care Fees [pdf]

*please note that the affordability grant amount deduction is not calculated on this chart for the ELCC

Mail the form:
5600 49 Street
Beaumont, AB T4X1A1

Drop off the form in person at:
Beaumont Administration Office
5600 49 Street
Beaumont, AB T4X1A1

There are a variety of situations that prompt families to require child care services. It is recommended that you register your child(ren) for the waitlist as soon as you establish you will require child care. It is not uncommon to register your child(ren) up to a year or more in advance, to ensure your child care needs are met. Waitlist applications are processed as they are received.

Typical wait times for children for placement within Child Care Services is 18-24 months.

But due to the fact that all programs are operating at capacity it is virtually impossible to predict when spaces will become available. When spaces do become available, program supervisors will contact families via telephone if the space meets their outlined requirements.

You are encouraged to inquire with child care services for new space timelines and your child(ren)’s position on the waitlist. Contact them at 780-929-1006.

All full-time and part-time spaces are currently at capacity. However, some drop-in spaces may be available, please contact the program supervisor at 780-929-1263 for details.

Beaumont strives to place siblings together in the same program to support family needs. The intake process can be very complex and multiple spaces may not become available at the same time. The Early Learning Child Care and School Age Site Supervisors may offer you a single space based on availability unless you indicated otherwise on the waitlist form.

The waitlist policy states that if a suitable space (based on the information provided on the waitlist form) is offered to a family and the guardian refuses the space, the child’s name is brought to the bottom of the list. If care is refused a second time, the child’s name is removed from the list and the child would once again have to be registered (including paying the $50 registration fee).

It is recommended you maintain your waitlist information as accurately as possible to ensure you are only offered spaces that meet your family’s needs. Updates are required in writing and can be sent via email to ChildCareServices@beaumont.ab.ca

Alberta’s Child Care Accreditation Program was designed to improve the quality of child care in Alberta and to help parents choose child care that meets their needs. Accreditation is available to licensed child care programs and day home agencies. It demonstrates how programs go beyond minimum requirements to meet higher standards of care in delivering child care services.

By definition, accreditation and licensing have different functions.

Licensing provides a legislated ’floor’ below which child care programs are not permitted to operate. It typically includes factors such as space, range of equipment, number and ages of children, staff-child ratios and training requirements. Such factors contribute to quality, but are only minimum standards.

Accreditation builds on this legislated “floor” to look at factors that determine quality. The emphasis is on staff practices and actual outcomes for children and families. It shifts the focus from meeting minimum standards to continuously striving towards providing higher levels of care.

Programs engage in a self-study process and undergo a site visit by external examiners to demonstrate they meet 10 quality standards. Once accreditation is successful, programs complete a reaccreditation process every 3 years.

• Accredited programs demonstrate their commitment to work in partnership with parents to meet your child’s specific needs.
• Accredited programs document your child’s development.
• An open door policy is essential to an accredited program’s practice, and your input and feedback are welcomed.
• Additional opportunities are available to access workshops and other resources that support planning of activities specific to your child’s skill level and interests.
• Accredited programs have access to provincial government funding at enhanced rates to attract and retain qualified staff and to promote staff development.
• The facility exceeds licensing standards.