Infrastructure Guideline (Updated November 2025)

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Previously: Page 1 of 18 Ministry of Education Ontario Child Care and Early Years Funding Guidelines for Consolidated Municipal Service Managers and District Social Services Administration Boards Chapter 5: Infrastructure Guideline NOVEMBER 2025 Page 3 of 18 PART 1: START-UP GRANTS 1.A PURPOSE Ontario’s Action Plan for implementing CWELCC includes developing a framework for targeted space creation and providing funding for Start-up Grants to support the creation of new, affordable child care spaces for eligible children in targeted locations and for populations most in need.

Now: Ontario Child Care and Early Years Funding Guidelines for Consolidated Municipal Service Managers and District Social Services Administration Boards Chapter 5: Infrastructure Guideline NOVEMBER 2025

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Ontario Child Care and Early Years Funding Guidelines for Consolidated Municipal Service Managers and District Social Services Administration Boards Chapter 5: Infrastructure Guideline NOVEMBER 2025 Page 3 of 18 PART 1: START-UP GRANTS 1.A PURPOSE Ontario’s Action Plan for implementing CWELCC includes developing a framework for targeted space creation and providing funding for Start-up Grants to support the creation of new, affordable child care spaces for eligible children in targeted locations and for populations most in need.