Network Child Care Services
Network is a non-profit child care organization, licensed by the Ministry of Education to provide high quality child care services and programs to children and families in our Early Years Learning and Child Care Centres, Licensed Home Child Care Premises, Before and After School programs and Onsite Event Child Care services across Toronto and the GTA.
Our History
Network Child Care Services was established in 1991 as a home child care organization. Just as our communities grew and changed over the years, we responded to an ever-growing need for equitable and inclusive access to quality child care.
Through the years there have been continuous changes in family dynamics, expansion of cultural and ethnic diversities in the community, developments in education, and ongoing changes to the rules and regulations that govern Early Years Child care, Network has expanded its services to more than 1,600 children and families across the GTA.
Today, we offer a wide variety of progressive child care services and early learning programs to support families in meeting their child’s academic and child care needs.
In 2021, we celebrated 30 years of delivering quality child care
Network Child Care Services partners to provide every advantage for families through the provision of exceptional early learning and development experiences for their children so they all have the same opportunity to thrive and be fulfilled as part of a community of diverse needs.
Core Values
Network operates and delivers services and programs guided by a shared belief in core values including:
Providing exceptional services to children, families, and communities to meet their requirements.
Collaborating with families as integral partners in their child’s development, learning and education choices.
Dedication of its educators and affiliated home child care providers, and recognizing their professional contribution, continued professional development and commitment in fulfilling Network’s purpose.
Promoting mutual respect, diversity, inclusiveness, and equity in all its practices, services, and decision-making processes.
Maintaining integrity and dignity in all its services, practices, and operations.
Partnering with community organizations as providers of resources and support aids.
Why Choose Us?
We have been in operation for over 30 years.
Governments, school boards and other social welfare agencies view us as an integral partner in the delivery of child care services.
We operate 20 licensed child care centres across the city, and we consult 110 home child care programs across the GTA.
We are regulated by various government agencies. We observe all regulatory requirements, and we hire people with the appropriate qualifications to execute our programs.
We have the internal expertise to develop programs and we also include outside consults so that we are always on the leading edge of early childhood development.
We participate in research, advocacy and initiatives that advance early childhood development, as well as sit on various committees for municipal, provincial, federal, and international institutions.
Director's Message
As Network’s Executive Director over the past 25+ years I can personally attest to the labour of love seen in every aspect of Network’s activities.
With an enrolment of over 1,600 children and families, it takes tremendous dedication and tireless effort by our Early Childhood Educators, our support Staff, and our affiliated Home Child Care Providers to meet the needs of each and every child. We recognize that every child’s early years are of utmost significance and must be supported and enriched with the best possible early years program. At a time when the rate of learning is occurring at lightning speed, it is essential for Network to stay ahead of, and embrace, new trends and directions. To place every child at the 'centre' of our operations is to offer the best possible programs and care in their very critical formative years.
Whether you are looking for an early years and child care program for your own family or an on-site child care service for your conference or special event, please take the time to get to know us through these web pages and contact us for a personal visit or orientation. Welcome to Network Child Care Services!
Spyros Volonakis
Executive Director
Community Partners & Funding Agencies
Canadian Association of Exposition Managers | Canadian Child Care Federation | Coalition for Better Child Care | City of Toronto, District Child Care Advisory | City of Toronto, Every Child Belongs | Davenport Perth Neighbourhood Centre | The Four Villages Community Health Centre | Home Child Care Association of Toronto | Mothercraft College | Ontario Studies in Education (OISE) | Quality Early Learning Network (QELN)