Non-profit child care services exist to provide a service to the community without financial gain. The research in Canada is clear that non-profit child care generally serves children and families better.

Non-Profits:

• Have a stronger mission to provide high-quality care - which has been found to be, on average, 10% higher than in commercial centres (Source: Cleveland, G. and Krashinsky (2004) The Quality Gap: A Study of Non-Profit and Commercial Child Care Centres in Canada);
• Put all of their resources back into their programs while commercial centres are set-up to make a profit for owners;
• Hire staff who are better trained, are paid better, and have more favourable child-staff ratios (clear link to quality);
• Have the ability to provide expanded services (i.e. anti-bullying campaigns);
• Are accountable to governance models that include parents, government, and taxpayers;
• Are developed in a way that responds to the needs of families and communities first.

If you are interested in learning more about Churchill Park’s Corporate Child Care programs, please contact Sharon Reib, Executive Director, at 540-1211.