The Elephant Room
Centre
545A Kingston Road
Ajax, L1S 6M1
Full day, half day
Daycares in Ajax
64 licensed child care programs in Ajax
Map of daycares in Ajax
The Elephant Room
Centre
901 Harwood Avenue
Ajax, L1Z 0T4
Full day
Westney Heights YMCA
Centre
45 Brennan Road
Ajax, L1V 1X5
Before and after school
YMCA of Greater Toronto
Home child care
75 Centennial Road
Ajax, L1S 4S4
Full day, half day, before and after school, extended hours, weekends, overnight
Daycares in Ajax at a glance
Ajax has 64 licensed child care programs in our directory, including 62 child care centres and 2 home child care agencies. 53 offer full day care, the usual choice for working parents. 10 only run programs before and after school, for school age children.
For parents with unusual schedules, 4 offer extended hours, 2 open on weekends and 3 offer overnight care.
8 offer services in French, 7 have Montessori in their name, and 5 received their first licence in 2024 or later.
How to get a spot in Ajax
In Ajax, you apply to each centre and ask to join its waitlist. Sign up early, especially for an infant. Child care fee subsidies in this area are managed by the Regional Municipality of Durham.
Most licensed programs in Ontario take part in CWELCC, the Canada wide early learning and child care program. In 2026, the base fee for a child under 6 in a participating program is capped at $22 a day, and the provincial average is about $19. Programs outside CWELCC set their own fees, so ask each centre.
Need care outside daycare hours?
A babysitter can cover evenings, weekends, PD days or the wait for a daycare spot. Find a babysitter in Ontario for free on SOS-Nounou.
Source, Ontario Ministry of Education, Licensed child care facilities in Ontario, data as of August 31, 2026. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence (Ontario).