Extended Day at WCDSB: Helping Children Thrive Beyond the School Day
Your Guide to Extended Day Registration for 2025-2026
The Waterloo Catholic District School Board is pleased to once again offer the Extended Day Program for the 2025–2026 school year.
The Waterloo Catholic District School Board is pleased to offer a fee-based Extended Day Program for children from Kindergarten to Grade 6.
Led by Registered Early Childhood Educators (RECEs), the program provides high-quality, faith-based care that supports children’s growth through engaging, play-based learning experiences. Activities are designed to foster curiosity, independence, communication skills, and overall development, while complementing the Kindergarten curriculum.
By having familiar educators from the school day, the program ensures a seamless, consistent and secure experience for both children and families. Offered in a convenient school setting, the program promotes equity of access in a safe, inclusive and nurturing environment.
Everything You Need to Know to Get Started
Care That Fits Your Family’s Routine
You can choose the care schedule that works best for your household:
- Full-time: Monday to Friday
- Part-time: Monday/Wednesday/Friday or Tuesday/Thursday
Fees for the 2025–2026 School Year
- $34/day for most students
- $12.59/day for JK/SK students eligible under the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) program
- $45/day on PA Days and during school breaks
- A $30 registration fee per child will be billed in September for families who secure a spot in the program. This fee does not apply to students covered by CWELCC or child care subsidy.
Start Date
Programs begin on Wednesday, September 3, 2025.
If your child is in JK or SK and follows a staggered entry, fees will be adjusted after the first week.
Consistent Scheduling
To support staffing and planning, weekly schedules must stay the same.
We are not able to accommodate rotating or alternating care days.
Registration Is First Come, First Served
There is no waitlist or early access—registrations are processed in the order they are received. Just register on or after your school’s assigned day, and we’ll take care of the rest.
How to Register
- Registration opens on June 16, 2025 at 7:00 a.m.
- Visit: OneHSN/OneList
Receiving Child Care Subsidy?
If you’re currently receiving a child care subsidy and your approved hours or reason for care are less than five days per week, please contact your Subsidy Caseworker to review your schedule and needs for the 2025–2026 school year.
Need More Details?
For full program information—including policies, schedules, and billing—please see the Parent Handbook here.
Your School’s Registration Day
To help keep the registration process smooth and fair for everyone, access will open in phases based on the first letter of your child’s school.
Please register on or after your school’s scheduled date.
There’s no advantage to registering earlier—spaces are managed by school and fairly distributed. This phased approach helps manage volume and keeps the system running smoothly.
| Registration Date | Schools |
|---|---|
| June 16 | St. Agnes, St. Aloysius, St. Anne (C), St. Anne (K), St. Augustine, St. Bernadette, Blessed Sacrament |
| June 17 | St. Brigid, Canadian Martyrs, St. Clement, St. Daniel, St. Dominic, St. Elizabeth, St. Gabriel |
| June 18 | Holy Family, Holy Rosary, Holy Spirit, Holy Trinity, Saint John Paul II, John Sweeney, St. Joseph, St. Josephine Bakhita |
| June 19 | St. Kateri, St. Mark, St. Michael, Monsignor Haller, Our Lady of Fatima, Our Lady of Grace, Our Lady of Lourdes |
| June 20 | St. Paul, St. Peter, Sir Edgar Bauer, St. Teresa (K), St. Teresa of Avila, St. Teresa of Calcutta, St. Timothy, Vincent de Paul |
We look forward to supporting your family in the year ahead!
- Parent Handbook – Extended Day Program
- Extended Day Billing/Invoice FAQs
- Menus will be available at a later date
Extended Day Program NewsWire
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Online registration for the 2024-2025 school year please. Click here to access your existing account or to register your child for the first time.
The Waterloo Catholic District School Board assesses the viability of Extended Day Programs at all schools, every year. A program is determined viable when there is sufficient parental interest. Parents demonstrate their interest by pre-registering for the Extended Day Program yearly.
For the 2024-2025 school year
Schools offering an Extended Day Program:
Blessed Sacrament, Kitchener
Canadian Martyrs, Kitchener
Holy Family, New Hamburg
Holy Rosary, Waterloo
Holy Spirit, Cambridge
John Sweeney, Kitchener
Monsignor Haller, Kitchener
Our Lady Fatima, Cambridge
Our Lady of Grace, Kitchener
Our Lady of Lourdes, Waterloo
Saint John Paul II, Kitchener
Sir Edgar Bauer, Waterloo
St. Agnes, Waterloo
St. Aloysius, Kitchener
St. Anne, Cambridge
St. Anne, Kitchener
St. Augustine, Cambridge
St. Bernadette, Kitchener
St. Boniface, Breslau
St. Brigid, Ayr
St. Clement, St. Clements
St. Daniel, Kitchener
St. Dominic Savio, Kitchener
St. Elizabeth, Cambridge
St. Gabriel, Cambridge
St. Joseph, Cambridge
St. Josephine Bakhita, Kitchener
St. Kateri Tekakwitha, Kitchener
St. Luke, Waterloo
St. Mark, Kitchener
St. Michael, Cambridge
St. Nicholas, Waterloo
St. Paul, Kitchener
St. Peter, Cambridge
St. Teresa, Kitchener
St. Teresa of Avila, Elmira
St. Teresa of Calcutta, Cambridge
St. Timothy, Kitchener
St. Vincent de Paul, Cambridge
Schools that were not viable for the 2024-2025 school year:
Christ the King, Cambridge
St. Gregory, Cambridge
St. John, Kitchener
St. Margaret, Cambridge
St. Matthew, Waterloo
Extended Day Programs are available before and after school (e.g., 7:00 – morning bell time & afternoon bell time – 6:00 pm), select PA Days (see Parent Handbook for details) and during Christmas and March Break where viable. Programs operate on a cost-recovery model and are available to parents on a full/part-time basis with a set recurring weekly schedule.
The Waterloo Catholic District School Board sets Extended Day fees at a Public Trustee Board meeting. The daily fee for the 2024-2025 school year is $32.50 per day for before and after-school, select PA Days, Christmas, and March Break programs. This fee is pro-rated based on bell-times for the before and after school program.
Click here for a schedule of the rates for each before and after school program for the 2024-2025 school year.
Payments for the Extended Day Program are made directly to the Waterloo Catholic District School Board. The invoice you receive via e-mail on the 20th of each month will be for the current month of care. For example, the invoice you receive on September 20th is for care used in September. Several payment options are available. For frequently asked questions, please see the link at the top of this page.
Financial assistance with childcare costs is available for parents/guardians. Eligibility for childcare subsidy is based on a family’s income and reasons for childcare. To determine eligibility for subsidy please contact the Region of Waterloo Childcare Subsidy office at 519-575-4400 visit their website at Financial Help with Child Care Costs.
To learn more about the Extended Day Programs please email: extended.day@wcdsb.ca
or call 519-578-3660.
Notice of Collection
Personal information collected by the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB) through this form is collected under the authority of the sections 259(1) and 259.1(1) of the Education Act and section 28(2) of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA). Information collected will be used to administer the extended day programs. Parents / guardians can manage their accounts and associated personal information directly through the OneHSN portal. Questions about the collection and use of personal information can be directed to the school principal, or the WCDSB Privacy Officer at privacy@wcdsb.ca.
