Umbrella Central Daycare Service

Due to the uncertainty in child care in Ontario, Umbrella will not be sending out a 2020/2021 fee and salary survey questionnaire this year. We anticipate sending out the annual survey questionnaire early next year. The goal of the survey is simple. It answers the most asked questions in the child care field: what everyone else is charging, paying, or being paid!

Umbrella has been told over the years that there is a need for a network for school age child care providers. We have heard from many professionals in school age centres that they need workshops, exhibits and networking opportunities tailored to their specific needs.

In response to this need, Umbrella has organized a half day conference solely for our school age child care providers and the workshops and displays are targeted for school-age professionals only.There are excellent workshops to choose from. Many (but not all) are offered twice so if your choice is full at one session, you may be able to register for the other session.

Each year Umbrella hosts a conference. It is attended by child care professionals, parents, board members and volunteers. There are many excellent workshops to choose from as well as a wide variety of exhibitors from the daycare field. The conference provides professional development for childcare providers as well as a great way to network with other professionals in the childcare field and share information and ideas.

Umbrella has arranged to provide liability insurance coverage for all Day Care Centers that are members. They receive third party liability insurance from BrokerLink, at a cost below what they could purchase on their own. This coverage is available to centers who hold Full Membership only. Non-Profit Directors & Officers Liability coverage for association directors and volunteers.

The Umbrella library has hundreds of books, videos, research and current information on all areas of related to children, child care and the Early Childhood profession including government policies, human resources, management, child care philosophies, fundraising and board development. There are resources on all ages of children from infants and toddlers to school age.