Families must complete the Ontario School and Child Care Screening Tool prior to arriving at the Before & After school program.

As per the policies and procedures outlined in our Extended Day Parent Handbook it is recommended that you keep your child home when showing signs of illness. There will be no reduction in fees due to illness unless there is a program closure (example, outbreak).

Please refer to the Ministry of Education’s School Guidance for Outbreak Management.

As per the policies and procedures outlined in our Extended Day Parent Handbook, it is recommended that you keep your child home when showing signs of illness or in the event that they do not pass the COVID-19 School and Child Care Screening. There will be no reduction in fees due to illness (including symptoms of COVID-19 or positive testing of covid ) unless there is a program closure (example, outbreak and school/classroom closure).

Please refer to the Ministry of Education’s updated guidance for Outbreak Management.

In the event of a school-wide closure due to a COVID-19 outbreak, the Extended Day program will waive fees for the duration of the closure. Your credit will appear on the following months invoice.

Please refer to the Ministry of Education’s School Guidance for Outbreak Management.

Fees are calculated monthly based on registered days of care in the current month. Electronic invoices are sent via email to parents/caregivers on the 17th of the month (or following business days if the 17th is a weekend or statutory holiday).

If you receive financial fee assistance (subsidy) from the Region of Waterloo, electronic invoices are sent via email to parents/caregivers on the 6th of the following month for example, on April 6th for March attendance (or the following business day if the 6th is a weekend or statutory holiday).

Your bill is due by the due date indicated on the invoice.

The WRDSB currently offers the following payment options:

• Pay online
• Pre-authorized Debit (PAD): The PAD form must be completed and returned to finance-exdar@wrdsb.ca along with a void cheque (scanned).

Please contact the WRDSB at finance-exdar@wrdsb.ca or 519-570-0003, Option 2, ext. 4379 or ext. 4323 should you have any questions regarding payment options.

Parents/Caregivers who disagree with, or have questions about the days of care on their invoice, must contact the WRDSB at 519-570-0003, Option 2, ext. 4323 or ext. 4379 immediately to have the invoice investigated.

Unfortunately no, registration needs to be completed four weeks prior to your child(ren)’s program start date.

An automatic email will be sent to you upon completing your registration. This automatic email is your confirmation that you have successfully registered your child.

If you have not received this email notification, check your spam box and/or junk email filters. Once the email has been located, be sure to adjust your filters to ensure you receive future communications.

Parents/Caregivers are required to view their online school year calendar. Invoices and attendance are generated based upon the care schedule entered online by parents/guardians.

Select the red Update your child’s schedule button on the home page in your WRDSB OneList/Onehsn account. Then, select Change Schedule and make the changes that are required.

It requires two weeks advance notice for any schedule changes. Invoices will be generated based on the schedule information parents/caregivers provided in OneList/Onehsn.

Any time a schedule change is made in OneList/Onehsn, it is the parents/caregivers responsibility to ensure that schedules are accurately re-entered to resume as needed. Please note: OneList/Onehsn will reflect any change until the end of June.

For the 2023-2024 school year, families must register for full-day care on PD Days, and or camp weeks separately by the due date. Programs will operate at designated locations and program operating hours may vary. Space is limited. If you have questions about how to register for care on a PD Day or camp week please email us at care@wrdsb.ca

Please visit the 2021 Schedule change web page for detailed information.

The Extended Day Program is a subsidy-eligible program. Child Care Subsidy is managed by the Region of Waterloo. Eligibility is based on a family’s income and child care needs and must be applied for separately. To apply:

• Register in OneList/Onehsn for Extended Day Program.
• Complete the Subsidy Wizard or call the Region of Waterloo 519-575-4400.
• Or, you can refer to our Parent Handbook on the Before & After School Programs home page.

It is the responsibility of the parent/guardian to ensure they have qualified for Child Care Subsidy prior to registering their child(ren) for the WRDSB Extended Day Program. Please ensure your subsided schedule aligns in OneList/Onehsn or full fees will be generated for these days of care.