Who operates the Licensed Before and After School Program at my child’s school?

The Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) operates the program at some locations and third party providers operate programs at other locations. Every school offers Before and After school care for children in JK to Grade 6.

2024 2025 Schools and Providers

To register for programs families need to create an account with Region of Waterloo Onelist. Due to limited space families must maintain a regular and ongoing care schedule. Set part time schedule options are available for families to choose from. Varied and single day removals are not permitted and all care schedules are effective as of the first day of school.

For support with registration please contact OneList directly at support@onehsn.com 

Supports for children with special needs

Contact care@wrdsb.ca and a Supervisor will contact you to learn more about how to best support your child.

Registration requires FOUR weeks notice before a child can begin attending the program.

There are times when more than four weeks notice may be required before a child can begin attending the program, for example if we need to hire educators to support the program. You may be placed on a wait list if space is not available, if so, spaces will be offered to those on the waiting list in priority order of application date in OneList.

Full time and Part time Scheduling

Effective September 2025, your child may attend all five days of the week or part-time care is available for fixed schedules. The changes made to part-time care options are consistent with feedback we received from the community through the survey conducted in the fall of 2024, and will allow us to support more families in Before & After care by matching two part time schedules to create a full time schedule. 

  • Changes cannot be made to these fixed care schedule options (For example, if you register for the Monday – Wednesday and Friday option you cannot remove Monday).
  • Families can register for multiple care schedule options (For example, you can register for Tuesday and Thursday Before school care and Monday to Friday After school care).
  • Single day removals are not permitted.

 

If you modify your child’s schedule through OneList, it is your responsibility to ensure that schedules are accurately entered to resume as needed. It is your responsibility to view the online calendar to ensure it is accurate for invoicing and attendance. 

If you receive a child care subsidy to help with your fees, you must also contact your caseworker for approval of any changes, otherwise, you may be responsible to pay the cost for unapproved schedule changes. 

Your registration is complete once you have days of care entered in the online calendar. OneList will populate your child’s schedule the entire school year based on the days selected.

Help with Registration

Billing

To ensure accurate billing, it is the Parents/Guardians responsibility to log in periodically to the online registration system to ensure their child’s attendance schedule is accurate as invoices are based upon the days of care scheduled in Onehsn/Onelist.

Applying for Subsidy

All of our Before and After School Programs are eligible for subsidy, through The Region of Waterloo.

For subsidy information please visit the Region’s Child Care Subsidy Calculator or call 519-575-4400.

Child Care and Taxes

The Revenue Canada Information About Child Care Expenses and the corresponding Interpretation Bulletin have a number of pertinent sections highlighted for information.  These sections form the basis for this response, based on the taxation year of 2011.

Notice of Collection

Personal information is collected under the authority of the Education Act s. 259 & 259(1), The Child Care and Early Years Act s71(1) and in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA).  Information provided will be used to administer the extended day program.  Limited information will also be shared with your child’s school and with the Region of Waterloo.  The WRDSB uses the OneHSN portal for parents/guardians to manage their accounts.    Questions about the collection and use of personal information can be directed to the school principal, or the WRDSB Privacy Officer at privacy@wrdsb.ca.