Please visit this site to place your child’s name on a waitlist for a YMCA licensed, operational childcare program.

Our goal is for YMCAs to be safe places for children and young people in our communities.

Since 2012, YMCAs in Canada have collectively committed to the safety and protection of all children and young people participating in all aspects of our programs. The National Child Safety and Protection Initiative is the YMCA’s coordinated effort to improve safety standards in our programs through ongoing policy, training, supervision requirements, reporting protocols, and facility controls. At the YMCA, safeguarding children and young people is our highest priority. We want children and young people to feel safe and be safe at the YMCA, in their families, and in their communities.

The Standards were updated in 2023, building on a decade of delivery, education, and assessment. After a rigorous consultation process, the revised Child Safety and Protection Standards were ratified by the National Council. The revised standards emphasize the systems and practices related to standards and transition Child Safety and Protection from primarily being focused on abuse protection to the concept of safeguarding practices.

Every day at the YMCA, we are changing the lives of Canadians all across the country. Our mission is fueled by our desire to give everyone the opportunities they need to live healthier and happier lives. We cannot do this alone. As a charity, we depend on the generosity of our donors and the passion of our volunteers to help us support over two million Canadians on their journey to better health. There’s many ways to help others in your community through the YMCA. However you choose to get involved, together, we will make a difference.