--- title: Business --- Education ## Most Requested ![daycare](https://adamchambersmp.ca/hubfs/daycare.webp) #### Find Child Care Near You [Find a Licenced Child Care Centre Near You.](https://www.earlyyears.edu.gov.on.ca/LCCWWeb/childcare/search.xhtml) ![Second Career](https://adamchambersmp.ca/hubfs/Second%20Career.webp) #### Second Career Find out about the eligibility requirements to the Ontario Government's [Second Career Program](https://www.ontario.ca/page/second-career). ## Education Services ### Schools & Kindergarten **** #### Childcare & Kindergarten - Find Licensed [Child Care Near You](https://www.earlyyears.edu.gov.on.ca/LCCWWeb/childcare/search.xhtml)[.](https://www.iaccess.gov.on.ca/LCCWWeb/childcare/search.xhtml) - Learn about the provinces [Full-Day Kindergarten Program.](https://www.ontario.ca/page/kindergarten) #### Schooling Resources - Use the [School Information Finder](http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/sift/) to search for publicly funded schools in Ontario and learn more about them. - View the [School Year Calendar](http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/general/list/calendar/holidaye.html)submitted to the Ministry of Education - Access the [E-Learning Ontario ](https://courses.elearningontario.ca/d2l/loginh/)resource and choose your school board or organization from a list, then log in. - Students who have behavioral, communicational, intellectual, physical, or multiple exceptionalities may require [Special Education ](http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/parents/speced.html)programs and/or services to benefit fully from their school experience. - Learn about the [Skilled Trades in Ontario Schools ](https://www.ontario.ca/page/skilled-trades-ontario-schools)and how they  can help students discover the skilled trades and explore them as careers of choice. #### School Curriculum & Report Cards - Learn about[ School Curriculum ](http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/teachers/curriculum.html)and criteria's teachers use to grade students. - View [Elementary School Curriculum.](http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/) - View [Secondary School Curriculum.](http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/secondary/) - View the current [Report Card Templates ](http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/document/forms/report/card/reportCard.html)for use by school boards and vendors. ### Colleges, Universities & Studying Abroad **** #### Colleges - How do I earn a [College ](https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-colleges)degree, diploma, certificate or apprenticeship in Ontario? - How do I [Apply to Ontario Colleges?](https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en/apply) - What kinds of [College Programs ](https://www.ontariocolleges.ca/en/programs)are available in Ontario? - View a list[ Ontario’s Public Colleges.](https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-colleges#section-2) #### Universities - Learn about, applying and attending [Ontario Universities.](https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-universities) - How do I [Apply to Ontario Universities?](https://www.ouac.on.ca/) - View a list of [Ontario’s Public Universities.](https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontario-universities#section-3) #### Studying Abroad - What should you know if you plan to [Study at a College or University Outside of Canada?](https://www.ontario.ca/page/study-abroad)   ### Apprenticeships, Adult Learning & Second Career Programs **** #### Apprenticeships - How do you [Prepare for Apprenticeships?](https://www.ontario.ca/page/prepare-apprenticeship) - The [Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program](https://www.ontario.ca/page/prepare-apprenticeship#section-2) provides opportunities to high school students – either Grade 11 or 12 – earn co-op education credits through work placements in a skilled trade. #### Adult Learning & the Second Career Program - Learn about [Adult Learning ](https://www.ontario.ca/page/adult-learning)opportunities to improved your reading , writing and math skills, your English or French to get your high school diploma. - You can get new skills – like those needed for jobs in demand now – and financial support if you qualify for the [Second Career Program.](https://www.ontario.ca/page/second-career) - Second Career Program: [Request an Appointment With a Counsellor](https://www.eoss.tcu.gov.on.ca/CitizenPortal/infoAboutYou.do?programCode=ESSC&lang=en) ### Financial Assistance **** #### Child Subsidies - Families can apply for the [Ontario Child Care Fee Subsidy. ](https://www.ontario.ca/page/child-care-subsidies#section-0)The cost of this program is shared by the Ontario government, municipal governments and First Nations communities. - The[ Ontario Child Benefit ](http://www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/english/financialhelp/ocb/index.aspx)provides direct financial support to low to moderate income families – whether they are working or not. It helps parents with the cost of raising their children. - [Canada Child Benefit ](https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/services/child-family-benefits/canada-child-benefit-overview.html)is a tax-free monthly payment made to eligible families to help with the cost of raising children under 18 years of age. - [Special Needs Resourcing (SNR) ](https://www.ontario.ca/page/child-care-subsidies#section-3)helps support the inclusion of children with special needs in licensed child care settings, in a premises where in-home services are provided, in a place where child and family programs are provided, children's recreation programs, and camps at no additional cost to parents. #### OSAP, Scholarships & Bursaries - Learn about the [Ontario Student Assistance Program (OSAP), ](https://www.ontario.ca/page/osap-ontario-student-assistance-program)and how it can help supplement your education funding. - View [OSAP Application Forms.](https://osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal/en/PostsecondaryEducation/OSAP/Forms/) - How do I contact an [OSAP Financial Aid Office?](https://osap.gov.on.ca/OSAPPortal/en/PostsecondaryEducation/OSAP/Help/Contacts/index.htm) - Having difficulty repaying OSAP? You can apply to lower your monthly loan payments for six months at a time through the [Repayment Assistance Plan](https://www.ontario.ca/page/pay-back-osap#section-4). - Learn about[ Scholarships & Bursaries, ](https://www.ontario.ca/page/student-loans-grants-scholarships-and-bursaries#section-3)and find out which you can apply for. ---