Child Care Centres
Under the Ontario Health Protection and Promotion Act, Southwestern Public Health (SWPH) works with licensed child care centres across Oxford County, Elgin County and the City of St. Thomas to inspect child care facilities and investigate infectious disease outbreaks.
In this section, you will find information and resources for child care centres on the following topics:
- Child safety
- Cleaning and disinfection
- Healthy eating for children
- Outbreak management
- Preventing infection in child care settings
- Reporting illness
- Weather alerts and extreme weather guidelines
Forms for child care centres
- Child Care Immunization Philosophical Exemption Form
- Child Care Immunization Medical Exemption Form
- Child Care New Entry Immunization Questionnaire (Elgin-St. Thomas)