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Warden Basil Clarke has proclaimed Oct. 21, 2025, as the 25th annual Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day, recognizing the vital contributions of early years professionals across the region.

Across Simcoe County, over 2,000 individuals work in a total of 226 licensed child care programs and licensed home child care agencies, with a system capacity of over 12,000 licensed spaces. The County of Simcoe is the child care service system manager for the region including the cities of Barrie and Orillia. In addition to the 226 licensed child care programs and home child care agencies, the system includes three special needs resourcing agencies, and 30 EarlyON Child and Family Centres located across the county.

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