Join Our Team
Be more than a teacher.
Be more than an instructor.
Be more than a friend.
Be the spark that allows a child to shine.
Upcoming Opportunities
Pickering Child Care Hiring Event
Date: June 25, 6:30 pm–8:30 pm
Location: Father Fenelon YMCA Child Care Centre, 795 Eyer Drive, Pickering
Hiring: We are hiring Part-time Hourly, Split-Shift Salaried and Supply staff for the Pickering area.
Become a YMCA Child Care Educator Today
Grow your career
Complete your early childhood education (ECE) training while you work. You'll have access to professional development and clear paths to grow into leadership roles.
Make your next move
Get one-on-one mentorship from experienced educators. With 300+ child care centres across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), there are lots of options to move, grow, and explore.
Be part of a team that cares
You’ll work with people who believe in helping children thrive and communities to shine. Together, we make a difference every day.
Get great benefits
You’ll have access to a full benefits package, including dental, massage, physiotherapy, counselling, and more.
Earn while you grow
Enjoy a competitive salary or hourly rate. You'll get paid vacations and statutory holidays, and receive yearly raises based on your performance.
Enjoy YMCA discounts
You’ll save on YMCA programs and services, including personal training, child care, and more.
Access our health and fitness centres
Enjoy free access to all our centres across the GTA — including gyms, pools, and drop-in classes — with your staff membership.
Be a Part of Something Great
We’ve been providing child care for over 50 years.
We are Canada's largest non-profit child care provider.
We developed YMCA Playing to Learn™, a play-based curriculum used throughout North America.
We offer child care at over 300 locations and are expanding.
See the Impact
Want to know what it's like to be a child care educator at the YMCA? Check out the videos below to "spend a day" with an educator working in one of our programs.
Infant, with Paula
Toddler, with Katerina
Preschool, with Petra
Before & After School, with Alicia
Meet YMCA Educators
These are real stories from passionate educators who are building their careers and helping children shine.
Jenny brings children's ideas to life, like building a drive-thru restaurant for imaginative play in her Before & After School classroom.
Muneeza works with infants and creates hands-on, sensory activities based on what interests them, like making foil pufferfish after a story about sea animals.
Tatiana loves planning activities that connect to children’s interests, such as turning a fascination with festive characters into a haunted house full of preschool fun.
Vanessa started as supply staff and became an onsite supervisor in just four months. Today, she leads a vibrant Before & After School program.
Hear from Our Families
Here’s what the families of children in our care programs have to say about YMCA educators.
Hear From Our Team
“Our team here, I would definitely say we’re a family”
-Deanna Prasad, Early Childhood Educator, Brampton Kennedy Road Child Care Centre
"In terms of training and resources and tools...you're going to get it at the YMCA."
-Tano Sala, Supervisor, Mississauga Meadowvale YMCA Child Care Centre
"I’m coming to work....to be a play partner, to foster learning, to empower children."
-Shanta Maharaj, Early Childhood Educator, Brampton Our Lady of Peace YMCA Child Care Centre
“The thing that I find most rewarding…is just seeing that spark in those children’s eyes.”
-Chantol Jackson, Recruitment Coordinator, Scarborough and York, YMCA of Greater Toronto Talent Acquisition
Choose an Employer That Cares
Join a charity that has been recognized as one of the Greater Toronto Area’s Top Employers for 17 consecutive years. We’re committed to building a workplace where people feel supported, enjoy what they do, and have room to grow. By participating in Top Employer programs, we continue to raise the bar and create meaningful work experiences for our employees.
Begin Your Career
The YMCA of Greater Toronto has a long history of supporting student placements, guiding and mentoring the next generation of early childhood educators. Students who complete their placement at the YMCA have the opportunity to start their child care career at the Y upon graduation.
If you are a student, please talk to your school’s placement coordinator about opportunities at the YMCA of Greater Toronto.
Real-World Experience While You Study
We partner with post-secondary schools across the region to give students meaningful placement opportunities in our licensed child care centres and Before & After School programs. Our current school partners include:
Make a Fresh Start
This free program includes pre-employment training to prepare you for the Canadian workplace and a paid work placement at a YMCA of Greater Toronto child care setting
We are currently recruiting for a session starting Summer 2025.
Earn While You Learn
The YMCA of Greater Toronto supports educators through on-the-job training that meets the requirements of Skilled Trades Ontario. If you're working toward your Child Development Practitioner (CDP) apprenticeship certificate, we’ll help you get there.
We offer:
- Sponsorship and hands-on experience toward your Registered Early Childhood Educator (RECE) credentials One-on-one mentorship from experienced senior staff
- Access to bursaries and scholarships
- Help finding placements and new career opportunities
To learn more, email us atcfdapprenticeship@ymcagta.org.
Apply Now
We are hiring throughout the GTA. Find the role that's right for you.
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