Transition of Centre éducatif Pinocchio to a high needs area
File No. ACS2025-CSS-GEN-009 – Rideau-Vanier (12) and Somerset (14)  Report recommendation(s) That the Community Services Committee recommend that Council: Receive the business case and capital funding plan, as directed by Council, to facilitate the transition of the Centre éducatif Pinocchio to a high needs area as outlined in this report; and Approve the 1010 Somerset Street West location to transition the Centre éducatif Pinocchio that maintains and increases Francophone child care spaces to a high needs area; and Delegate authority to the Director, Children's Services, to negotiate, enter into, execute and amend agreements with the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO) to facilitate the transition of the Centre éducatif Pinocchio Child Care Centre, as described in this report; and Direct staff to use the 1010 Somerset Street Capital Account to cover the expected costs to build two additional child care rooms should Provincial funding not be received by the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario (CEPEO), as described in this report; and Reaffirm the City’s 2021 commitment to direct staff to seamlessly transition these critical Francophone spaces, minimize impacts for families, work with the Centre éducatif Pinocchio landlord and a not-for-profit child care provider to maintain dedicated Francophone spaces and prioritize these spaces within directed growth strategies to ensure the spaces can remain within the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system, offering reduced fees for families.

• English Report - Centre éducatif Pinocchio AODA.pdf
• French Report - Centre éducatif Pinocchio AODA.pdf
• English document 1 - Centre éducatif Pinocchio AODA.pdf
• French document 1 - Centre éducatif Pinocchio AODA.pdf