Our Story

PROCARE came about when Tiffany and Erin worked together in the same program for 4 years. We realized how in line our teaching styles were, our core values and we both had a vision of running our own program. We decided that we would look into the possibility of building our own centre which lead to many hours spent researching how to open a business. On January 1, 2011 PROCARE got the keys to 151 Holland Avenue. This day PFL Construction and Son (Tiffany’s father and brother) and Conor Drummond (Tiffany’s husband) began the demolition with the help of Erin and Tiffany. In order for us to make the space a Daycare we had to undertake a major renovation which we got done in 2 months.
On March 1, 2011 we opened the doors to PROCARE After School Centre. With only 2 children registered, we knew we had a long road ahead of us. We kept our attitudes positive and focused on our main goal – the children’s happiness. We did everything to get our name ‘out there’, including door-to-door flyers, newspaper articles, a television interview and paid advertising; however, our most beneficial source has been word of mouth.
In 2016 our centre moved down the road 2 blocks to 78 Holland where we re-branded to PROCARE Family Centre and began offering full day child care for Toddler and Preschoolers while continuing to work with school-ages for PD Days & Camps. In 2021, our centre joined the CWELCC program bringing our rates down for families as it’s now majority funded by the government of Canada.
Throughout the past 16 years that we’ve been in business, more services were added to meet families’ needs, such as: Parents Night Out, Birthday Parties, and playgroups, and our Annual Barnyard Bash for Charity which is in support of the Parkdale Food centre. This has helped us to meet new families who aren’t looking for Monday-Friday care but can still join our PROCARE Community.
We are extremely passionate about our business and take every part of it very seriously. We strive for children to feel happy, safe, seen and supported in our centre. We promise to continue to work hard and provide quality care to many families!

Our Program

ProCare offers many child care-related services, such as: Afternoon care and Parents Night Out (group babysitting), Toddler Play Groups, Music School, French Circle and daycare.  Our Centre is 1800 square feet of Fun!  We have a wide range of age-appropriate toys, puzzles, books, and other tabletop toys to keep your children busy, learning and having fun. We always plan fun group games and independent ones for gross motor play; our creative arts category includes crafty projects and engaging sensory activities; and we like to include lots of music and French. We have Madame Manuela with 123 Petits Pas in every Tuesday for French Music Circle and Clarissa Fortin, who does music circle every Thursday! We are always changing up our classrooms, adding new artwork to our walls and asking for input to ensure that we are creating an environment where children feel they belong.

Our Teachers

The educators at PROCARE Family Centre bring knowledge and experience to the program. Our team has a wide range of skills and together we provide an active program for your child. Meeting all needs and making each child feel welcome is something we value. We are very excited to meet each of you and create positive memories for your child/children.