| 1911 | Day nursery started at 382 Rideau Street |
| 1920 |
Incorporated as The Ottawa Day Nursery Inc |
| 1932 |
Present building at 195 George Street built and donated by Mrs. A.W. Fleck in memory of her husband |
| 1967 |
Building at 185 George Street rented from the City for Before-and-After-School Program and Headstart Program |
| 1968 |
Country Bound Summer Day Camp started in Gatineau Park |
| 1969 |
Family Day Care demonstration project started with financial support from the Department of Health and Welfare |
| 1970 |
Name changed to Andrew Fleck Child Centre |
| 1973 |
Kindergarten Child Care Program started at 185 George Street |
| 1982 |
Child Care Information program created |
| 1986 |
Family Day Care south branch office and Resource Centre opened |
| 1987 |
Short Term Child Care Program created |
| 1990 |
Employee Child Care Assistance Program launched |
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Multicultural Enrichment Program for immigrant caregivers created |
| 1991 |
Children’s Integration Support Services created |
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Four O.D.A.M.R. segregated preschool programs transferred to Andrew Fleck Child Care Services for eventual closure |
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Name changed to Andrew Fleck Child Care Services |
| 1993-94 |
Child Care Centre at 195 George Street underwent major renovations |
| 1994 |
Work and Family Partnerships program (formerly the Employee Child Care Assistance Program) restructured and expanded |
| 1996 |
Last of four O.D.A.M.R. segregated preschool closed; funding transferred to Children’s Integration Support Services |
| 1998 |
Official French Language Designation received for Child Care Information and Children’s Integration Support Services |
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School Age Program started at Riverview Alternative School |
| | The research report, “Emergency Child
Care: Its Impact, Practice and
Innovation - A Canadian Story” published. |
| 2000 |
Francophone Centralized Waiting List pilot project initiated |
| 2001 |
Funded by CIDA to provide child care training in Argentina |
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Work and Family Partnerships Program changed its name to Child Care Consulting Services |
| 2002 |
Ontario Early Years Centre opened in Ottawa South |
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Thursday’s Child Nursery School became a program of Andrew Fleck Child Care Services |
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Home Child Care Accreditation Pilot Project initiated with five partner organizations
in Ontario |
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Speaker’s Bureau launched |
| 2003 |
Legal name officially changed to Andrew Fleck Child Care Services |
| | Behaviour management manual “Intervene
Before Reacting: A Positive
Integrated Approach to Behaviour in the Child
Care Environment” launched |
| 2004 |
Play-yard at 195 George Street underwent major redevelopment |
| 2005 |
Centralized Waiting List developed for all licensed child care centres and
home child care programs in the city |
| 2006 |
A Kindergarten and School Age Program for 50 children started at the Stittsville Public School |
| 2007 |
The Annex Building at 185 George Street was demolished and construction began for a new purpose designed building with major capital funding from the City of Ottawa. |
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The AFCCS web site was updated and revamped. |
| 2008 |
The new facilities at 185 George Street were completed in September and named the Elsie Chan Building. It accommodates 15 toddlers and 16 preschoolers |
