YWCA Cambridge

🌅Summer Camp spots are still available at multiple YWCA Cambridge Child Care Centres.
Learn how you can register through the link on the website: https://ywcacambridge.ca/summer-camp-2026/

New name, same renowned child care!

Effective as of June 17, 2026, our LINC Preschool program officially transitioned to a new name: YWCA Cambridge Wesley Child Care.

For over 60 years, YWCA Cambridge has been a proud leader in high-quality, licensed child care. Additionally, to further support our community and provide additional opportunities for children to participate in engaging, enriching, and inclusive programming, this location now provides a licensed full-time summer camp program.

While our name is changing, our nurturing, high-quality, and inclusive care remains exactly the same. You can read the full blog post here: [https://ywcacambridge.ca/linc-preschool-is-now-named-ywca-cambridge-wesley-child-care/]

Last week, representatives of Meridian Credit Union stopped by to visit YWCA Cambridge's Head Office and to hear about ways they can support our important mission through their Good Neighbour program.

Meridian’s Good Neighbour program supports local causes, empowering our districts and branches to champion grassroots initiatives that reflect community priorities. This year, YWCA Cambridge was lucky to receive support from this program for the 2026 Women of Distinction Awards. Without core funding, the sustainability of our program offerings relies on funds raised through events, especially Women of Distinction, emphasizing how critical this partnership is.

With the support of Meridian Credit Union, we will continue to advance our mission to create safer, more supportive pathways to housing, learning, and economic stability for women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals.

Read the entire blog post here: https://ywcacambridge.ca/good-neighbour-day-meridian-credit-union-hespeler/

Today is National Indigenous Peoples Day! We celebrate the rich cultural heritage, history, resilience, contributions and diversity of First Nations, Inuit and Métis people across Turtle Island. 🧡
At YWCA Cambridge, we do this work on the Haldimand Tract, land promised to the Haudenosaunee of the Six Nations, spanning six miles on each side of the Grand River. This territory is the traditional land of the Chinnonton, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee Peoples.

Before/after and PD day care spots are still available for Fall 2026 at our new child care centre in Southeast Galt! Register as soon as possible to secure your spot.

▶️Registration is handled through the Region of Waterloo OneList, which you can access here: https://regionofwaterloo.onehsn.com/

❗You can also find out if you are eligible for child care subsidy through that same link.

To ensure your application is processed correctly, please follow these specific steps:
1. Visit the Region of Waterloo OneList.
2. Select the tab labeled "Licensed Child Care in Waterloo Region."
3. Important: Do NOT use the school board link.
4. Search for:
o YWCA of Cambridge – Extended Day Program at Giinawind Public School
o YWCA of Cambridge – Extended Day Program at Guardian Angels Catholic School

YWCA Cambridge is thrilled to be the operator of the brand new child care centre co-located with the new joint-use elementary school, shared by the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB)* and the Waterloo Catholic District School Board (WCDSB)*.

*Note: Children must attend the respective schools to be eligible for the extended day programs.

🙋Any questions about extended day/before & after care spaces, please send an email to the Extended Day Supervisor, Simmi Saini s.saini[at]ywcacambridge.ca
and
🙋Any questions about child care spaces 0-4 years, please send an email to the Child Care Supervisor, Gillian Fiander g.fiander[at]ywcacambridge.ca

On April 27, we welcomed the public for the first time ever to share our successes and organizational updates at our brand new head office.

Our Board Chair, Stacey Colliver, and CEO, Kim Decker, shared organizational updates, and the launch of our 2025 Annual Report. Attendees also had the chance to meet the board members and team behind our important work.

🙌Each dollar raised supports programs and services for women, girls, and gender-diverse individuals. Our programs would not be possible without this integral fundraising. We thank all of our sponsors and donors for making this spectrum of care possible.

Learn more about Fundraising and Community Support in our 2025 Annual Report.
https://ywcacambridge.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/YWCA_Annual-Report-2025_DIGITAL.pdf

We're having a blast at the Cambridge Pride Street Party! Come by our table and chat while checking out some awesome merch!❤️🩷💛💚💙💜