Story Book Early Learning Centre
Award-Winning Child Care Services Since 1978
Story Book Early Learning Centre, located in Essex, Ontario, is an award-winning non-profit and community-based early education and child care facility. We have become well-known for providing a superior and enriching learning environment for children. Our child care center isn’t just a daycare. We provide structured child care programs for infants and children up to 12 years of age.
Our Early Learning Center professionals believe in creating an environment that is safe and fun for all of our children, including those with diverse needs. We provide a positive learning environment that expands on their inquiring minds. Through play-based learning, the children show a natural curiosity while developing personal skills such as independence, creativity, motivation, problem solving techniques, social and intellectual skills and much more.
We have well-qualified, experienced and professional staff that use the Early Learning for Every Child Today (ELECT) document as a framework for learning. In developing our early learning and child care programming for children, we use a purposeful play-based learning curriculum. Play is balanced within a structured environment with each classroom having their own daily schedule. The staff plan a developmentally appropriate curriculum by following the children’s lead and interests.
Our school is monitored by a Board of Directors which includes both parents and members of the community working together for the growth of our children. We believe in bringing the community together to raise our children. Story Book Early Learning Centre is a registered charitable organization, we have access to government grants and are able to accept donations making it possible to keep child care fees reasonable and affordable for everyone.
We are fully licensed by the Ministry of Education and regulated under the Child Care & Early Years Act, 2014, and meet all Health and Safety Regulations.
Our commitment to our program is so strong, we offer a money-back guarantee.
Latest Newsletters
Infant 1 & 2 News
Infant Room #1 News June 2026 We are so excited and hopeful that the nice weather is finally here to stay. The babies have been loving their stroller rides through the neighbourhood, and... READ MORE
Toddler 1 & 2 News
Toddler Room #1 News June 2026 Summer is quickly approaching and the end of another “school” year. We ask that you inform the teachers in your classroom of any scheduled vacations you may have.... READ MORE
Preschool 1 News
Preschool Room #1 News June 2026 We are loving this warmer weather. We have been enjoying some of our spring-time activities. One of the favourites is chalk. The children love to make... READ MORE
Preschool 2 & 3 News
Preschool Room #2 News June 2026 We think it’s safe to say that the warm weather is here. With that in mind, please check your child’s cubby for winter clothing as it... READ MORE
Kindergarten News
Kindergarten News June 2026 We’re not quite sure how we’ve already jumped into the month of June, but we sure are trying to pack in as much as we can into the last... READ MORE
School Age News
School Age News June 2026 In May we began our focus on Mother’s Day. We enjoyed using our hands to mould the trinket dishes with clay for all our moms. We hope... READ MORE
































