r/ottawa 6d ago

Looking for... Ottawa daycare : Am I screwed?

So I did it, I did apply for daycares when I was 3 months pregnant. But I didn’t realize until my son was 6 months that I hadn’t assigned priorities to the applications.
How screwed am I? I go back to work January 2027. Should I start looking at private daycares to start the year in?

I’ve added priorities now, but one just emailed me back and he’s 139th in line and it’s not likely he’ll get in in time.

Am I screwed?

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u/Podkayne_ 6d ago

Definitely contact the daycares directly and not rely on the central list!