Registration

Reserving your child’s space requires a 1-month Security Deposit Fee paid in advance. Your security deposit is held until your child’s last month of care with us.  We ask for 30 days notice for any withdrawals and will apply your Security Deposit towards your final invoice. If less than 30 days notice is given, or cancellations over the summer months when we are closed your Security Deposit is kept in lieu of notice. 

Billing and Childcare Software

St. John’s has partnered with Kindertales as our childcare management software. All families will be sent an activation link to set up their account.  All billing and communication will be through the Kindertales app. 

Days and Hours of Operation

St. John’s Christian Nursery School operates September to June. We are closed over the summer months of July and August.  Our first day of our school year is the Wednesday after the Labour Day weekend. 

We close for 2 weeks at Christmas, 1 week at March Break, and all stat holidays. Fees are not charged during these non-operational closures.

We have a daily rate for all our programs, which will be billed monthly. This monthly rate will fluctuate based on the number of days of operation in the upcoming month.  Since school expenses continue whether your child is present or not, we are not able to offer refunds or discounts for absenteeism due to children’s sick days, vacations, or inclement weather closures. 

Please see our 2025-2026 Closure Days for details.

Want to be added to our wait list?

The Region of Waterloo is pleased to offer OneList, an online centralized registry and waitlist that simplifies the process of applying for early learning and child care: www.OneListWaterlooRegion.ca

Our waitlist priority is as follows:

• Current St. John’s families
• John’s Alumni families
• Trillium Lutheran Community
• General OneList application in order they are received