Story Book Early Learning Centre
We Have Moved!
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 April News “Spring’s greatest joy beyond a doubt is when it brings the children out.” – Unknown Welcome April! We are absolutely loving the nice weather... READ MORE
Toddler 1 & 2 News
Toddler Room #1 April News It’s April, the weather is getting warmer and allowing us to go outside more and more. We had fun last month talking about dinosaurs. The children have really... READ MORE
Preschool 1 News
Preschool Room #1 April News Happy Spring! We have been enjoying some warmer weather and were lucky to have gotten away with not wearing snow pants some days. Unfortunately, we do... READ MORE
Preschool 2 & 3 News
Preschool Room #2 April News “April Showers bring May flowers.” We are all looking forward to observing all the signs of Spring that are starting to arrive. In Preschool 2, we traded out... READ MORE
Kindergarten News
Kindergarten News April 2026 March came in and out again in a flurry of activity. As our class predicted, the old wives’ tale proved to be TRUE, and the month ended... READ MORE
School Age News
School Age News April 2026 Hip-Hoppity it’s Easter time! April begins with a hoppity hop! Spring has sprung, and the Easter Bunny is coming. Please note that we will be closed Friday, April... READ MORE
































