Founding offer The first 50 centres get 6 months free. 50 places left.

For licensed child care centres in Ontario

Cover a staff absence without calling around

When an RECE or ECA has to take the day off, post the shift. Qualified educators near your centre get an alert, and the first to accept is booked for the day. Every one of them has been interviewed by our team and had their documents checked.

How it works

One shift posted. One qualified educator booked.

Centres get cover when someone is away. Educators pick up shifts that suit them. We check everyone in between.

For centres

  1. Post the shift

    The day, the hours, the role you need, RECE or ECA, and the hourly rate. A sick call this morning or a planned day off next week.

  2. We alert qualified educators nearby

    Qualified educators who work in your area and are free then get an alert. Or ask one educator you know first.

  3. The first to accept is yours

    You see who's coming, with their mobile and email. After the shift, confirm their hours and review them.

For educators

  1. Sign up free and send your documents

    Your vulnerable sector check, first aid and CPR and, for RECEs, your College registration. Only our review team opens them.

  2. Meet our team

    An interview with us, so centres know who's coming through their door.

  3. Pick up shifts near you

    Choose where and when you work. Accept the shifts that suit you, and the centre pays you at the rate it posted.

For centres

Keep your rooms covered, without the phone tree

  • Post once, instead of calling around before opening
  • Only educators our team has interviewed and checked
  • Ask an educator you trust first, or alert everyone nearby
  • See each educator's rating and reviews from other centres
  • You pay the educator through your payroll, at the rate you post: we never take a cut
  • One membership covers all your locations, with no hourly or per-shift fees
Register your centre

For RECEs and ECAs

Work the shifts you want, close to home

  • Free to join and free to use
  • Choose the areas and the days and hours you work
  • See the pay on every shift before you accept
  • Paid by the centre for the hours it confirms: we never take a cut of your pay
  • Build your name with reviews from the centres you work for
  • Your documents stay with our review team: centres never see them
Join as an educator

Safety first

Checked before their first shift

Nobody gets a shift until our team has interviewed them and checked their documents. Documents that expire must be kept current, and we review every centre before it can post.

Look for this mark beside an educator's name: our team has interviewed them, and every document is current.

  • An interview with our team

    We confirm their photo ID, talk through their experience with each age group, and check they know Ontario's ratio and supervision rules.

  • Vulnerable sector check

    The police check for working with children, reviewed by our team and kept current.

  • First aid and CPR

    Standard first aid with infant and child CPR, kept up to date.

  • College of ECE registration

    For every RECE, their registration with the College of Early Childhood Educators, reviewed by our team.

Pricing

Start free. Simple after that.

Educators

Free

  • No fees to join or to work
  • We never take a cut of your pay
  • Shifts at centres near you
Join as an educator

Questions

What centres and educators ask us

Who hires and pays the educator?

Your centre does. You hire the educator for the day and pay them through your payroll, at the hourly rate you posted, for the hours you confirm. Staff My Centre never handles their pay, and takes nothing from it.

How do you check educators?

Our team interviews every educator and checks their documents before they get shifts: a vulnerable sector check, first aid and CPR and, for RECEs, College of ECE registration. They must keep their documents current.

Can I ask an educator I already know?

Yes. Ask one educator who's free first. Only they can accept until they answer or the time you set runs out. Then we alert everyone free nearby, or you choose someone else.

Which centres can join?

Any licensed child care centre in Ontario, whether or not it's enrolled in CWELCC. We review every centre before it can post shifts.

What does it cost?

Centres pay one membership a year, $500 plus applicable taxes, for all their locations, with no hourly or per-shift fees. Memberships run with the calendar year: join part-way through and you pay only for the months left. Educators pay nothing. Our first 50 centres get their first 6 months free: 50 places are left, given in the order we approve centres.

What do educators see before they accept?

Everything they need to decide: where the shift is, the role, the day and hours, the pay, and any notes you add. Once an educator accepts, you'll see who's coming, with their mobile and email.

Meet your next great educator

Register your centre today. Once we've reviewed it and you've joined, you can post your first shift.