One thing you will hear time and again is the importance of finding a house that is close to “good schools”, and who are we to disagree? That said, with so many choices to be made about your family’s future, it may be wise to come to your own conclusions. What kind of daycare, school programs and community facilities will you need?
For families with young children, daycare is a critical consideration. The City of Ottawa Daycare Information Page is a good place to start. In addition, theE-Map layers function will locate various types of facilities for you, and the Parent Resource Centre manages an “Incredible Directory” of childcare related resources.- For those with kids in school, to find out more about specific programs, school boundary maps, and transfer policies, check out relevant school board sites including the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board, theOttawa-Carleton Catholic School Board, the Conseil des écoles catholiques de langue française du Centre-Est and, the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario.
- Finally, if school performance is top of mind, and you are looking for data and analysis to help you decipher, annual school rankings are done by the Fraser Institute on behalf of the Government of Ontario. These can easily be searched by school here or by neighbourhood here.
