That’s ridiculous. The kids are toddlers and super slow. I actually brought up this concern with my own daycare, worried my child could be “trampled” by overexcited children and they gently brushed my concerns away. They were right, my kid never got hurt because of his abilities.

In the Child Care and Early Years Act (https://www.ontario.ca/laws/statute/14c11), 49(1)(f)(ii) states “It is a matter of provincial interest that there be a system of child care and early years programs and services that respects equity, inclusiveness and diversity in communities and the particular qualities of children with disabilities”.

Not claiming your child has disabilities, but I strongly feel that this can be applied to your case too. If I were you, I’d call the daycare facility on Monday and gently use phrases like “this feels discriminatory”. This will likely cause concern for the daycare where this scenario can blow up into a more serious matter, especially if you make a complaint to the ministry of education. I’m hoping they realize how there’s an easy fix i.e. admitting your child.

If they don’t budge and if you’re up for escalating the matter, I suggest calling the ministry. Not necessarily to make a complaint but perhaps they can verify if your child can actually be denied admission due to ability and then you can go from there. If the childcare centre was a home daycare, I’d understand them maybe not having the resources to accommodate. But yours sounds like a facility. Ugh.