Police say a one and a half-year-old child is dead after an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto this afternoon.

They say six other children ranging in age from one and a half to three years old were injured and brought to hospital, and one of them is in critical condition.

York Regional Police say three staff members were also hurt in the crash at the daycare near Yonge Street and Nottingham Drive in Richmond Hill, Ont.

Const. Kevin Nebrija says a driver in his 70s was arrested at the scene and police do not believe it was a deliberate act.