Bruce County Social Services Bruce County Children Services plans and manages the local Child Care system, focusing on the integration of government initiatives, inter-agency coordination, and the development of new programs and services. We directly operate the following services; Child Care Subsidy, Private Home Child Care, Preschool Resource Program and the Ontario Early Years Centres. Please visit our website for additional information, http://www.brucecounty.on.ca
Early Childhood Development Association of PEI The Early Childhood Development Association of PEI is the supporting agency for Handle With Care Prince Edward Island Program activities. The ECDA of PEI is a provincial, non-profit organization committed to promoting and supporting quality early childhood development programs and services for our Island’s children & families. The organization’s mission is: "All Island children between infancy and five (5) years of age will have access to a sustainable Provincial Early Childhood Education system that is available, affordable, and of high quality." The organization provides information and guidance linking early childhood knowledge and information to those who need it; resources and professional development opportunities for early childhood educators; and a voice representing healthy child development for PEI children aged 0 years to 8, their families and those educating them.
Growing Together Growing Together serves families with children up to age 6 in the St. Jamestown community located at 260 Wellesley Street East, Toronto. Services include, Parent Education, Parent/Child Interactive Drop-In Programs, Healthy Babies Healthy Children home visiting, Prenatal Nutrition Project which provides supportive prenatal and post-natal information, Child Developmental Screening, Children’s Skill Development groups which focus on the unique developmental needs of children and provides them with experiences to build their skills and Supportive Family Counseling.
Hincks-Dellcrest Centre The Hincks-Dellcrest Centre is a children’s mental health treatment, research and teaching centre. The Hincks-Dellcrest Centre is dedicated to promoting optimal social, emotional, and behavioural well-being in infants, children, youth, and their families, and to contributing to the achievement of healthy communities. Families are helped through a variety of prevention, early intervention, outpatient and residential treatment programs.
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is one of the largest and most diverse health regions in Canada. It is responsible for providing health care to more than 700,000 people living in the City of Winnipeg as well as the surrounding Rural Municipalities of East and West St. Paul and the Town of Churchill, located in northern Manitoba. The Mental Health Promotion team works collaboratively with the community to advance the mission of the WRHA and specifically focuses on the promotion and protection of the population’s mental health.
Child Development Centre (Yukon) The Child Development Centre is an early intervention service for children from birth to school age and their families throughout the Yukon. Services are provided by a multi-disciplinary team including occupational therapists, physiotherapists, developmental therapists, speech-language pathologists, early childhood therapy assistants, and a psychologist. The Centre uses a family-centred approach to support children and families to believe in themselves and reach their full potential.
Early Childhood Development Support Service Since 2002, ECDSS has grown from humble roots as a regional coordination hub to a provincially recognized and sought after professional development and support organization. In its early inception, ECDSS provided coordination and support for Home Visitation programs within the Alberta Capital Region. As relationship building and needs assessment were already the corner stone to our practice, ECDSS recognized the need to develop and facilitate core skill building trainings and support services. Word got out that the support and trainings of ECDSS were relevant, effective, and necessary for the development of staff and the efficacy of service delivery to families in the communities. Subsequently, additional resources were allocated to ECDSS to provide similar services to over 85 early intervention programs in the region. Our trainings, conferences, individualized workshops, and agency support services have all focused on the enhancement and improved effectiveness of community engagement throughout the province of Alberta and beyond. The resources offered by ECDSS enables programs to meet the diverse cultural and socioeconomic needs of both staff and families in our communities. We offer concrete opportunities for skill building and reflection promoting the confident use of these skills in professional’s daily practice. To date we have facilitated workshops, trainings, and conferences for over 5000 participants and continue to have waiting lists for these sessions.