Early Years

Programs

• Child Minding Training:  sets a foundation for participants to take Early Childhood Education (ECE) or  Early Childhood Assistant (ECA) courses at a college level. Participants receive a certificate, enhance their employability as a Child-minder as well as obtain the skills needed to run a home-daycare businesses.
  
  
• Peer nutrition Program: Feeding your children is not always easy. All parents and caregivers need help sometimes. The Peer Nutrition Program is a free nutrition education program for parents and caregivers of children 6 months to 6 years of age living in Toronto.The program is led by trained Community Nutrition Educators and is supported by Registered Dietitians.
  http://www.toronto.ca/health/peernutrition/index.htm
  
  
• Ready, Set, Go! is a preschool and family transition program focusing on 3 – 5 year olds. This two-week program supports children in developing the necessary social skills required for kindergarten while providing appropriate referrals to families in need of more support.
  
  
• Mother Goose: provides a group experience for parents, their babies and young children to gain skills and confidence, to create positive family  patterns, and give healthy early experiences with language and communication.
  
  
• Parents & Toddlers’ Movie: is a monthly program that is hosted  at Malvern Library for parents and children aged 0 – 6  years old. Participants can enjoy family friendly movie and socialize in a causal setting, engaging in discussions and reflections about topics of interest reflected in the movie.
  
  
• Pre-natal Program: Growing Healthy Together Prenatal Program (GHTPP) offers prenatal teaching, nutrition information, food supplements and support to pregnant women experiencing a variety of risk factors linked to low birth weight, including low income, newcomer status, poor nutrition, etc. The program is designed to encourage healthy pregnancies, to reduce the number of infants born with low birth weight, and to support breastfeeding and positive parenting. Growing Healthy Together Prenatal Program (GHTPP) is sponsored by Aisling Discoveries Child and Family Centre.
  http://www.aislingdiscoveries.on.ca/node/151

For more information please call 416 644 3539 ext. 229