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Our EarlyON Child and Family Centre offers a wide range of free programs for families with children from infancy to 72 months of age.
How it works
Parents or caregivers stay with their child(ren) during these facilitated programs and get a chance to ask our parent-child educators questions about child development, learn new games, stories and songs, connect with other families, make new friends, access community resources and get program referrals
Our programs are designed to be inclusive, interactive, and developmentally appropriate, and our beautiful space is a safe environment where children and families learn through the wonderful world of play.
Types of programs
We have both drop-in and registered programs (indicated on our schedule below).
Drop-in programs: These are open programs where you come when you can and leave as your schedule allows.
Registered programs: You will need to register in advance using the link you will find at the end of the program description.
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We are located at 1645 Sheppard Ave. West, in Toronto and we have some satellite locations noted on our calendars. If our locations are not accessible to you, there are many other EarlyON Centres across Ontario.
To learn more about our EarlyON programs, please contact earlyon@sickkidscmh.ca or call 416-633-4035 for more information.
If you would like to speak with a parent-child educator please email us at earlyon@sickkidscmh.ca. There is no charge for this service.
Parent child educators are available during and at the end of every program as well for individual support or questions.
Please see our schedule of available in-person EarlyON programs below to find one that’s right for you.
