Early Years

At our Early Years Centre, we are committed to working with and meeting the needs of young children and their families. Parents and caregivers attend our children's programs and activities with their children. We also offer information to parents and caregivers about child development and about the services available to support that development.

If you are looking for information on Full Day Learning Kindergarten, please look here.

Eighteen months is an important developmental milestone.  Our Ontario government now funds a longer, more in-depth 18-Month Well-Baby Visit. For more information click here.

You can drop-in to some of our programs and other programs require registration. Please check our program guide, Parent-Child Place schedule and locations for more information on when and where our programs are offered.

• Children's Programs - programs and playgroups for children and their parents and caregivers.
• Parent Support and Information - programs and resources for parents and caregivers including information on child development, parenting, early literacy, prenatal and postnatal resources, nutrition and breastfeeding.
• Research - research and evaluation from and for our Early Years program.
• Library - book and toy lending services.
• www.gwchildcare.ca - Visit this website if you are looking for child care or if you provide child care in your home in Guelph/Wellington and would like to advertise your services.

In March 2010 the Early Years Centre participated in a consultation around cost reduction. THANK YOU to everyone who contributed their cost-saving ideas for our Early Years programs. For the full report resulting from the focus groups click here .

Our programs and services are made available through funding received from the provincial government and our community partnerships as well as through donations directed to our health centre.

Please note that children must be six or younger to participate in our programs and that caregivers must be at least 18 with no more than five children in their care.

For more information please call (519) 821-6638 or email oeyc@guelphchc.ca

• Children's Programs
• Parent Support and Information
• Registration Information
• Locations
• Program Guide
• Frequently Asked Questions
• Library Services
• Quality Child Care Initiative
• Research
• Ontario Early Years Centres
• 18-Month Well-Baby Visit

• Event Calendar