Early Years Support Services Registry
This is a resource for health, early learning and child care professionals in York Region who wish to refer a young child or their family for support services. It provides information about programs and services available including information regarding eligibility and referral.
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ACSD - Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities | If you are a parent caring for a child with a severe disability, you may be eligible to receive financial support through the Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities Program. This program provides financial support for low- to moderate-income families to cover some of the extra costs of caring for a child who has a severe disability. |
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Child Care Fee Subsidy | York Region helps make child care more affordable for families with low and moderate incomes. A child care fee subsidy helps reduce the amount of money that families have to pay licensed child care providers for child(ren) under the age of 13. This is a first-come-first-served program. Priority is given to:
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York Region Child Care Services - Child Care Fee Subsidy |
Learning Disabilities advocacy | Provides leadership in Learning Disabilities advocacy, research, education and services and strives to advance the full participation of children, youth and adults with Learning Disabilities (LD) in society. |
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EarlyON Child and Family Centre | EarlyON Child and Family Centres offer a range of free drop-in programs for children from birth to age six and their parents and caregivers. Programs encourage positive interactions with children and provide families with information regarding early learning and child development. Available Services:
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Breastfeeding Clinics | Parents can get breastfeeding support and instruction at any of York Region’s breastfeeding clinics. Sessions are one-to-one with a nurse who has breastfeeding expertise. Families can call Health Connection at 1-800-361-5653 to make a booked appointment at the Breastfeeding Clinic. Services are free of charge and open to all York Region residents. |
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The Nurse-Family Partnership (NFP) Program | A maternal and child health home visiting program that provides a first-time mom valuable knowledge and support from pregnancy to when her child reaches two years of age. NFP is an evidence-based, community health program with three decades of research proving its effectiveness. Client eligibility criteria for the NFP program are:
Please note, if clients do not meet the above eligibility criteria, they can be referred to the Healthy Babies Healthy Children (HBHC) program. Given the specifics of NFP eligibility, we encourage our community partners to make referrals to NFP with clients or on behalf of client (with client consent), to avoid any delays in the referral process, as consent to NFP program involvement needs to occur on the initial HV with the NFP PHN, prior to 28 weeks gestation. Professionals supporting the referral process may prevent delays in the referral process, since enrollment into NFP is time sensitive (maternal age, and weeks’ gestation). |
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Healthy Babies, Health Children Program | A home visiting program offered by York Region Public Health. Healthy Babies Healthy Children provides eligible families with information, support and connections to community resources. |
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Transition to Parenting | A program offered to mothers with babies up to one year of age and pregnant women who are experiencing mood changes, including anxiety or depression, or are looking for support while adjusting to parenthood. This program provides information, support and resources to help women cope and feel better and is led by public health nurses who cover topics like:
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Bounce Back & Thrive | Bounce Back and Thrive! (BBT) is a ten-week skills training course to teach parents and caregivers with children under eight years of age about coping with stress. Participants learn skills to help themselves and children feel less stressed and more hopeful about the future. |
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Watch, Wait, Wonder | Watch Wait and Wonder is an intervention that works directly and immediately with the infant/child parent relationship to foster the development of a secure attachment through empowering the infant in the therapy and enhancing maternal sensitivity and responsiveness. |