EarlyON Child and Family Centers

EarlyON Child and Family Centres offer free early learning programs for parents and caregivers with children newborn to 6 years of age. These programs offer you opportunities to learn and play with your child, meet other families, and ask early childhood professionals questions.

Healthy Babies Healthy Children

This is a free and voluntary program available to pregnant people and families with infants and young children. Peel Public Health nurses provide in-person home visits to help families learn about:

• Having a healthy pregnancy and birth.
• Developing a positive relationship with your child.
• Promoting your child’s growth and development.
• Connecting you to resources and programs in your community.
• Working together to give your child the best start in life.

Interpreters are available in many languages.

Preschool Speech and Language Program

The Preschool Speech and Language (PSL) team supports the prevention, identification, assessment, treatment, and the (re)habilitation of speech, language and swallowing/feeding disorders.

Speech disorders include difficulty with production of speech sounds, stuttering (or fluency) and voice/resonance disorders.

Language disorders can affect the ability to understand others and/or express thoughts, ideas and feelings at a level consistent with developmental expectations.

Support For Children With Special Needs

Peel Inclusion Resource Services (PIRS) works with families and licensed child care providers to support children to participate fully in child care. PIRS resource consultants will develop a plan with you and your child care provider that focuses on your child’s strengths and areas of development. The service is free, and a diagnosis is not needed.

This service helps ensure a child’s experience is positive and inclusive.