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Mississauga Centre Ontario Early Years Centre
Ages Birth up to 6 years
Main Site
719 Central Parkway West, Unit #212
Mississauga, ON L5B 4L1
St. Patrick’s Day
Tuesday, March 17th
Tel: 905-566-4785/Fax: 905-566-4322
Email address: oeycmississaugacentre@familydaycare.com
Daylight Savings Time Starts:
Sunday, March 8th
Outreach Sites
St. Bernadette School
1060 White Clover Way, Mississauga ON L5V 1G7
(near Eglinton and Mavis)
Mississauga Central Library
301 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Mississauga ON L5B 3Y3
Children’s Department – Storytime room
(near Square One and City Hall)
Starting Thurs April 2nd
Woodlands Library
3255 Erindale Station Road, Mississauga ON L5C 1N9
(between Burnhamthorpe and Dundas, next to
Woodlands Secondary School)
Starting Tuesday, March 17th – Registered Program
Rev.Feb.26.15
March Programs for Main Site
Monday
2
Move and Groove
9:00-10:30
Tuesday
3
Family Time
9:00-11:00
1:00-3:00
1:00-3:00
9:00-10:30
Tell Me A Story
Infant and Toddler Time
Move and Groove
9:00-10:30
10
1:00-2:30
9:00-10:30
Infant and Toddler Time
9:00-11:00
Family Time
1:00-2:30
1:00-3:00
9:00-11:00
Friday
6
Family Time
Family Time
9:00-11:00
9:00-11:00
Open Door
Me and My Dad
12
Family Time
9:00-11:00
13
14
Preschool Time
Family Time
9:00-11:00
9:00-11:00
Open Door
Me and My Dad
1:00-3:00
12:30-2:00
(Dads ONLY Program)
1:00-3:00
6:00-7:30
1:00-3:00
16
Move and Groove
9:00-10:30
17
18
Family Time
Infant and Toddler Time
Family Time
Infant and Toddler Time
9:00-11:00
9:00-10:30
1:00-3:00
Baby Playtime
1:00-2:30
Tell Me A Story
1:00-3:00
19
Family Time
23
9:00-10:30
Baby Playtime
1:00-3:00
20
Family Time
Family Time
Open Door
Me and My Dad
9:00-11:00
1:00-3:00
1:00-3:00
12:30-2:00
(Dads ONLY Program)
First day of Spring!
**Parent Chat** 24
9:00
25
Family Time
Phone In Registration For:
**Getting Ready For ‘K’ Apr**
9:00-11:00
Infant and Toddler Time
Family Time
9:00-10:30
Infant and Toddler Time
1:00-3:00
Tell Me A Story
21
Preschool Time
9:00-11:00
9:00-11:00
6:00-7:30
Move and Groove
26
27
28
Family Time
Preschool Time
Family Time
Family Time
Open Door
Me and My Dad
9:00-11:00
1:00-3:00
9:00-11:00
1:00-3:00
1:00-2:30
9:00-11:00
12:30-2:00
(Dads ONLY Program)
6:00-7:30
30
**Literacy Specialist**
9:00-11:00
Family Time
Move and Groove
Family Time
9:00-10:30
Baby Playtime
1:00-3:00
7
12:30-2:00
(Dads ONLY Program)
1:00-3:00
Phone In Registration For:
**Literacy Spec. Workshop**
Saturday
Preschool Time
1:00-3:00
Family Time
Tell Me A Story
Baby Playtime
5
Family Time
11
Infant and Toddler Time
Family Time
Thursday
**Peel Children’s Centre
Visit**
Infant and Toddler Time
6:00-7:30
Phone In Registration
9
For: **Inf Mother Goose**
**Peel Infant
Development Visit**
4
Phone In Registration For:
**Parent Chat**
Family Time
Baby Playtime
Wednesday
9:00-11:00
1:00-3:00
Tell Me A Story
6:00-7:30
31
Please note: Programs and program times are subject to change. Please visit:
www.familydaycare.com , www.ontarioearlyyears.ca
or call 905 566 4785 for the most up-to-date information.
MAIN SITE Office Hours:
Mon/Wed/Thurs/Fri
8:30a.m.-4:30p.m.
Tues
8:30a.m.-8:15p.m.
Saturday
8:30a.m.-2:30p.m.
Sunday
CLOSED
Please see our yellow centre information sheet for program descriptions.
Pre-registered programs are marked as: **Program Name**
Please see back page for more information.
Rev.Feb.26.15
March Programs for our Outreach Location:
St. Bernadette School (SB), Mississauga Central Library (CL) & Woodlands Library (WL)
Monday
SB:
Tuesday
2
Family Time
SB: Infant & Toddler Time
9:00-10:30
SB:
9:00-10:30
9
SB:
Wednesday
3
Family Time
Family Time
SB:
Family Time
SB:
9:00-10:30
SB:
Preschool Time
13
SB:
9:00-10:30
18
6
No program
offered today
12
9:00-10:30
17
Friday
5
Preschool Time
11
9:00-10:30
16
SB:
9:00-10:30
10
SB: Infant & Toddler Time
9:00-10:30
Thursday
4
No program
offered today
19
20
No programs offered at St. Bernadette for March Break:
March 16 to 20, 2015.
23
SB:
24
SB:
Family Time
9:00-10:30
No program
offered today
30
SB:
Family Time
9:00-10:30
25
SB:
Family Time
9:00-10:30
26
SB:
Preschool Time
9:00-10:30
27
SB:
Move and Groove
9:00-10:30
31
SB:
No program
offered today
There will not be any Tuesday morning
programs offered at our St. Bernadette location
until further notice.
Please bring clean, indoor shoes or slippers for yourself and your children
to wear at our main site and St. Bernadette.
Rev.Feb.26.15
Pre-Registered Programs / Centre News
Please call Main Site at 8:30am on day of registration to register: 905-566-4785
(Make sure you speak with staff to register)
PHONE-IN REGISTRATION DAY: Monday, March 9th, 2015
**The Parent-Child Infant Mother Goose Program**
Ages: Birth up to 12 months
The Parent-Child Infant Mother Goose program is a 6 week program
that enhances a strong positive relationship between the parent and
their child. Teaching is directed to the adults and the children
participate as to their stage of development. Parents will learn rhymes
and songs which, naturally leads to interaction with their child. Every
session ends with a story being told to the parents. This increases their
understanding of how important language and songs are for children.
Dates:
Time:
Location:
Tuesdays: March 24, 31, April 7, 14, 21 and 28, 2015
10:30am to 11:30am
Woodlands Library
Ages Birth up to 6 Years
Is your child coughing, sneezing, or not running around like they usually do? Are
you able to tell whether they have a cold or the flu? Come to this workshop where
Jennifer, our Ryerson nursing student, will explain how you can determine what your
child is experiencing by learning about the different signs and symptoms, as well as
preventative measures that can be taken to maximize your child’s health.
Tuesday, March 24th, 2015
9:00am
Main Site
**Getting Ready for ‘K’ (April)**
For children starting Kindergarten in September
This program will focus on ways that parents can help their preschool child get
ready for kindergarten. Time is scheduled for parent discussion while the children
enjoy planned activities. Each session provides school readiness information and
an opportunity for parents to participate in hands on activities with their child.
Tuesdays: April 7, 14, 21, 28, 2015
1:00pm to 3:00pm
Main Site
Monday, March 30th, 2015
9:00am to 11:00am
Main Site
Space: Limited to 15
Come and join Wenqi for
Fun with Mandarin
Ages: Birth up to 6 Years
This program offers an opportunity for 这个项目提供了一个机会让您和您的
you and your children to learn and
孩子学习和享受中文的舞蹈，儿歌和
enjoy songs, rhymes and stories in
Mandarin. Come and join us to
故事。欢迎加入我们，一起来体验中
explore the Chinese culture together. 国文化吧。
Dates:
Time:
Space: Limited to 15 Location:
PHONE-IN REGISTRATION DAY: Wednesday, March 25th, 2015
Dates:
Time:
Location:
Reading with your child is important for their own reading and writing success!
During this workshop we will discuss the stages of reading development, the
benefits of reading together and how to make the most of reading for children
at different ages and stages of development. We will also discuss different
types of reading experiences and how experiences with reading and writing
support overall literacy development.
Dates:
Time:
Space: Limited to 15 Location:
PHONE-IN REGISTRATION DAY: Wednesday, March 4th, 2015
**Parent Chat**
Topic: Cold Versus Flu
Dates:
Time:
Location:
PHONE-IN REGISTRATION DAY: Thursday, March 12th, 2015
**Region of Peel Literacy Specialist Registered Workshop**
Topic: Reading Readiness
Ages Birth up to 6 Years
Thursdays: April 2, 9, 16, 23, 30, May 7, 14 and 21, 2015
1:45pm to 2:30pm
Mississauga Central Library
Space: Limited to 15
Daylight Savings Time begins on Sunday, March 8th.
Time will “Spring Forward”! Remember to set
your clock 1 hour forward when you go to bed
on Saturday.
This is also a good time of year to test and
replace the batteries in your smoke alarms and
carbon monoxide detectors.
Space: Limited to 12
Community Partners at Main Site (See staff to pre-arrange appointments)
**Peel Infant Development** Consultant Visit
Monday, March 9th, 2015
11:00am and 12:00pm
Peel Infant Development is a community-based agency affiliated with Trillium Health Centre.
Peel Infant Development works with families and their children (birth to 6 years) in early
identification of developmental concerns.
**Peel Children’s Centre** Preschool Consultant Visit
Thursday, March 5th, 2015
11:00am and 12:00pm
A preschool consultant is available to discuss your questions and concerns regarding your
child’s behaviour, social, and mental health.
Rev.Feb.26.15
Mississauga Centre Ontario Early Years Centre
Program Descriptions
(Program availability subject to change – Please check current month’s schedule)
Birth up to 6 years
Family Time
This program offers an opportunity for parents, caregivers and their
children to meet others and play interactively in an early learning
environment. The program will include creative, sensory, stories, rhymes,
music, language, math and physical activities.
Me and My Dad
This program is an opportunity for dads, grandpas and uncles to interact
with their children and meet others in an early learning environment.
The program will include; creative, sensory, stories, rhymes, music,
language, math and physical activities.
Move and Groove
This program offers a variety of activities to improve gross motor skills and strengthen children’s large muscles. Songs and musical games add to the
fun while enhancing listening skills and language development.
Open Door
Tell Me A Story
This program is an opportunity to explore the early learning play areas
within the centre. The staff are available to answer questions, provide
resources and make referrals for families.
This program will provide opportunities for early language and literacy
development through the enjoyment of stories. Each week different
story telling methods will be explored; other activities include creative,
sensory and gross motor.
Age Specific Programs
Baby Playtime
Ages Birth up to 12 months
Infant & Toddler Time
This program will focus on babies and their early development. It will
provide families and caregivers with learning opportunities on infant
development through social and interactive play. Bonding and
attachment is fostered through interaction with play based activities and
interactive musical circle times.
Ages Birth up to 30 months
This program focuses on early development through social and
interactive play. Children at this age explore and learn through all of
their senses. The program will include creative, sensory, songs, rhymes,
and motor activities.
Preschool Time
Ages 30 months up to 5 years
This program will build your child’s learning through social and interactive play. Your child will have the opportunity to explore a variety of learning
materials. This program will include language, math, discovery, physical and social experiences. Each program will include a parent discussion.
Rev.Feb.26.15
Mississauga Centre Ontario Early Years Centre
Please help keep our centre nut free.
At Ontario Early Years Centres children, parents and
caregivers play and learn together. Parents can
learn and share parenting skills. You and your child
can visit our centre for a range of free programs and
services, which include:
Looking for something new to read?
Come check out our lending library!
We have a great selection of stories for children
and helpful books for parents and caregivers on a
variety of topics. Please see staff to sign out books!
- early learning programs focusing on literacy,
numeracy and social skills
- parenting programs that support parents and
caregivers of young children in all aspects of early
childhood development
- information, referrals and parent resource library
- access to other services and consultants in the
community regarding your child’s development
Do you have a new baby?
Will another family member or caregiver bring your
child to the centre?
Have you changed your address or phone number?
Please turn me off while
you are visiting and tune
into your child instead!
Please let us know of any new additions or changes so we
can update your family information.
What we ask of you…
Did you know you can see
our calendar online?
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Please visit
www.familydaycare.com:
Click on Programs
Click on OEYC’s/Family Centres
Under Select an area, click on
Mississauga
Click on View more details
Under Calendar, click on the
current month’s name
What to wear?
What to wear?
Please bring indoor footwear
to the centre – indoor shoes
or slippers – to protect feet.
Bringing extra clothing for your
child would be helpful should
he/she need them. Wearing
comfortable clothing while
visiting and playing with
your children make it
easier to move in.
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Please “sign in” using your family
number when arriving to the program
Place personal items on shelf
provided
Interact, play and have fun with your
child and others
To be responsible for the safety and
supervision of your child
To share responsibility for the
cleanliness of the centre, and model
for the children how to “tidy up”
To be aware that if your child is not
feeling well, they should not be
attending the centre
To please treat others with respect
Rev.Feb.26.15