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Helping Parents of Young Children with Special Needs to Develop Effective Partnerships with Schools

Community Resources - Kent County & Lambton County


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The Best Start Wrap Around  JK/SK Child Care Programs are now open at the following locations:

Holy Family Catholic School, Wallaceburg

St. Elizabeth Catholic School, Wallaceburg

H.W Burgess Public School, Wallaceburg

Contact Family Centre: (519) 627-7122

Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School, Chatham
St. Joseph Catholic School, Chatham
St. Vincent Catholic School, Chatham
Contact YMCA Childcare: (519) 352-0950 ext.114

St. Mary Catholic School, Blenheim
Contact Growing Together: (519) 676-1757

St. Michael Catholic School, Turnerville
Dresden Area Public School, Dresden
Contact Chatham-Kent Kids: (519) 355-0537

Tha mesville Area Public School , Tha mesville
Contact Tha mesville Area Early Learning Centre: (519) 692-9871

Ridgeview Moravian Public School , Ridgetown
Contact Ridge Kids: (519) 674-2800

Tilbury Area Public School, Tilbury
Merlin Area Public School , Merlin
Contact Tilbury Tots: (519) 682-0804

A.A. Wright Public School , Wallaceburg
Contact Wallaceburg Childcare Early Learning Centre:
 (519) 627-1605

Queen Elizabeth II Public School, Chatham
Victor Lauriston Public School, Chatham
Contact Kids Stuff: (519) 351-5364

Childcare Wrap Around  is also available at the following locations:

St. Joseph Catholic School , Tilbury
Contact Tilbury Tots: (519) 682-0804

Good Shepherd Catholic School , Tha mesville
Contact Tha mesville Area Early Learning Centre (519) 692-9871

The following schools have Best Start Hub Centres open now:

St. Elizabeth Catholic School, Wallaceburg

Contact Family Centre: (519) 627-7122

W.J.Baird Public School , Blenheim
Contact Growing Together: (519) 676-1757

Winston Chuchill Public School, Chatham
Contact Kids Stuff: (519) 351-5364

Ecole secondaire de Pain Court, Pain Court
Contact la Ribambelle: (519) 351-3111

Early Learning Care Hubs will provide child care, early learning programming, health promotion and prevention services for children and families such as Healthy Babies Healthy Children, Preschool Speech and Language, Ontario Early Years Centres, and resources for families. The neighbourhood hubs will provide families with a single, integrated, seamless point of access to services and supports based on local needs and available resources. 

The Best Start program combines pre-school, junior kindergarten, senior kindergarten, quality child care, public health and parenting programs, and other supple mental services into one seamless system that supports families and children.  The program allows for children and parents to have access to these services and supports, regardless of their economic or social circumstances.





Parent Support Groups:

  • Learning Disabilities Association - Toronto Chapter

  • Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus Association - Toronto Chapter

  • Toronto Association for Community Living


Resources for Community Agency Staff (password required)

Workshop Facilitators Resources (password required)

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 If you are interested in bringing Parents as Partners to your community please contact
Alison Morse at OAFCCD