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Childcare - Capital - Children & Youth
Andrew Fleck Child Care Services - Autism
Thursday’s Child Nursery School (TCNS) is a licensed center-based program that operates eleven months of the year for nine children aged two to five whose diagnosis is within the Autism Spectrum. TCNS is managed by Children’s Integration Support Services, a program of Andrew Fleck Child Care Services.
Service Coordination for People with Developmental Disabilities - Respite
Phone: (613) 748-1788
Web: www.scsottawa.on.ca/SITE/English/Respite.htm
Web: www.scsottawa.on.ca/SITE/English/Respite.htm
Service Coordination provides information about respite programs in the Ottawa region and how to access them
The Ottawa-Carleton Association for Persons with Developmental Disabilities - Respite
Respite services provide relief and support to families who have children or adults with a developmental disability living at home.
Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre - Respite
Out-of-Home Respite - Provides out-of-home, daytime respite options for families of children and youth who are medically fragile and/or technologically dependent. These families also require 24-hour care and meet the Ministry of Child and Youth Services criteria.
Ontario Early Years Centres
Web: www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/earlychildhood/oeyc/index.aspx
Phone: (705) 792-7878
The Ontario Early Yeas Centre provides a variety of children's services and programs for families of children ages 0-6. They can help answer your questions about your child's development or get information for you on your children's services in the community. Their website also includes a child care search tool.
Phone: (705) 792-7878
The Ontario Early Yeas Centre provides a variety of children's services and programs for families of children ages 0-6. They can help answer your questions about your child's development or get information for you on your children's services in the community. Their website also includes a child care search tool.
Respiteservices.com
Respiteservices.com is a website funding in part by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, and the Ministry of Community and Social Services. Here you can find out respite care options in your community, funding options and information about services for individuals with autism or other developmental disabilities.
Special Needs Program - Ministry of Children and Youth Services
The Ontario government provides and funds many special programs and services to help these children and their families. The programs and services include respite care, autism services, developmental delay services, disability services, mental health services, rehabilitiation and special services at home. To find out how to apply for these services and more information in your local area go to their website.
Spectrum Intervention Group
Phone : (613) 723-0606
Web : www.spectrumig.com
Web : www.spectrumig.com
Spectrum Intervention Group is a licensed non profit child care centre which provides individualized programming using ABA principles and procedures, to children aged 2-18 with an Autism Spectrum Disorder, in order to increase their cognitive, language and social abilities in the home, school and community. Spectrum Intervention Group provides individualized programs based on each child's needs and works in collaboration with a variety of other professionals (including Occupational Therapists, Speech Language Pathologists and psychologists) on a case by case basis. Spectrum also provides consultative services to the city of Ottawa and outlying areas.
Charlemange Child Care Services
Phone: (613) 834-0081
Web: http://www.charlemagneccs.com/index.html
Web: http://www.charlemagneccs.com/index.html
Charlemange Child Care Services’ Nursery school is operated by the Ottawa Catholic Care Corporation. The nursery school offers drop in groups and a toy library. Training workshops for parents and caregivers are also available. Charlemange Child Care is a not-for-profit community based program and is recommended by parents on the Ottawa autism support list.
Barrhaven Childcare Centre
Phone: (613) 825-9385 ext.14
Web: http://www.barrhavenccc.org/
Web: http://www.barrhavenccc.org/
Barrhaven Childcare Centre is a registered charitable childcare organization, which consists of voluntary members including parents or caregivers themselves. Barrhaven childcare centre includes a nursery school, early years centre, family resource centre, and much more.
Bureau coordonnateur du CPE La Gatinerie de l'Acadie
Phone: (819) 561-2626
The Bereau coordonnateur du CPE La Gatinerie de l.Acadie are the coordinators of government subsidized daycares in the Gatineau area.
Easter Seals Ontario - Ottawa Regional Office
Phone: (613) 226-3052
Web: www.easterseals.org
Easter Seals Ontario offers two camps for those with special needs. Camp Merrywood is a camp for children with physical disabilities ages 8 to 19; they offer 1 or 2 week sessions. Easter Seals also offers a family camp for children under 10 with physical disabilities and their families; 1 week sessions.
Learning Disabilities Association of Ottawa-Carleton
Phone: (613) 567-5864
Web: www.ldaottawa.com
Has a program that helps children build social skills called the Sunshine Day Camp Social Skills Program. This camp focuses on developing social skills in a safe, fun environment. Summer sessions are for children ages 7 to 13.
Has a program that helps children build social skills called the Sunshine Day Camp Social Skills Program. This camp focuses on developing social skills in a safe, fun environment. Summer sessions are for children ages 7 to 13.
Main Street Community Services
Phone: (613) 831-6606
Offers a variety of after school programs, counseling, and respite care to children and their families with an exceptionality including ADD/ADHD, Aspergers Syndrome, Autism, Downs Syndrome, PDD etc. They offer Therapeutic Respite Homes, overnight camps, Developmental Respite and Mentoring for Children and Youth.
Ottawa Children's Treatment Centre Preschool Program
Phone: (613) 737-0871 ext. 4425
Web: www.octc.ca
The Children's Treatment Centre Preschool Program is a licensed half-day child care program for children 2 to 5 years of age with long-term complex physical disabilities and associated developmental and learning challenges.
Ottawa Rotary Home
Phone: (613) 236-3200
Web: www.rotaryhome.on.ca
Respite care/parent relief services offered to children (birth-21 yrs) with physical disabilities. Qualified staff carry out home routines and children attend their own school during the week. Subsidy may be available through ACSD (Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities).
Preschool Autism Program
Phone: (613) 745-5963
Web: www.cheo.on.ca
Provides intensive behavioural intervention services for children aged 2 and up who have been diagnosed within the severe end of the autism continuum.
Nanny Services
Web: www.nannyservices.ca
If you are interested in hiring a Nanny, this website will be a great search tool. Here you will be able to search for child care providers and caregivers within your area looking for employment in child care, elder care, home care and much more.
It is extremely important that you interview any child care providers and is highly recommended that you ask for a criminal reference check. Please note: If you are hiring a Nanny, please keep in mind that you will act as an employer and need to find out all the tax and legal implications that go a long with that.
