We Welcome You and Your Children to our EarlyON Centres!
  • Welcome!
  • Our Two Locations
  • Read about our protocols and routines.
  • Our Schedule (click on the graphic for a PDF)
  • Save the Date for WALK N'ROLL 2022!
  • Meet our Staff Team!
  • Our Social Media and Virtual Programming!
  • Our Tried and True Play Dough Recipe!
WELCOME to all the NEW families who recently registered for programs or signed up for our monthly email updates! We're glad you found us! We hope this newsletter helps you navigate our programs and understand how our organization is managing this stage of the pandemic. Please get in touch if we can answer any questions not addressed here.

Scroll down for a current list of procedures and protocols.Going forward, you'll hear from us once or twice a month with announcements or changes related to our programs, and links to information relevant to our community.
Our Two Locations
Kimbourne EarlyON
  • Monday through Saturday, 9 - 12
  • location: 200 Wolverleigh Blvd
  • Large room setting with lots of space
  • indoor space is wheelchair accessible
  • limited indoor stroller parking. Please bring a lock in case you need to leave your stroller outside.
a large indoor children's play space with a red climbing structure in the centre and some toddler slides and rocking horses to the right of the frame
a children's reading area with a book display and a royal blue sofa and a very large orange bean bag seat with a mat on the floor with circles numbered 1 through 9
Baby Time at Kimbourne
a colourful indoor play area for infants with an interlocking floor mat and a large green bowl with a inflatable nubby peanut ball resting in it
white appearing parent wearing a white mask holds an infant in their lap while sitting lotus style on a yellow mat in a play room
Terry Fox EarlyON
  • Monday and Friday mornings 8:45 - 12
  • Located at 2 Gledhill Ave inside Gledhill School
  • Small room setting with lower capacity of 20 people
  • Entry is at door 6. Ring the doorbell and wait for staff to come.
  • Strollers remain outside along the wall (bring a lock if you wish to secure it to a railing)
  • site is wheelchair accessible
children's reading area with books arranged on a low shelf and two small beige toddle chairs on either side
Protocols are Evolving But We're Still Masking

Protocols we have not yet lifted
  • Please wear a mask. For the safety of the babies in our program, we have not lifted this requirement.
  • Please self-screen. Our organization has always required self-screening for cold, flu, gastro-intestinal symptoms, conjunctivitis (pink eye) and any suspected or confirmed communicable illnesses. We ask for the same vigilance you've shown all through the pandemic. Our whole community will enjoy better health if you stay home when you or your children are not well.
  • Please sign in using our Sign in App. We are required to track and report attendance numbers, so participants will sign in, on paper or electronically, at every visit. You will need to use the camera on your phone for this. We can work around it if this is not possible.
  • We will continue sanitizing high-touch surfaces and baby toys daily.
  • Please place toys that have been in a child's mouth into the labelled container for toys that need immediate washing.
  • We have surgical, KN95 and some N95 masks for adults available for distribution. Ask a staff if you'd like some.
  • Please clean your hands and your children's hands on arrival at our programs, after blowing or wiping your/your child's nose, before and after playing in the sandbox, before and after snack and after using the washroom.

Reminders

  • Now that the Ministry of Education has ended the requirement for re-registration, we can not anticipate how many families are planning to attend from one day to the next. While we hope the natural flow of families entering and exiting programs does not exceed our capacity, we apologize in advance and thank you for your understanding about those inevitable times when you arrive but can not enter the program. Please don't argue with our staff when this happens. They do not enjoy turning you and your family away. If your child is upset, please comfort them and remain calm.
  • Please be prepared to park your stroller on the lawn on days when the stroller room at Kimbourne fills up and bring a lock so you can lock it to the railing way up on the hill. Sadly, a stroller that was not locked was stolen from our lawn a few weeks ago.
  • Please... NEVER leave your stroller on our ramp at Kimbourne, as this disrupts accessibility and evacuation procedures.
  • We're known for our sense of community. Please, let's all keep it that way. As more restrictions are lifted, please continue to be welcoming and supportive of all parents and caregivers in our programs. As we know, some families were excluded from various programs based on their choices, and those families have been very isolated. Thank you in advance for being welcoming of everyone.
May 28th: SAVE THE DATE for WALK N'ROLL 2022!
parade of people moving in a silhouette in single file walking using wheel chairs pushing strollers and on inline skate beneath a purpple circle with the text EECC's Walk N Roll Fundraiser
What: A Fun Neighbourhood Parade of EECC Families with Strollers, Bikes, Scooters and Wheelchairs!
When: Saturday, May 28th, 11 am
Where: Meet at Kimbourne EarlyON to decorate various wheeled devices before touring the area, parade-style!
Why: So many reasons! To raise money for EECC programs! To celebrate families, children, and our small but mighty organization! To sing, make some noise and have fun!
Please register to JOIN US on May 28th. Sign up individually, or as a team, or as a business, then share your personal link on social media to attract donors! All funds raised support our FREE programs at Terry Fox and Kimbourne EarlyON.
Please contact us if you would like to be on the organizing committee!
Meet Our Staff Team
Anna is a Program Co-ordinator. She works at Terry Fox and Kimbourne, including Baby Time!
A brown person with long dark hair and glasses wearing a red shirt smiles at the viewer sitting next to a leafy plant
Rashida is a Program Co-ordinator. She works at Terry Fox and Kimbourne, including Baby Time!
person with long black shiny hair and light brown skin smiling brightly
Gecy is a Program Assistant. She works at Kimbourne, including Baby Time, the STEM for Kids program and Saturdays!
Lisa is a Program Co-ordinator. She works at Kimbourne all week plus STEM for Kids and Saturdays!
Cathy is our manager. She leads our team, writes our newsletters and works with our funders and other partners to keep our organization strong.
Guinevere is a Program Assistant. She works on Saturdays at Kimbourne!
a brown appearing person wearing a light brown head scarf smiles with their head turned slightly to the side and gazing at the viewer in an outdoor setting with a leafy tree in the background
Roshnik just finished a second year placement with us via Ryerson's Early Childhood Studies program! In May, she will join our team for a summer job!
white appearing person wearing a toque is outdoors smiling and holding a very large maple leaf that is orange-brown in colour
Rebecca is our newest hire and a Program Assistant. Look for her on Mondays at Kimbourne!
Our Social Media and Virtual Programming!
Bedtime for Peppa! More Bedtime Stories!
All Except Axle! More from our Let's Read Playlist!
Hair Love and more from our Social Justice playlist!
Our Tried & True Playdough Recipe!
eight blobs of playdough in two rows of four in red yellow royal blue purple green light blue pink and orange
Ingredients
  • 1 cup all purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup salt
  • 2 tsp cream of tartar (available in bulk food stores)
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • food colouring
Directions
  1. Blend flour, salt and cream of tartar.
  2. Add oil and food colouring to water, and combine the dry & wet ingredients in a non-stick skillet, stirring well. Mixture will be very sticky.
  3. Cook on medium heat, keeping the dough in motion so it does not burn. (It’s done when it’s no longer sticky and the surface becomes kind of shiny)
  4. Knead while it cools.
Tips:
  •  It’s under-cooked if it remains sticky or overly oily.
  • If you'd prefer to avoid artificial dyes, natural dyes can be made from foods such as beet juice, blueberries and raspberries.
  • We use cream of tartar, but it's kind of expensive and if you omit it, your play dough will still be good, but may not last as long.
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