Updates for the week of April 26th!

  • Pregnant People With Covid-19 Are Facing Higher Risk
  • Amplifying Autistic Voices in April: Learn From Us
  • Board Member Recruitment!
  • All our Live Programming in a Single Graphic!
  • Easy Links to Playlists and our Social Media Platforms
  • Stories, Songs, Activities: YouTube links from last week!
  • Content Coming This Week!
  • Toronto EarlyON's Virtual Programming Survey!
Pregnant People with Covid-19 Face Higher Risks
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Pregnant people who contract COVID-19 are at higher risk of having a severe case of it than people in the same age range who are not pregnant, prompting calls for prioritized access to vaccines for those who are expecting.
At Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto, six of 20 intensive care beds are currently occupied by pregnant people who have COVID-19, said Wendy Whittle, medical director of labour and delivery and a team lead for the COVID-19 and pregnancy response at the hospital. A total of 11 pregnant people infected with the coronavirus required admission to the intensive care unit in the past two weeks, compared with five across the first and second waves of the pandemic. Read the Globe and Mail article.
Amplifying Autistic Voices During Autism Acceptance Month
Learn From Us is a 3 minute film made by and with non-speaking autistic people, who spell to communicate, by Communication First.

Cathy and Lisa are members of the EECC staff team who are personally connected to non-speaking autistic people. Our hope is to increase representation for this community and explore themes of acceptance and personal autonomy. Meet Hubie, Lisa's non-speaking puppet friend, who spells to communicate.
We're Recruiting Board Members!
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East End Children's Centre's (EECC) Board of Directors is the official operator of EECC, and makes key decisions on programming, planning, operations, governance, fundraising and finances, among other topics. EECC stays community driven because local parents, grandparents, caregivers and other key community members volunteer to serve.

Learn more about our board recruitment and email us at eecc@rogers.com to ask questions or apply!
Yoga! Dance Parties! Puppets! Art! Bedtime!
Find Our Live Programming Info All in One Place!
Click anywhere on the graphic to access a PDF with live links!
Easy Links to ALL our Recorded Content!
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Ghana!!
Antarctica!!
Japan!!
We're YouTubing our Instagram Live Yoga and Dance Parties! Join us LIVE on Wednesdays at 11 for Yoga with Gecy, and on Fridays at 11 for Dance Party with Bailie!
Join us for Bedtime Live on Instagram every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 7 pm, or catch it later on YouTube!
In Cantonese: Make a Paper Fan with Anna!
Art with Lisa! Using Food Dyes!
Torn Paper Shapes with Rashida!
Rashida reads The Very Cranky Bear!
Animal Footprints! Art with Lisa!
Anna reads Chicken Talk Around the World by Carole Lexa Schaefer!
Anna reads Sweet Dreams Little One by Sandra Magsamen
Rashida reads It's Ramadan, Curious George!
Lisa reads Mammals by Judy Nayer!
成语故事: 亡羊补牢。 Story behind Chinese Idioms: Mend the fold after a sheep is lost.
Caillou s'habille comme un grand par Marilyn Pleau-Murissi
Rashida reads a translation of the Hunchback of Notre Dame!
Puppet Time with Lisa! Find out what happens when Bear and Doggie disagree!
Caterpillar-Butterfly Lifecycle with Lisa! Here's a download for colouring, courtesy of Toronto artist Rachel Foley!
Coming Up This Week!
Books:
  • Sail by Dorien Brouwers
  • Spaghetti Hunters by Morag Hood
  • A Most Unusual Pet by Wendy A.Lewis
  • When I Found Grandma by Saumiya Balasubramaniam
  • You Can Do It, Bert! by Ole Kennocke
  • Gizo Gizo: A Tale from the Zongo Lagoon by Emily Williamson
Songs & Activities:
  • Cherry Blossom Tree!
  • Around Our World: Guatemala!
  • Origami Star!
  • In Bengali: Perfectionism in Children
Virtual Programming Survey: Deadline Extended to April 30th!
Toronto Children’s Services would like to learn about your experience as a participant in EarlyON virtual and remote services. They will use this information to improve the EarlyON system in Toronto. This survey is voluntary and anonymous. The survey will take about 15 minutes to complete and is offered in 6 languages.
To access the survey, please click here: https://s.cotsurvey.chkmkt.com/?e=227434&h=801E92A287F6FC0&l=en
If you have any questions about the survey or prefer to provide feedback through an alternative method, please contact 416-392-9794. Thank you for your participation!
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