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EarlyON Drop-ins

Every week in a variety of locations throughout the Ottawa area, experienced Registered Early Childhood Educators and family resource workers from Global’s Community Outreach Program create welcoming early learning drop-in environments filled with stimulating activities for infants, toddlers and preschoolers.

Parents, grandparents and caregivers enjoy a relaxed atmosphere in which to share and connect. Young children not yet in school or child care enjoy an enriched play and learning experience, exploring in a safe, supervised and loosely structured program.  Our Community Outreach team delivers early learning programming that is based on Ontario's pedagogical framework called How Does Learning Happen?, where play is respected as the primary vehicle for learning.

Attendance at Global's EarlyON Drop-ins is free of charge for you and your children.  Global's Community Outreach program is funded by the City of Ottawa as a provincial EarlyON Child & Family program.

We also encourage you to visit Global's EarlyON Youtube site, where videos for parents, caregivers and children are on offer (including some in French and Arabic). Check in regularly for new postings! 

If you would like to speak directly with a member of our Community Outreach team to learn more about our EarlyON Drop-ins, call 613-742-5500 or email communityoutreach@gccs.ca.

Drop-in Locations

Visit our Global EarlyON Facebook page for information & resources, and for notification of any last-minute closures.

Neighbourhood

Address

Schedule

Barrett Arena    (South Gloucester)

                                                                  Fred G. Barrett Arena - Lions Hall
3280 Leitrim Road
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                                            Monday and Friday mornings
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
January 5 - June 12, 2026          No Drop-in on Monday, February 16 (Family Day), Monday, March 16 and Friday, March 20 (March Break), Friday April 3 (Good Friday), Monday April 6 (Easter Monday), Monday May 18 (Victoria Day)

Blackburn Hamlet

                                                        Blackburn Hamlet Community
Centre
190 Glen Park Drive
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                                            Tuesday and Thursday mornings
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
January 6 - June 11, 2026          No Drop-in on Tuesday, March 17 and Thursday, March 19 (March Break)

Manotick

                                                                      St. James Anglican Church
1138 Bridge Street
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                                          Thursday mornings
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
January 8 - June 11, 2026          No Drop-in on Thursday, March 19 (March Break)

Orleans              Chapel Hill

                                                            Orleans Resurrection Lutheran      Church
1325 Gaultois Avenue
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                                                    Tuesday mornings
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
January 6 - June 9, 2026

Orleans    Fallingbrook

                                                            Fallingbrook Community          Elementary School
679 Deancourt Cres.
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                                              Wednesday mornings
9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.
January 7 - June 10, 2026

Ogilvie

                                                                  Biley A Blax Park
Halmont Drive
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                                            Wednesday mornings
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
January 7 - June 10, 2026

Closed on Wednesday, January 14 and Wednesday, January 21

Riverside South

                                                        Rideauview Community Centre
4310 Shoreline Drive
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                                                  Monday and Friday mornings
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
January 5 - June 12, 2026          No Drop-in on Monday, February 16 (Family Day), Monday, March 16 and Friday, March 20 (March Break), Friday April 3 (Good Friday), Monday April 6 (Easter Monday), Monday May 18 (Victoria Day)                Afternoon Baby Drop-In              (0 -24 Months)
Mondays 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
January 5 - June 12, 2026          No Drop-in on Monday, February 16 (Family Day), Monday, March 16 (March Break), Monday April 6 (Easter Monday), Monday May 18 (Victoria Day)