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.

For more information about our EarlyON Drop-ins, call 613-742-5500. 

Impacts of COVID-19:  All EarlyON Drop-in sessions are currently suspended while we await further operational guidance from Ottawa Public Health, but we are anticipating a gradual reopening, possibly restarting drop-ins at one or two locations sometime in October. Please see notations in red below indicating the current status of each site – this will be updated as more information becomes available.

In the meantime, we encourage you to visit Global’s EarlyON YouTube site, where videos for parents, caregivers and children are on offer (including some in French). Check in regularly for new postings!

Drop-in Locations

Neighbourhood	Address	Schedule
Orleans - Chapel Hill	Orleans Resurrection Lutheran Church 1325 Gaultois Avenue Google Maps	Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Closed - Stay Tuned.
Orleans - Fallingbrook	Fallingbrook Community Elementary School 679 Deancourt Cres. Google Maps	Wednesdays, 2020 9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. Closed until further notice.
Blackburn Hamlet	Blackburn Hamlet Community Centre 190 Glen Park Drive Google Maps	Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Closed - Stay Tuned.
Riverside South	Rideauview Community Centre 4310 Shoreline Drive Google Maps	Mondays and Fridays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Closed - Stay Tuned.Afternoon Baby Drop-in (0-24 months) Mondays 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Closed - Stay Tuned.
South (Gloucester)	Fred G. Barrett Arena - Lions Hall 3280 Leitrim Rd Google Maps	Mondays and Fridays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Closed - Stay Tuned.
Manotick	St. James Anglican Church 1138 Bridge Street Google Maps	Thursdays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Closed for 2020.
Ogilvie	Epiphany Anglican Church 1290 Ogilvie Road Google Maps	Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Closed - Stay Tuned.
Pineview	Pineview Community Hub 1700 Blair Road Google Maps	Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Closed - Stay Tuned.