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. 

REOPENING UPDATE:

After a long period of suspended in-person programming due to the impacts of the pandemic, we are pleased to report that our EarlyON Drop-ins will reopen on a gradual basis, and we are looking forward to welcoming you back! 

A number of our Drop-in sites are not yet available to us, but once a re-start date has been confirmed for each Drop-in location, the information will be updated beside each Drop-in listed below.

As per the guidance/requirements from public health authorities for EarlyON programs and for the balance of the pandemic period, pre-registration will be required.  When pre-registration opens for each Drop-in site, a registration link will be posted next to the corresponding Drop-in locations listed below.  In other words, on a temporary basis until further notice, each EarlyOn Drop-in will effectively become an EarlyON playgroup, with mandatory pre-registration.

Please check back regularly for specific updates which will appear beside each Drop-in location listed below.

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 and Arabic). Check in regularly for new postings!

If you are interested in adding your name to our electronic mailing list to receive updates about Global’s EarlyON Drop-ins as well as other program initiatives/resources, please send an email to communityoutreach@gccs.ca with your contact name and email address.

January 2022 Update:  EarlyON playgroups are temporarily suspended. In the meantime, we encourage you to register for one of our upcoming Virtual Drop-ins – click here then scroll down for upcoming virtual sessions!

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. 2022 Opening Delayed
Manotick	St. James Anglican Church 1138 Bridge Street Google Maps	Thursdays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 2022 Opening Delayed
Ogilvie	Epiphany Anglican Church 1290 Ogilvie Road Google Maps	Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 2022 Opening Delayed
Blackburn Hamlet	Blackburn Hamlet Community Centre 190 Glen Park Drive Google Maps	Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. 2022 Opening Delayed
Riverside South	Rideauview Community Centre 4310 Shoreline Drive Google Maps	Mondays and Fridays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Reopening date to be determined Afternoon Baby Drop-in (0-24 months) Mondays 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Reopening date to be determined
South (Gloucester)	Fred G. Barrett Arena - Lions Hall 3280 Leitrim Rd Google Maps	Mondays and Fridays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Reopening date to be determined
Orleans - Fallingbrook	Fallingbrook Community Elementary School 679 Deancourt Cres. Google Maps	Wednesdays 9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. Reopening date to be determined
Pineview	Pineview Community Hub 1700 Blair Road Google Maps	Tuesdays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Reopening date to be determined