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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.
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.
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.
Drop-in Locations
Neighbourhood |
Address |
Schedule |
Orleans - Chapel Hill |
Orleans Resurrection Lutheran Church 1325 Gaultois Avenue Google Maps |
Tuesday 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. September 12 - December 12, 2023 |
Manotick |
St. James Anglican Church 1138 Bridge Street Google Maps |
Thursdays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. September 14 - December 14, 2023 |
Ogilvie |
Epiphany Anglican Church 1290 Ogilvie Road Google Maps |
Wednesdays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. September 13 - December 13, 2023 |
Blackburn Hamlet |
Blackburn Community Hall 190 Glen Park Drive Google Maps |
Tuesdays and Thursdays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. September 12 - December 14, 2023 |
Riverside South |
Rideauview Community Centre 4310 Shoreline Drive Google Maps |
Mondays and Fridays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. September 11 - December 15, 2023 No drop-in on Monday, October 9, 2023 (Thanksgiving) Afternoon Baby Drop-in |
South (Gloucester) |
Fred G. Barrett Arena - Lions Hall 3280 Leitrim Rd Google Maps |
Mondays and Fridays 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. September 11 - December 15, 2023 No drop-in on Monday, October 9, 2023 (Thanksgiving) |
Orleans - Fallingbrook |
Fallingbrook Community Elementary School 679 Deancourt Cres. Google Maps |
Wednesdays 9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m. September 13 - December 13, 2023 |