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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.
January 9 - June 11, 2024

Manotick

St. James Anglican Church
1138 Bridge Street
Google Maps
Thursdays
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
January 11- June 13, 2024

Ogilvie

Epiphany Anglican Church
1290 Ogilvie Road
Google Maps
Wednesdays
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
January 10 - June 12, 2024

Blackburn Hamlet

Blackburn Community Hall
190 Glen Park Drive
Google Maps
Tuesdays and Thursdays
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
January 9 - June 13, 2024No Drop-in Tuesday, March 12 & Thursday, March 14, 2024 (March Break)

Riverside South

Rideauview Community Centre
4310 Shoreline Drive
Google Maps
Mondays and Fridays
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
January 8 - June 14, 2024
No drop-in on Monday, February 19, 2024 (Family Day)No drop-in on Monday, March 11 & Friday, March 15, 2024 (March Break)No drop-in on Friday, March 29 & Monday, April 1, 2024 (Good Friday & Easter Monday)

Afternoon Baby Drop-in
(0-24 months)
Mondays
12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.
January 8 - June 10, 2024
No drop-in on Monday, February 19, 2024 (Family Day)
No drop-in on Monday, March 11, 2024 (March Break)
No drop-in on Monday, April 1, 2024 (Easter Monday)
No drop-in on Monday, April 8, 2024

South (Gloucester)

Fred G. Barrett Arena - Lions Hall
3280 Leitrim Rd
Google Maps
Mondays and Fridays
9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
January 8 - June 14, 2024No drop-in on Monday, February 19, 2024 (Family Day)No drop-in on Monday, March 11 & Friday, March 15, 2024 (March Break)

No drop-in on Friday, March 29 & Monday, April 1, 2024 (Good Friday & Easter Monday)

Orleans - Fallingbrook

Fallingbrook Community Elementary School
679 Deancourt Cres.
Google Maps
Wednesdays
9:15 a.m. to 11 a.m.
January 10 - June 12, 2024