Our Child development program

The Child Development Program provides an early childhood learning environment that addresses the social, emotional, cognitive, language and physical needs of each child. The Youville early childhood education program provides the best possible start in the lives of our infants and toddlers. Early intervention and prevention are program goals that can decrease the demand for treatment and child protection at a later age.

Professional development for staff is on-going. Monthly presentations or in-services keep our staff up-to-date in areas of importance: workplace health and safety; childcare safety and security; confidentiality; documentation; risk factors for parents and their children; parenting; peri-natal care; revisions to Day Nurseries Act; program development etc. Our Centre continues to be a placement site for students in ECE programs attending Algonquin, La Cite and Heritage Colleges.

Our childcare program serves 40 infants (ages 2-18 months) and 15 toddlers (ages 18-30 months). We employ 15 full-time childcare staff. Program Assistants, kitchen, cleaning and clerical personnel are included in the Child Development Program area. All the LEAD teachers, Christina Lawrence, Agathe Houle, Ryan Fougere, Kim Lessard and Tracey Clary assist Cathy Romano-Franzese, our Program Co-ordinator. Tracey Clary also co-facilitates weekly Parenting courses for our young mothers.