Postpartum support group for mothers of infants and toddlers. Childcare is provided.

We have been creating friendships since 1972, serving children and families throughout Dufferin County and adjacent areas, including Orangeville, Shelburne, Grand Valley, Alton and Erin. Become part of something Big!

Breastfeeding Companions are volunteers who encourage new mothers by providing telephone support throughout their breastfeeding experience. Free telephone support for babies up to 6 months old. Call to register.

We are a non-profit charitable corporation dedicated to providing support, resources and education for families, children and caregivers in Caledon.

Connects parents in Peel Region with early years programs and services, including special needs.

Provides services and programming for families and individuals, including Outreach and Support services, Ontario Early Years Programming, Licensed Childcare, and Community Volunteer Services.

The County of Dufferin has a responsibility to ensure that all children and their families have a right to access services and activities that support a child's healthy development and well-being. Programs include: Dufferin Best Start, Ontario Early Years Centre, Child Care Subsidy, Early Learning & Literacy, Early Years Planning & Research, Quality Child Care.

Creative Kids Preschool of Alliston is a licensed non-profit nursery school that has been serving the community of Alliston and the surrounding area since 1991.

Dufferin Child and Family Services is an integrated children's service agency, providing child protection services, children's mental health services and developmental support services to children and families in Dufferin County.

Are you looking for services for parents, children or youth in the County of Dufferin, Ontario? You’ll find it here! This directory includes organizations offering these services in Orangeville, Shelburne, Grand Valley, and surrounding municipalities. Visit us and simply click on the category of interest to find contact information and websites of organizations which may be able to assist you. The Dufferin Family Directory was created and is maintained by the Dufferin Coalition for Kids (DuCK).

DPSN provides a network of supports to parents of school-aged children in Dufferin County. DPSN helps create and strengthen healthy family capacities through training and education. They assists parents in raising children with: Pro-social behaviour, Reduced Violence, Less substance abuse, fewer feelings of loneliness, anxiety and depression, Greater self-esteem, higher grades. Spring and fall workshops are available; parents must pre-register.

Public Health offers several clinics and classes that are available to all expecting or breastfeeding mothers. You can also have a follow-up home visit with a public health nurse after you have your baby. Drop-in support, no appointment necessary, for babies up to 12 weeks old.

Weekly playgroups in Erin, Hillsburgh and Orton. Our mission is to improve the quality of life of those we serve by ensuring the availability of accessible community and health services through direct program and service delivery, partnerships with other organizations and focused advocacy.

ErinoakKids provides services to children in the Central West Region of Ontario (Dufferin, Peel, Halton, Waterloo and Wellington): Autism Intervention Services, Infant Hearing Screening Program, Infant Blind Low Vision Program, Child and Youth Rehabilitation Program (Peel, Halton or Dufferin), Preschool Speech and Language Services (Peel or Halton).

Family Transition Place is working to raise respect and eliminate violence in the community by providing shelter and counselling to abused women and their children and delivering skill-building violence prevention workshops to youth and adults in Caledon and Dufferin.

Postpartum support group for mothers of infants and toddlers. Child care is provided. Call Susan Willnecker at the number above to register.

Growing Great Kids (Guelph-Wellington) Co-ordinates services for children up to age 6 with special needs.

The purpose of Ontario's Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program is to help children get a healthy start in life. The program does this by helping infants and children up to age six and their families through screening and assessments, referrals to community programs and services and supports for new parents.

This program is part of a continuum of Early Years prevention and early intervention to support families with infants and young children from birth to 5 years of age who have a developmental delay or are at risk of a developmental delay. A psychologist from The Hospital for Sick Children provides individual case consultation and training for the Infant and Child Development Consultants on new tools to the program. This is a family centred – holistic approach.

For children in Peel at risk of, or experiencing, developmental delay. Infant and Child Development Services Peel is a program that provides family centered early intervention services to families of children who have been diagnosed with a developmental delay or are at risk of having a developmental delay. Our service offers intervention and support to families of infants with developmental concerns.

A free, confidential telephone service for parents of children up to age 6, for questions about breastfeeding, infant and child health, parenting and related concerns.

Provincial Best Start postpartum mood disorders Web site. Information for mothers, friends and family members and health care providers.

For young pregnant mothers.

Pregnancy and breastfeeding resources and information about risk or safety of prescription and over-the-counter medications for pregnant/breastfeeding mothers.

Motherjoy offers professional postpartum care for new parents; personalized to meet your family's needs. Specializing in breastfeeding encouragement and support, infant growth and development, support for new moms recovering from c/s, caring for multiples and ideas for sibling adjustment. Sleep consultation and plans for exhausted parents of wakeful babies older than four months. Complimentary prenatal appointments available at your convenience.

NBCI offers support and treatment for mothers experiencing breastfeeding challenges and presents prenatal breastfeeding classes for expectant families. We provide consistent and evidence-based information that empowers mothers to successfully reach their own breastfeeding goals. We are currently only seeing patients in Toronto. The Alliston clinic will be closed indefinitely but we hope to re-open in the region in 2010.

A place for children 0-6yrs and their parents and caregivers to drop in and play or take part in programs and activities together. Parents and caregivers can also get information about parenting concerns, their children's development and about services that support families.

Breastfeeding in Peel. Use this website to make informed decisions about feeding your baby. Call for an appointment.

Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph Public Health is an essential community health service with dedicated staff who focus on promoting and protecting the health of our community. We offer programs that: promote healthy infant and child development, responsive parenting, positive mental, reproductive, sexual and dental health; prevent cancer, heart disease, substance abuse, tobacco use and injuries; protect our communities from communicable and infectious disease, and environmental hazards such as contaminated food and waste.