Ancaster-Dundas-Flamborough Ontario Early Years Centre
Workshop Schedule January to March 2016
Workshop
Building a Strong Relationship
with Your Child
(0 to 12 months)
Car Seat Safety
(0 to 6 years)
Comfort, Play and Teach
(Interactive 20 months – 3 years)
Early Literacy and Infant Brain
Development
(0 to 18 months)
Fall and Winter Safety
(0 to 6 years)
Feeding Young Children
(1 to 6 years)
Feeding Your Baby and Making
Baby Food
(0 to 12 months)
Giving your Child the
Tools for Life
(0 to 6 years)
Infant Massage
(Interactive newborn to precrawler)
Keep Your Child Safe at Home
(0 – 6 years)
Managing Routines
(0 to 6 years)
Physical Activity and
Young Children
(0 to 6 years)
Playing with Your Child
(0 to 12 months)
Quality Early Learning and Child
Care: A Parent’s Guide
(0 to 6 years)
Sleep Perchance
(0 to 12 months)
The Parent-Child Mother Goose
Program
(Interactive Newborn to
pre-crawler)
The Parent-Child Mother Goose
Program – Step 2
(Interactive crawler to 1 ½ years)
The Parent-Child Mother Goose
Program – Family
(Interactive newborn to 6 years)
Toilet Readiness
(2 to 4 years)
Understanding Your Child’s
Temperament
(0 to 12 months)
Why Won’t They Listen/
I’m Angry
(0 to 6 years)
Date and Time
Location
Monday, January 11th 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Dundas (Coach House)
Monday, February 29th 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Dundas (Coach House)
Mondays January 11th – February 8th 9:15 a.m. -10:00 a.m.
(5 weeks)
Friday, March 11th 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Dundas (Coach House)
Monday, January 25th 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Dundas (Coach House)
Thursday, January 14th 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Waterdown
Monday, March 21st 10:15 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.
Dundas (Coach House)
Thursday, February 25th 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Dundas ( Coach House)
Thursdays, January 14th – February 11th 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fridays January 15th – February 12th 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
Thursdays February 4th – March 4th 2:45 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
Mondays February 22nd – March 21st 9:15 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
Thursdays, February 25th – March 24th 3:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Wednesdays March 2nd – March 30th 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Monday, March 7th 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Ancaster
Waterdown
Waterdown
Dundas
Ancaster
Waterdown
Dundas ( Coach House)
Thursday, January 28th 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Dundas (Coach House)
Tuesday, February 23rd 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Waterdown
Monday, February 8th 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Dundas (Coach House)
Friday, March 4th 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Waterdown
Friday, January 8th 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Waterdown
Mondays January 11th – March 21st 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
(10 weeks-no class February 15th)
Mondays January 11th – March 21st 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
(10 weeks-no class February 15th)
Tuesdays January 12th – March 22nd 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
(10 weeks-no class March 15th)
Thursdays January 21st – March 31st 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
(10 weeks-no class February 18th)
Mondays January 11th – March 21st 3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m.
(10 weeks-no class February 15th)
Tuesdays January 12th – March 22nd 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
(10 weeks-no class March 15th)
Wednesdays January 6th - February 24th 6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Alexander Place –
Waterdown
Dundas (Coach House)
Tuesday, February 2nd 9:30 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Waterdown
Monday, March 14th 10:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Dundas (Coach House)
Thursday, March 24th 9:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.
Dundas (Coach House)
Waterdown
Dundas Library
Ancaster
Dundas (Coach House)
Dundas Library
Waterdown
Please call 905-689-9500 to register for workshops or see an Early Years Facilitator.
Limited spaces may be available for a Children’s Program during workshops.
Pour les services en français, veuillez appeller le Centre de Santé en composant le (905) 528-0163 poste 228.
The next workshop schedule will be available Tuesday, March 1, 2016
www.ontarioearlyyears.ca
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Current: Nov. 2015
Ancaster, Dundas, Flamborough Ontario Early Years Centre
Workshop Descriptions
Workshop
Building a Strong Relationship with
Your Child
(0 to 12 months)
Car Seat Safety:
How to Transport Your
Child Safely
(0 to 6 Years)
Comfort, Play and Teach
(Interactive 20 months to 3 years)
Early Literacy and Infant Brain
Development
(0 to 18 Months)
Fall and Winter Safety
(0 to 6 years)
Feeding Young Children
(12 months to 6 years)
Feeding Your Baby and Making
Baby Food
(0 to 12 months)
Giving Your Child
the Tools for Life
(0 to 6 years)
Infant Massage
(Interactive newborn to pre-crawler)
Keep Your Child Safe at Home
(0 – 6 years)
Managing Routines
(0 to 6 years)
Physical Activity and
Young Children
(0 to 6 years)
Playing with Your Child
(0 to 12 months)
Quality Early Learning and Child
Care: A Parent’s Guide
(0 to 6 years)
Sleep Perchance
(0 to 12 months)
Description
Attachment is the deep emotional bond that develops between you and your child
during the first year of life. Having a strong attachment with your child makes your
child feel safe, secure and loved.
Join our Child Safety Public Health Nurse for an information session on child
passenger safety and learn how to transport your child safely. You will learn:
what the law says about car seats and your child, what type of car seat your child
should be in, how to secure your child correctly in the car seat and in the car.
Comfort, Play & Teach is a multi-session program that builds parenting
confidence, strengthens the parent-child bond, enriches the moment for the child
and parent and ultimately opens a world of possibilities for you both.
This presentation focuses on how play and early sensory stimulation affects brain
development and how it prepares the stage for future learning.
Did you know that it’s recommended that your child wear a helmet while
tobogganing?
To learn more about how to keep your child safe this season, come join the Child
Safety Public Health Nurse for an information session on Fall and Winter safety.
Children need healthy food to grow well. Learn how to help children be the best
eaters they can be. A Public Health Dietitian will share ideas on using Canada’s
Food Guide to plan healthy meals and snacks.
With a Public Health Dietitian, learn about what, when, and how to give new
foods and textures to baby. You will see how to make your own baby food. Come
join the fun!
This two hour workshop will help parents understand how to raise resilient
children. Children respond differently to the challenges in life. With our guidance
we will show you how to empower your child and nurture these skills so they can
learn to bounce back with confidence.
The certified Infant Massage Instructor will facilitate this five-week program that is
designed to teach parents and caregivers of infants (pre-crawling) a warm,
nurturing, bonding experience through touch.
.Did you know that the most likely place for your child to get injured is in your
home? Join our Child Safety Public Health Nurse for an information session to
lean how to identify the hazards in your home and how to make it a safe place for
your child.
This one session workshop will review the basics and benefits of developing
consistent routines and how to best manage bedtime, homework and everyday
routines. Visuals, organizational skills, pre-planning and transitions will be
discussed.
Learn about fun activities you can include in your daily life. Find out about how
you can increase your chances of feeling well most of the time. Find out about
community resources that can help.
Play is an important part of your child’s development. Through play your child
learns about their world. Playing with your child is the best way for your child to
learn how to share, take turns, get along with others and feel good about
themselves.
This informative session will assist parents who are exploring early learning and
child care options. The session will include an overview of Hamilton Best Start,
resources available in Hamilton, types of early learning and child care, and quality
indicators to look for in making this choice.
Parents/caregivers who attend this workshop will have the opportunity to learn
how to help their babies/toddlers sleep through the night.
The Parent-Child Mother Goose
Program
(Interactive newborn to 6 years)
Toilet Readiness
(2 to 4 years)
An interactive, research based multi-week program for parents and their children
focusing on the pleasure and power of rhymes, songs and stories together.
Understanding How Divorce and
Separation Effects Your Child
(0 to 6 Years)
Parents learn how the break up of their relationship affects their child. Strategies
and suggestions will be discussed to help the parent support the child through
this time.
Temperament is how your child usually acts. Every child has their own unique
temperament. It is neither good nor bad. It’s just who your child is. Join us for
this fun activity-based session that will describe: Why understanding your child’s
temperament is important and how to respond to your child’s unique
temperament.
This one session workshop will review ways to increase their child’s cooperation
and listening and learn effective ways of teaching their children how to manage
their anger. Parents learn how to collaboratively work with their children.
Understanding Your Child’s
Temperament
(0 – 12 Months)
Why Won’t They Listen/
I’m Angry
(0 to 6 years)
Current November 2015
Join an Early Years Facilitator to discuss when to start toilet training, signs of
toilet training readiness and some possible strategies for success.