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Important Changes to Parent Relief Program

January 2, 2018 by Creating Together

Beginning in January 2018, Ontario’s four child and family programs will be integrated into one common system, under the EarlyON umbrella. This transformation will offer a consistent set of core services across the province. The programs to be consolidated under the EarlyON umbrella are:

  • Ontario Early Years Centres
  • Parenting and Family Literacy Centres
  • Child Care Resource Centres
  • Better Beginnings, Better Futures

As a result, child respite programs are no longer being funded and as a result, the Parent Relief Program previously offered by Creating Together on Wednesdays and Thursdays, will no longer be provided.

While this may be unfortunate for those parents and caregivers who have accessed this service in the past,  there is also a bright side for the province of Ontario: $140 million will be invested into Ontario’s early years system, bringing 100 more EarlyON centres across the province over the next three years. These new centres will be created across the province over the next three years.

For more information on these changes, please visit the following:

  • Early ON Child and Family Centres
  • Canada-Ontario Early Learning and Child Care Agreement

Creating Together will continue to offer a wide range of Programs for Families, as well as Programs for Parents and Caregivers.

Moving forward, if there is a particular need or issue that you are working through as a parent or caregiver, we invite you to attend our Information Session on January 22nd at 1:30pm, or January 25th at 10am. Creating Together Staff will be hearing concerns from the community, to inform programming for the coming year. If you’re unable to make these dates, please contact staff and let them know the areas you need some help with.

 

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