Resources - Early Years Centre

The Early Years Centres are free educational centers in Ontario, Canada. From their websites, they "offer free, safe, and engaging high-quality drop-in spaces... You can learn and play with your child, meet people and get advice from early childhood professionals".

They are all over the province and we love them. During the last 4 months we have self-isolated at home, this has been the one consistent place my son asks about almost every single day. Before that, we used to go once a week almost every week and stay for 2 hours or so every time. The staff there is incredibly nice and knowledgeable, it's clean, has lots of light and its conducive for kids to explore and learn on each and every single station. They have art, loose parts, cars, sand play, books, a baby area, an eating area, and an area that changes each week (we have seen electronics, tools, homemade play-dough, etc). They also have daily activities like exercise, singing, sign language, dancing, etc.

I absolutely recommend that wherever you live, look at what resources are available for you. You would be surprised how many places like this exist and people don't even think to look for them.

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