What can I expect to find at an Ontario Early Years Centre (OEYC)?

• Parent / child activities
• No cost nutritious snacks
• Opportunities to learn about child development
• A place to meet other parents, caregivers, Early Learning Professionals and community partners
• Qualified staff
• Literacy based programs
• Visits by a Speech Pathologist or Early Literacy Specialist
• Programs for children with varying needs, such as preschool speech and language services, parent education, etc.
• Information and referrals for various community support services for families
• Special programs just for dads
• Workshops by the Health Unit and other community partners, such as "Parenting Stress", "Disciplining Your Child", "Toilet Learning" and "Picky Eaters", etc.
• Special programs such as, "Mother Goose", "Triple 'P' Parenting", "Family Math", "Infant Massage", etc.
• Some special events, such as demonstrations by Aboriginal drummers and visits to the Fire Department, etc.

Many of the Ontario Early Years Centres have monthly calendars that are posted at the centre, so you can be informed of what is happening. Please ask the OEYC facilitator about what exciting programs are being offered. Details about the hours of operation, along with a description guide of the programs available are listed below: 

• February 2012 Hours of Operation
• Special Programs Description Guide

For more information about individual centres select the name below to link to their website or see a PDF of their monthly calendar or newsletter.

Windsor Locations

Benson OEYC - 1556 Wyandotte Street West, (519) 560-3673
Located in Benson Public School 

Brock OEYC - 3312 Sandwich Street, Room 006, Ground Floor, (519) 256-2490 
Located in General Brock School

City Hall Square OEYC - 400 City Hall Square, (519) 255-5200, ext. 5179
Located on the 1st floor, Ontario Works office

Drouillard Place OEYC - 1102 Drouillard Road, (519) 253-1073

*Franco Sol – St. Edmond’s OEYC – 1880 Totten, (519) 948-4339
Located in St. Edmond Catholic School
*French language programming

Glengarry OEYC - 495 Glengarry Avenue, (519) 258-9874 
Adjacent to Water World

Grandview OEYC – 3021 Grandview Street Units 2 & 3, (519) 944-9091

Great Beginnings – Bloomfield OEYC – 3440 Bloomfield Road, (519) 256-1660

Great Beginnings – California OEYC – 820 California Avenue, (519) 253-5235

Lassaline OEYC - 3145 Wildwood Drive, (519) 739-3751
Located in Lassaline Catholic School 

Ouellette OEYC - 850 Ouellette Avenue, Lower Level, (519) 971-9332
Located in Windsor Public Central Library

Our Lady of Perpetual Help OEYC - 775 Capitol Street, (519) 255-5344
Located in Our Lady of Perpetual Help School

Ska:Na OEYC – 1684 Elrose, (519) 948-8115

St. Alexander OEYC - 5305 Adstoll Avenue, (519) 944-6712 
Located in St. Alexander School

St. Mary’s Family Learning Centre OEYC – 795 Giles Boulevard East (519) 252-9696

Talbot Trail OEYC - 4000 Ducharme Street, (519) 250-6115 
Located in Talbot Trail Public School

Essex County Locations

*Franco Sol – St. Ambroise OEYC – 2716 County Road 42, St. Joachim (519) 948-4339
Located in St. Ambroise Catholic School
*French language programming

Harrow OEYC - 400 Centre Street, Harrow (519) 738-0372
Located in Harrow Senior Public School

Holy Name OEY - 200 Fairview Avenue West, Essex (519) 776-5197
Located in Holy Name Catholic School

KEYS OEYC – 23 Mill Street West, Kingsville (519) 733-8983 ext 21

Lakeshore OEYC - 376 I.C. Roy Drive, Emeryville (519) 727-4709
Located in Lakeshore Discovery Public School

Mill Street OEYC - 134 Mill Street East, Leamington (519) 325-0426
Located in Mill Street Public School

Sacred Heart OEYC - 200 Kenwood Boulevard, LaSalle (519) 734-7961 
Located in Sacred Heart School

St. Bernard OEYC - 320 Richmond Street, Amherstburg (519) 736-0953   
Located in St. Bernard School

St. Pius OEYC - 644 Lacasse Boulevard, Tecumseh (519) 735-1524
Located in St. Pius School