Helpful Links and Resouces

General Information

Parenting in Ottawa 

Ottawa Best Start Planning Tables

Directories of Resources for Ottawa Families by Neighbourhood

Regulations

Ministry of Education

Child Care and Early Years Act

Canada Revenue Agency- Provider Information

Canada revenue agency – Parent information

Health and Safety

Children’s Aid Society

Smoke Free Ontario

City of Ottawa Public Health

Best Fit Car Seat Program

Health Canada Food guide

Eat Right Ontario

Canada Recalls and Safety Alerts

Canadian Physical Activity Guidelines

Screens and the Early Years

Information Lines

Kids Help Phone

La Leche League of Canada

Parent Resource Centre

Community Information Centre

Resource and Toy Libraries

Parent resource centre – Toy Library Information

see Early Years Centres

​Early Years Centres – Playgroups / Training / Toy and Resource Library / Information and Referral

EYC – Ottawa South

EYC – Ottawa West-Nepean

EYC – Carleton

EYC – Ottawa Nepean-Carleton

EYC – Ottawa Centre

EYC – Ottawa Orleans

EYC – Ottawa Vanier

Playgroups and Community Information

Parenting and Family Literacy Centres

Parent Resource Centre – Playgroup Information

Ottawa Public LIbrary

Child Development / Early Learning and Care

First Words

Nipissing District Developmental Screen

Early Learning for Every Child Today

City of Ottawa Services and Programs

Subsidy Information

Centralized Registry and Wait List

School Boards

English Catholic School Board – Ottawa Catholic School Board

English Public School Board – Ottawa Carleton District School Board

French Public School Board – Conseil des écoles publiques du centre est

French Catholic School Board – Conseil école Catholique du Centre-Est

Special Needs Support and Care

Children’s Inclusion Support Services

Spectrum Intervention Group

Walking in My Shoes- Parent Support Group

City of Ottawa Services

Ottawa Children’s Treatment centre