Welcome to the website of the Ontario Early Years Centre - Willowdale!

The Ontario government created Ontario Early Years Centres to be a place where parents and caregivers can get answers to questions, information about programs and services that are available for young children, and an opportunity to talk to early years professionals, as well as other parents and caregivers in the community. You and your child can visit the Willowdale Ontario Early Years Centre for a range of free services including:

• Early learning and literacy programs for parents and their children;
• Parenting programs that support parents and caregivers of young children in all aspects of early child development;
• Information and training for new parents about pregnancy and parenting.

Willowdale OEYC offers its programs in partnership with:

BB-NOW/CAP-C, Canadian Hearing Society, Children's Aid Society, Eat This!, George Brown College, Heart & Stroke Foundation, Humber College, Infant Hearing Program, Invest in Kids, JQ Fitness, Newtonbrook United Church, Ryerson University, St. George's Anglican Church, Robert Schad Naturopathic Clinic, St. Joseph  Morrow Catholic Secondary School, Seneca College, Toronto Catholic District School Board, BOOST, Toronto District School Board, Toronto Preschool Speech & Language, Toronto Public Health, Toronto Public Libraries, & other community agencies/professionals.

See program calendar link for more details!

• Factsheet

The Willowdale Ontario Early Years Centre also brings together in one location information about children's services and programs in the community. If you have questions about your child's development, or want to know how to get information or services for your child aged 0-6 in Willowdale, please visit your Ontario Early Years Centre at 155 McNicoll Ave. Room 106 Toronto ON  M2H 2C1, or call us at 416-494-1579 ext 301. or e-mail us at: mcnicoll.oeyc@adventureplace.ca

For more information on community resources for families with young children in Willowdale, please click on the following link:

Willowdale Resource Guide 2008 - 2009

The Willowdale Ontario Early Years Centre offers programs at the following locations:

• McNicoll Main Site(TTC & Wheelchair accessible)

155 McNicoll Ave. Rm 106, Toronto 416-494-1579 ext 301

(McNicoll/Don Mills, West of Don Mills, on McNicoll)

• Ravel Satellite(TTC & Wheelchair accessible)

100 Ravel Road, Rm. 105, Toronto 416-497-3462

(Leslie/Finch, North of Finch)

• Newtonbrook Satellite(TTC & Wheelchair accessible)             

53 Cummer Ave.  416-497-3462

(South east of Yonge & Cummer) 

• Hilda Satellite (New Site!!!)(TTC & Wheelchair accessible)

70 Hilda Ave. 416-497-3462

(Drewry Ave./ Hilda Ave)

For a map of all Ontario Early Years Centre sites in the City of Toronto, please click here

http://www.torontodacs.net/dispatcher.asp?page=105&sub=106