| Infant Development Program (top)
- Information and education is available for parents of children in this age category through classes held in partnership with Early Years Program and both the Simcoe-Muskoka District and North Bay Parry Sound District Health Units.
Sample topics include:
- Strategies for play
- Visual development
- Social Emotional development
- Exploring developmental milestones
- Infant Pilates
Parry Sound/Muskoka Early Years System (top)
- Plans and organizes community events and workshops with local stakeholders
- Provides resource lending
- Updates the Early Years Community Service Inventory and Speakers Bureau (www.psmearlyyears.com)
Early Literacy Specialist (top)
- provides dynamic interactive activities with community partners
- provides expert information, resources and consultations which promote brain development and early learning for children
- Provides formal workshops for parents on brain development and literacy such as “The Beatles Sang ‘All You Need is Love’, but what is love?”, “BIG screen, Small screen, no screen” and “Turn the Page!”
- partners with community professionals, businesses and service clubs to provide special events for the communities
Data Analysis Coordination (top)
- Data Analysis Coordination is highly skilled resource that supports community understanding and planning through statistical analysis of the profile and needs of the zero- -six population, and their families. They are available to inform and assist community planning activities that will benefit the outcomes for our children
- Supports community – wide exercises involving measuring child outcomes and community program capacity (eg: Early Development Instrument)
- Maintains and updates the Parry Sound/Muskoka Early Years Community Services Inventory and Speakers Bureau
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