Welcome!
The Child Development Centre has been helping improve the developmental outcomes of the region's children for over 40 years. We now assist over 1000 children per year, including approximately one if five of the region's preschool children.Our services are designed to help the whole child, including the balanced development of social, emotional, physical, cognitive, and communication skills. Our Therapy and Supported Child Development programs are for children that require extra support, such as children with special needs, developmental delays, and/or behavioural issues. Our daycare and preschool services are open to children of all abilities, including those with typical development.
The Child Development Centre is a non-profit charity. If you are interested in supporting our services, please visit our donations and planned giving page, and our volunteer page.
Is your Toddler Talking?
If not, you may benefit from our new 20 minute DVD. Click Here for additional information.
CARF Accreditation
The CDC is accredited by the Commission
on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). This
signifies that we have
met internationally
recognized
standards of quality, that we are committed to continuous quality
improvement, and that we
provide child and family focused services. Click
here to see a video on the benefits of CARF accreditation.
Vote for the CDC!
The Spruce Credit Union in Prince George is generously giving away three prizes of up to $3,000 each to local charities. The Child Development Centre is hoping to be one of the lucky charities. To vote for the CDC or other charities of your choice, please vote at www.sprucecu.bc.ca/Personal/InOurCommunity/VoteForCharity/. The more votes we get, the better our chances, so please vote often!
Centre News:
The registration package for our Every Child Belongs Conference is available here. The Conference is will be held on March 10, 2012. There is a fantastic lineup of presenters. Early bird registrations to February 10.
January 4, 2012
We have a couple of upcoming events that you may be interested in, including our Preschooler Health Day Circuit on January 22nd and Partnerships in Communication Workshops on February 4 and February 18 (A poster for the workshops is available here). Checkout our Training and Events Calendar for more information on upcoming events.
January 3, 2012
Happy New Year!
We had a successful year at our Gift Wrap booth at Pine Centre Mall this year. We would like to thank everyone that came out to volunteer at the booth and everyone that brought their gifts out to be wrapped.
December 6, 2011
TD Waterhouse donated $4,000 to the Child Development Centre today! We cannot thank them enough.
Tthey have donated $10,000 to the CDC over the last three years. Thank You!
December 6, 2011
Thank you to everyone that came out to support the CDC at our recent Kris Kringle Luncheon. It was our most successful Luncheon in its 26 year history!
The Child Development Centre has set up its annual Gift Wrap Booth outside of Sears in the Pine Centre Mall. Bring your Christmas Presents in to be beautifully wrapped. If you are interested in volunteering for the booth, please call 250-563-7168 extension 0 or drop by at the Booth.
November 30, 2011
We hope to see you out and about at one of our functions!
October 25, 2011
The
big news this week is that the CDC and the Northern Health
Authority's Speech and Language Clinic are jointly implementing a new
client information system. The transition will also us to
more effectively prioritize our services, and make our data entry more
efficient.
This system could also be used to implement a
paperless charting system, something we will be considering over the
next few years.
There is a great new way that you can support the CDC while being entered to win some great prizes. The CDC's 31 chances prize calendars are now available for purchase for $10 to the end of this month. We will be drawing a prize a month through October with a total value of $2,200 in prizes! A big "thank you " to all of the businesses and individuals that have donated prizes to the calendar. To purchase a calendar, please call our 563-7168 extension 0 or stop by our front office.
August 29, 2011
International FASD Day is coming up on Friday September 9th. In recognition, the FASD Committee is sponsoring an event at the Family Resource Centre, including a free lunch and family fun events. Click here for more information.
August 17, 2011
Thar' be pirates at the Child Development Centre! Whitespot came to the Centre today, providing 50 pirate packs to the children and staff. Thank you Whitespot! It was a yummy treat.
August 2, 2011
We have just received some wonderful news. Variety has approved an application from the CDC to renovate our gym, including the installation of new rubberized flooring and purchasing new equipment!
July 12, 2011
We would like to thank everyone that participated in our Summer Fun Contest. Congratulations to Charlene Mattson, the winner of the Summer Fun Basket! We hope your children have fun with the contents. Now if we can just muster up some sunshine...
June 22, 2011
We have recently been introduced to the Tiny Light Foundation. They offer a wonderful service, providing free professional photography to families with children who are faced with life altering diagnosis, disease, or disability. There web site is at www.thetinylight.com/
Good news for anyone searching for our Facebook Page. We now have a shorter link: www.facebook.com/cdcpg.June 21, 2011
The Variety Children's Radiothon is coming to Prince George on June 22nd and 23rd. You can catch it on 94x and 97 FM the Wolf. Variety is a wonderful charity that was also the CDC's largest contributor toward our last building expansion.
June 16, 2001
An interesting and informative free parenting program is coming to the CDC. Based upon the “Parenting from the inside Out” books/DVDs, the Program will run on Tuesdays, starting on June 28th for ten weeks from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Content will explore new insights into parenting by examining such processes as how we remember, perceive, feel, communicate, attach, make sense, disconnect and reconnect, and reflect with our children on the nature of their internal experiences. The training is based upon the book/DVDs. It will be facilitated by Dawn Sather, a therapist from Intersect and Dr. Rachel Boulding.
June 13, 2011
We have reorganized our links page and added some new links.
Thank you to the staff and families that volunteered their time on Saturday to clean up our grounds. Our gardens look great! We are still looking for volunteers for our ongoing gardening needs. If you are interested in donating a few hours per month, please call Linda at 250-563-7168 ext 0.
Are you a student looking for summer work? Do you want to work with children ? have fun? We have the job for you! We are hiring for a summer student position, June 29th to August 31st to work at the Child Development Centre. Call 250-563-7168 ext 229 or drop your resume off at 1687 Strathcona Ave.
June 7, 2011
The Prince George Construction Association's annual Golf Tournament was held on June 3rd. The CDC received the proceeds of the putting contest, a silent auction, and some hole sponsorship funds. We would like to thank the Construction Association, and some of the donors, including McDonald's Restaurants of Prince George, lawyers from Heather Sadler Jenkins LLP, and Art Knapp's Plantland & Florist.
May 27, 2011
This week we also received a donation of a beautiful picnic table (pictured to the right) that was made in the Carpentry Program at the College of New Caledonia. It was originally won as a prize; the winner donated it to the CDC. We would like to thank the winner for their wonderful donation!
May 19, 2011
May 12, 2011
McHappy Day was very successful this year, raising $13,241 (half of which is coming to the CDC). We would like to offer our sincere thanks to McDonald's Prince George and the public for their support!
Is your child going to kindergarten in September? We are offering a p-k preschool group this summer, July 18-29, 9-12 noon, Monday to Friday. This is a great opportunity for your child to enhance their per kindergarten skills. Call 250-563-7168 ext 229 for further information.
The CDC is hosting an open house for our daycare and preschool services on May 28th from 10 am-1pm. Come and meet the teachers, check out the classrooms, playground and gym. Enjoy a barbeque lunch with us. It is time to sign up for preschool and daycare in September. We have classes 5 mornings a week, 9-11:30 and afternoon classes 1-3:30.
May 2, 2011
Congratulations to our staff members that were recognized at the recent Champions of Child Care Gala! Christy Kubert was awarded "Outstanding Support Worker" and Candis Johnson was awarded the Varma Crofts Award for Dedication to Childcare.
April 12, 2011
Thank you to all of the parents that participated in our Baby Treatment course last week. It was an amazing success! We had therapists come from the Yukon and all over BC to attend.
April 12, 2011
Llaesa North accepting her award
We
would like to congratulate Llaesa North for being awarded the David
Bland award. This annual award is provided to a
Health
Sciences Association member that has championed a local
occupational health and safety issue, with their leadership making a
difference in the lives of their colleagues.
April 6, 2011
Hot
off the presses, our latest newsletter is available here.
Our previous newsletters are available on our documents page.
April 5, 2011
We
would like to offer a big thank you to the participants, the
presenters, and the organizers of this year’s Every Child Belongs
Conference. This annual conference was offered in partnership
between the Child Development Centre, Child Care Resource and Referral,
and the Aboriginal Supported Child Development Program. It was a great
success, seeing 125 participants attending workshops on topics such as
parent-child attachment, sensory disorders & sensitivities,
visual
tools to enhance communication, behavioural support & crisis
intervention, proactive communication, and cultural effectiveness.
March 30, 2011
The
Centre could not provide the depth nor breadth of services that we do
without the support of community members and agencies. We
would
like to provide a special thanks to some of this year's supporters:
Sonya Landon, owner of Trendsetters,
asked her friends to donate to the CDC instead giving her gifts at her
last birthday, leading to a $1000 donation to the Centre! Thank you so
much, Landon family, and to everyone that donated.
TD Waterhouse donated $4,000 to assist us with our hot lunch/health eating program. This is a great program that helps young children develop healthy eating habits. Thank you TD Waterhouse for your continued support!
Integris Credit Union donated $10,000 toward the purchase of a new Tiger Cub Wheelchair. The chair is used for a loaner for young children with mobility delays until they receive their own chair. Integris has been a great supporter of the CDC's services.
McDonald’s Restaurants of Prince George donated $26,000 in McHappy Day proceeds to the CDC to help build our new storage area, to help rejuvenate the front of our building, and to install our new irrigation system. McDonald's also helped us in securing funding from Ronald McDonald House Charities to complete our sensory room. This support is greatly appreciated! We would also like to extend a big thank you to the residents of Prince George for their participation in McHappy Days.
Northland provided a $5,000 donation to purchase a Squiggles Stander. The Stander has been a great benefit both to assess young children’s ability to tolerate upright, and to loan to families so they can carry over the standing in their homes. Northland has been a tremendous supporter of local charities and the regional hospital.
Three of our staff members recently received major recognition for their outstanding dedication, contribution and commitment to their profession. They received three of six provincially-available awards. Congratulations!
- Zoë Watt, SLP, received the Speech Language Pathology
Mentorship & Education Award
- Les Smith, Director of Programming and OT, received the
Occupational
Therapy Mentorship & Education Award
- Llaesa North, Senior PT, received the Physiotherapy
Dedication
to the Profession and Lifetime Achievement Award.
Feb 28, 2011
We have added an events calendar to our web site. To access it, go to Services, Events/Training Calendar. Click on the event for the full title and description.
Feb 25, 2011
We have preschool openings for children going to kindergarten this fall. Come and visit the classroom and see what we have to offer.
Feb 18, 2011
Check out our new Facebook Page. This will be a great way to keep up on recent news at the CDC.
Feb 7, 2011
Paul Kershaw from UBC's Human Early Learning Partnership was in town on February 3rd, providing two excellent presentations on the critical need for increasing resources dedicated to early childhood development. If you missed him, you can see a related You Tube video of a presentation he did in Saskatchewan here. For reference, vulnerability rates for children entering kindergarten in BC is over 30% and increasing.
Jan 18, 2011
We have started updating our Community Training page. Check back often for information of training that the CDC is involved in.
Jan 5, 2011
We had a wonderful year at our annual gift wrap at Pine Centre Mall. Thank you to all of our volunteers, hard working staff, and, of course, the public that entrusted us with wrapping their gifts..
Dec 8, 2010:
Our Kris Kringle Luncheon on December 3rd at the Civic Centre was a tremendous success. A big thanks to all of the donors, sponsors, and attendees of the event, and to all of the CDC staff that worked so hard to ensure we had a fun and successful event.
