Kimberly Nguyen

Erinoak Kids Centre for Treatment and Development

Services

Audiology

Occupational Therapy

Autism Services

Speech and Language

Physiotherapy

Recreation Therapy

Get to know

Programs

Initiatives

• Drama Services
• Independent Living Program
• Music Therapy
• Summer Programs
  

The Family Check-Up: Family Centred Intervention with Autism Services

Virtual Care Study

Parent Experiences in Ontario's Infant Hearing Program

B r a m p t o n

With about 117,000 people from the ages 0-14 located in the Brampton area, ErinOakKids has the ability to offer multiple services and initiatives that can benefit young children and youth of the city.

As well, with about 190,215 children in a two parent family residing in Brampton, ErinOak offers Coordinated Service Planning, a program only offered in the Peel Region. The coordinated service planning is a community collaboration initiative used to coordinate specified services for families with children, youth and young people who have special needs.

As ErinOak offers programs that deal with the development and treatment for children, it is inevitable that they will have resources to offer for the use of early childhood educators.

One of the early years resources that ErinOak offers, one directly dealing with the location that I researched specifically is Peel Inclusion Resource Services (PIRS).

PIRS supports children with special needs who attend license child care centres as well as home home-based child care centres in the Brampton, Caledon and the Mississauga areas.

As well, ErinOak provides early identification of children who may be in need of these supports. Furthermore, they are also committed to providing the appropriate resources that will allow all children to participate fully in ECE programs.

(ErinoakKids - Early Childhood Resources, n.d.)

Community Capacity

ErinOak kids builds community capacity by providing a plethora of services that cater to children and youth in which a diverse and inclusive approach is used to make sure every person is served equally. As well, their services provide opportunity for their candidates to improve and strengthening individual skills which in turn, will allow for better association within society.

Furthermore, since ErinOak works closely with other associations and licensed child care centres, it offers and encourages the understanding of their vision which is, to help children and youth with physical, developmental and communication disabilities achieve optimal levels of independence, learning, health and well-being ( (ErinoakKids - Early Childhood Resources, n.d.)

purpose

The main purpose of Erin Oak Kids Centre for Treatment and development is to provide comprehensive and family-centred services to children and youth with disabilities and special needs. We aim to enhance their independence and improve their quality of life by providing them with the necessary support and resources.

FUNDING

Erin Oak Kids Centre for Treatment and Development receives funding from a variety of sources, including the Ontario Ministry of Children, community, and social services, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, and donations from individuals, corporations and foundations.

offered services

Erin Oak Kids Centre for Treatment and Development

offers a wide range of programs, services and supports to children like Early Intervention Services, Communication Services, physiotherapy, Recreation Therapy, Medical Services and more...

Social determinants

Erin Oak Kids Centre for Treatment and Development

addresses several social determinants of health through their work life Social and Economic Factors, Physical Environment, Health Behaivours, Social Support Networks etc.,

ABOUT ORGANIZATION

ErinOak Kids Centre for Treatment and Development is Ontario's largest children treatment centre that serves and supports over 20,000 children/youth and their families each year (ErinOakKids, n.d.)

With about 850 staff members amongst 4 locations, we provide an extensive amount of medical, therapy and support services that assist children/youth and their families.

Some of our main services that we offer include; autism services, communication services, infant hearing services, medical services, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and vision services.

With our close connections throughout the community, we are able to partner with school boards, other service providers, and hospitals including SickKids and Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital in Toronto

.Ultimately, our goal is to help each child that we work with, with the opportunity to excel through their development by building on their unique strengths they come to us with. To magnify the use of their independence, health and well-being, by ensuring we help the children and their families as they deal with the challenges of their everyday lives (ErinOakKids, n.d.).

ECE QUESTIONS

Some thoughtful questions that an ECE might ask a representative of ErinOak Kids Centre for Treatment and Development might include:

• How does your organization work with families and children with disabilities to ensure that their individual needs are met?
  
• can you tell me more about the different programs and services that Erin Oak kids offers for early childhood development?
• How does Erin Oak Kids collaborate with other community organizations and healthcare provides to support families and children with disabilities?
• are there any training or educational opportunities available for ECEs who are interested in learning more about working with children with disabilities?
• how can ECEs refer families and children to Erin Oak Kids' programs and services, and what is the process for accessing these resources?