About Us
EarlyON, where families come together to learn, play, and connect.
EarlyON Child and Family programs are family support hubs offering free, inclusive and welcoming programs for parents, caregivers and young children from birth to six years old. These high-quality programs are designed to cater to the diverse needs of families and children.
EarlyON SEC is operated by Social Enterprise for Canada. For more information visit www.socialenterprise.ca
Our Vision
A community of strong, connected families engaged in raising their young children(0 – 6 years old) to reach their full potential.
Our Mission
To provide support, resources, and individualized services to promote the early learning and healthy development of families and their young children (0 – 6 years old).
Statement
A supportive place for parents/caregivers and young children.
Our programs focus on:
- Providing children and families a sense of belonging
- Supporting healthy child development
- Encouraging children to engage in active and creative exploration, play, and inquiry
- Encouraging children to express themselves in many ways
We are a welcoming place that offers a range of services:
- Join fun activities – reading, storytelling, sing-alongs, games, and more
- Get advice from professionals trained in early childhood development
- Find out about other family services in your community
- Connect with other families with young children
These free programs are available on a drop-in or registered basis (parenting workshops), and operate onsite at EarlyON Centres as well as nearby community locations. See our calendars for further details about programming and locations.
We look forward to seeing you soon!
EarlyOn Team
Annie
My name is Annie and I'm an Early Learning Specialist with EarlyON SEC. I can speak Cantonese and Mandarin and I used to work as a kindergarten teacher in Hong Kong. I have a genuine passion for nurturing children's minds; My goal is to create an engaging and inclusive learning environment where children can thrive. I'm excited to work with families, educators, and communities to make a lasting impact on children's lives. In my free time, I like to travel with my family and listen to the radio for news and information.
Asiye
Hello everyone! My name is Asiye, and I'm an Early Learning Specialist here at EarlyON. My passion for EarlyON centres stems from my personal experience as a mother. I've dreamed of working at EarlyON to assist families and children in an environment that is enriching, loving, and inclusive, mirroring the positive experiences I've had in my journey. My goal is to help families recognize and achieve their full potential while offering them a chance to take a break and have a support system during their stay. In my free time, I enjoy exploring new places and spending quality time with my family.
Birinder
My name is Birinder and I am an Early Learning Specialist at EarlyON. My educational background includes being a Registered Early Childhood Educator with the college of ECE, and my Bachelor of Child Development. I speak Punjabi fluently, and I have been in the field for 8 years now with a passion to work with children. I am striving to support families, parents, caregivers & children by providing a safe and nurturing learning environment through the EarlyON programs. Through my professional career, I understand the importance of child development at a young age, I am a strong believer in creating a learning environment through play. I also have a strong passion for mental health and the importance of mental health. In my spare time, I enjoy reading, watching movies, and spending time with my friends.
Crystal
I am an Early Learning Specialist here at EarlyON Child & Family Centre. I have a passion for working with families, and I hope to enrich the development of the young children that come into our centres. I enjoy travelling to hot destinations in the winter and I love attending to my garden in the summer.
Deanna
My mission as a part of the Early Years team is to provide constant support to families and caregivers, as well as encourage families to provide children with a sense of belonging in every aspect of their life. I strive to provide a nurturing and safe space for all children that participate in our programs. When I think of EarlyON, I think of the collaborative, natural, and unique approaches to learning for each and every child. Throughout my professional career, I have come to understand the importance of healthy early development, and its relationship with lifelong learning, behavior and health. I enjoy spending my spare time with my family and fur babies.
Deborah
I am an administrative assistant here at EarlyON. I love being able to help others in any way that I can. I love to smile, as a smile can do many things. A smile makes you feel welcome or just enhances your day. I am crazy about sparkles. Whether it is my jewelry or clothes, something always sparkles about me. I am delighted to be a wife and mother. Unfortunately for my husband, I am a shopper and he doesn’t like the bills. I enjoy being lost in a book. or diamond painting in my spare time.
Joan
When I think of “Families”, I think of Parents, Caregivers, Grandparents and Children.
When I think of “Communities”, I think of Partnerships, Outdoors, Nature, Beauty and Life.
When I think of EarlyON, I see Staff, Families and Community…. what do you see?
In my spare time, I enjoy outdoors and its beauty. I enjoy staying connected with family and friends but I especially enjoy baking cakes and “Eating them”.
Lindsay
I am proud to be part of a team who seeks to support all families by being a home away from home. We know we are doing our job when families cannot wait to share their children’s new milestones reached.
In my spare time, I volunteer with the Youth Justice Committee, a program that supports young people to make amends for minor offenses and encourages a positive contribution to the community.
Liudmyla
I am a primary school teacher from Ukraine. Working with children, I help them discover the beauty of the world around them and instilled the skills of coexistence in society. I believe that all children are different, however, you can find the key to each child only with the help of kindness and love. In my free time, my children and I like to play in parks, near the lake and visit museums and theaters.
Nicole
As a member of the EarlyON team, my goal is to ensure that children, families and the community all have a safe and inclusive environment that strengthens their learning. Some of the most important years of a child’s life are the early years and we are here to support families to have their child reach their full potential. In my spare time, I enjoy spending time with family, baking treats and travelling to new destinations.
Rebecca
I have always been intrigued by watching children as they explore their world which is part of the reason I choose a career in Early Childhood Education. Working as an Early Childhood Educator for 15 years, I feel I am constantly learning alongside children. I always do my best to provide a safe and inclusive learning environment. Here at EarlyON, I hope to help encourage children and their families to play, learn & explore, always! In my spare time, I enjoy fishing, cooking and spending time with my family and friends.
S. Mansour
I am currently an Early Learning Specialist working with SEC's EarlyON centres. I am passionate about working with children and helping them build a foundation for the rest of their life. As well as, providing support for families to ensure the best growth and development for their children. I previously worked one-on-one with children with exceptionalities and love finding new ways to best support children and advocate for their specific needs. I look forward to this new endeavor at EarlyON SEC.
Sabrina
I am an Early Learning Specialist with SEC's EarlyON centres. I have a passion for working with children and feel rewarded knowing I can make a difference in a child/family’s life. I enjoy travelling, exercising, having coffee with friends, and enjoying the outdoors. I look forward to my new venture with EarlyON SEC.
Samina
I am an Early Learning Specialist with SEC. I have been in this field for the last 15 years. I strongly believe that positive and joyful early experiences and interactions in an Early Year setting can give a child a head start in school success.
Sammy
My name is Samantha and I am a Early Learning Specialist. I graduated college for Social Service Work, and I am currently studying part-time to become a ECE. I have been with Social Enterprise for Canada since 2017. I enjoy reading books, exercising, traveling and baking.
Sangeeta
I am an Early Learning Specialist here at EarlyON And fortunate to be working with a passionate TEAM.
My Pedagogy for working with children and their families is to deeply honor and respect them. I want to be that smile for every child and family that enters the EarlyON rooms.
I believe in having strong respectful and reciprocal relationships.
I involve myself in constant inquiry to improve myself as an educator keeping in mind that children and families are central to everything I do.
In my spare time, I enjoy the arts on many levels, theatre, music, and singing. Very passionate about cooking baking and living to eat!!
Sarina
As an Early Learning Specialist with EarlyON, I feel incredibly grateful to be able to share my love of learning with such a diverse community. Seeing children, along with their families come together in our centres to explore & inquire is the BEST part of my job. Being able to provide them with a space that is inclusive to all is something our whole team values.
My goal is to continue to offer meaningful experiences that support children’s learning & development while watching them explore & build off of their natural curiosity which will have a positive impact on the rest of their lives.
One of my favourite quotes by Maria Montessori is - “Play is the work of the child”
Outside of EarlyON, I enjoy spending time with my family & friends. I love to cook but I also love trying new restaurants. My favourite food is PIZZA!
Sofia
Hello everyone!! My name is Sofia I am an Early Learning Specialist here at the EarlyON. I speak Spanish fluently as I was born and raised in Mexico. I have been working with children since 2016.
Working with children is a passion and a joy for me. I am very excited to support families in an inclusive, respectful, and caring way. My goal as an Educator and as an Early Learning Specialist is to spark curiosity in the minds of the children and to apply my knowledge in order to help my community.
In my spare time, I love spending time with my family, and friends and dedicating time to my small business and of course travelling!
Sue
My goal in life is help support and encourage parents to help their children to reach their full potential in life. I enjoy every waking moment with my family, creating new memories with my grandchildren and sharing love and bond I have with my 4 legged fun family of horses and dogs.
Susie
As an educator, my goal is to promote kindness and compassion in every aspect of learning. I am inspired by the Reggio Emilia approach. Another goal of mine is to visit Reggio Emilia Italy to capture the curriculum and to incorporate it into everyday learning. I am currently working on my master's module on self-regulation from the Mehrit Centre.