More for Children

This page offers links sorted by topic to services and information of interest to children.

Education and Training

  • Ontario Early Years Centres
    Ontario Early Years Centres are places where parents and caregivers can take part with their children in programs and activities, and get information about programs and services for young children.
  • Making a Difference
    Information on early child development and health. This information is also available in 22 additional languages.
  • Best Start
    Helping young children get the best start in life - Ontario's strategy to expand quality and affordable child care and invest in children's healthy early development.
  • Education websites
    The Government of Canada provides a comprehensive list of educational websites for children.
  • Aboriginal Affairs – Kids' Space
    Learn Ojibway and Cree words, read traditional stories and more.
  • Indian and Northern Affairs Canada – Kids' Stop
    Interesting facts about Aboriginal history and languages, educational games and stories, and additional classroom resources for teachers.
  • Aboriginal Canada Portal – Kids
    Information on Aboriginal history, languages, animals and more.
  • Class Size
    Find out about the government's plan to lower class sizes in the primary grades.
  • ONZONE
    A youth-oriented website where students can learn about Ontario, connect with their government and find out how they can make a difference in their communities and beyond.
  • Elementary and Secondary Education
    Search popular Elementary and Secondary school topics.
  • Literacy and Numeracy
    The Ontario government's committment to helping students in Kindergarten to Grade 6 improve their reading, writing and math skills.
  • Read the Early Learning Report
    In November 2007, the Premier asked Dr. Charles Pascal to recommend the best way to implement full-day learning for 4- and 5-year-olds. This document provides the highlights of his advice.
  • Preschool Speech and Language Program
    The program focuses on the prevention, early identification and treatment of speech and language problems in children from infants until the time the child starts school.
  • Finding the right child care
    Choose the kind of care that will help your child learn and grow.

Health

  • Children's Mental Health
    There is help for children and youth up to the age of 18 who have social, emotional, behavioural or psychiatric problems, and their families or caregivers.
  • Children's Rehabilitation Services
    There are 21 children's treatment centres across Ontario that provide rehabilitation services to nearly 45,000 children and youth with moderate or severe disabilities and other special needs every year. These disabilities can be physical, developmental and/or communicative.Each treatment centre is designed to meet the needs of its local community.
  • Public Health Agency of Canada
    Provides information on children's developmental health from birth to age 12 on a host of topics including play, learning, behaviour, parenting, nutrition, safety, immunization, illness and special needs.
  • Services and Programs available for Children and Youth with Autism
    This section contains information about the various programs and services being offered by the Ontario government for children with Autism.
  • Children with Special Needs
    This web page is intended to assist parents and caregivers seeking information about services funded and/or provided by the Ontario government for children with physical, intellectual and/or developmental disabilities, mental health disorders, medical problems or those who need specialized services to participate in daily living activities.
  • Behaviour Management
    This program, which is funded by the Ministry of Community and Social Services, provides assessment and treatment services for children and youth up to the age of 18 with a developmental disability who also have behavioural issues.

Home and Community

  • Equality Rules
    The Government of Ontario created the EqualityRules.ca website to help young people, with support from parents and teachers, learn about the importance of healthy, equal relationships.
  • Ontario Child Benefit
    The Ontario Child Benefit is part of Ontario’s plan to expand opportunity for low-income families.
  • Child Care
    Information about finding and paying for child care in Ontario.
  • How to Adopt a Child in Ontario
    Adoption is the process through which a child becomes a part of a new family. It is intended to provide the child with permanence and security.
  • Foster Care
    Community agencies, licensed by the province, provide foster homes for children who can no longer live with their families. A foster home provides parent-model care for four or fewer children.
  • Integrated Services for Northern Children
    Children and youth living in rural and remote areas across northern Ontario can get access to a range of health, mental health and education services through Ontario's Integrated Services for Northern Children.
  • Infant Hearing Program
    Infant Hearing Program screens newborns for hearing loss while in the hospital.Every year in Ontario, nearly four in 1,000 babies are born deaf or hard of hearing. More lose their hearing later as they grow. Many of these children may need to learn speech and language differently, so it's important to detect hearing loss as early as possible.
  • Child Protection Services in Ontario
    The government's role in child protection is to fund, legislate and monitor the child welfare system. Learn more about child protection in Ontario.
  • Reporting Child Abuse and Neglect
    Find out the signs of abuse and neglect and find out about your responsibilities to report a child in need of protection.
  • Infant Development 
    The Ministry of Children and Youth Services funds about 50 Infant Development Programs.These programs are designed to help children up to five years of age who have a developmental disability or who are at risk of developmental delay.
  • Respite Programs
    The Ministry of Children and Youth Services funds two programs that can give families a break (or "respite") from the day-to-day care of their child with special needs.
  • Special Services at Home
    This program helps families who are caring for a child with a developmental or physical disability, as well as adults with a developmental disability.
  • Northern Ontario Grant Assistance Program
    Ontario needs social service and rehabilitation professionals like you to work in its northern communities. That's why the Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS) and the Ministry of Children and Youth Services (MCYS) have developed the Northern Ontario Grant Assistance Program (NOGAP). NOGAP has two main components: Incentive Grants and Education Grants.
  • Service Canada: Families and Children
    Visit the Government of Canada gateway site for children.
  • Ontario Association of Children's Aid Societies
    OACAS is a membership organization that represents 51 of 52 Children's Aid Societies in Ontario. Services include the promotion of child welfare issues, member services, government liaison and policy development, research and special projects, quality assurance in child welfare practice and training for all protection workers throughout the province.
  • Canadian Child Care Directory
    Listing of provincial and territorial child care organizations. - The content of this web site has been designed by two former childcare directors who have dedicated ten years each to the childcare field. This experience has enabled us to come up with an easy and fun to use directory that includes over 8000 listings in that both parents and childcare providers will benefit from. It is our goal to bring parents and childcare providers from all over Canada together.
  • Ministry of Children and Youth Services
    Ministry of Children and Youth Services was created to make it easier for families to find the services to give kids the best start in life, make it easier for families to access the services they need at all stages of a child's development, and help youth become productive adults.
  • Office of the Provincial Advocate for Children and Youth
    The Office of the Provincial Advocate reports directly to the Legislature and provides an independent voice for children and youth, including children with special needs and First Nations children.
  • Children's Health
    Learn about children's health services including the Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program and the Preschool Speech and Language Program.

Law and Safety

  • Office of the Children's Lawyer
    This office in the Ministry of the Attorney General delivers justice programs on behalf of children under the age of 18 with respect to their personal and property rights such as child custody and access disputes, child protection proceedings, estate matters and civil litigation.

Money and Taxes

  • Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities
    The Assistance for Children with Severe Disabilities program helps parents with some of the extra costs of caring for a child who has a severe disability.
  • Ontario Child Care Supplement for Working Families
    The Ontario Child Care Supplement for Working Families (OCCS) is a tax-free monthly payment to help with the costs of raising children under the age of seven.
  • Child Disability Benefit
    The Child Disability Benefit (CDB) is a tax-free benefit for families who care for a child under age 18 with a severe and prolonged impairment in physical or mental functions.
  • Child and Family Benefits
    This section of the site contains links to the child and family benefits by the Canadian Government including Canada Child Tax Benefit, Universal Child Care Benefit, and GST/HST Credit.
 
 
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