Discover EarlyON Programs

In-Person and Virtual Experiences for your family

Welcome to EarlyON’s Programs page, your gateway to a variety of enriching experiences designed to support your child’s early learning and development. Whether you prefer the hands-on interaction of our in-person programs or the convenience of virtual sessions, we offer a range of activities that promote interactive learning, early literacy, and school readiness.

Our new region-wide online registration platform makes it easy to explore, select, and register for the programs that best suit your family’s needs. Please note that pre-registration is required, so be sure to create an account or sign in to get started.

For any questions, feel free to reach out to us at facilitator@empowersimcoe.ca. We look forward to learning and growing with you!

Toggle the button below to switch between In-Person Programs and Virtual Programs

In Person

Virtual

Barrie
Bradford
Innisfil/Thornton

Barrie EarlyON Centre

129 Ferris Lane
Barrie, ON L4M 2Y1

East Bayfield Satellite

80 Livingstone St E.
Barrie, ON L4M 6X9

Inniswood Satellite

460 Yonge St
Barrie, ON L4N 4E2

Summitview

380 Duckworth St
Barrie, ON L4M 5K4

Coulter Glen

49 Coulter St
Barrie, ON L4N 7N2

Bradford EarlyON Centre

118 Barrie Street
Bradford, ON L3Z 1A0

Thornton EarlyON

4171 Innisfil Beach Rd, Thornton, ON

Innisfil Library, Lakeshore Branch

967 Innisfil Beach Rd, Innisfil , ON

Innisfil Library Stroud

7883 Yonge St., Innisfil, ON

Cookstown Satellite

20 Church Street
Cookstown, ON L0L 1L0

To Register for In-Person programs:

1. Select your preferred location.
2. Choose the preferred program, date and time of your visit.
3. Enter all required fields to complete registration.

Please Note: Pre-registration is required, so you will need to either Create an Account, or Sign In if you already have one.

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Virtual Programs

Click to register for online programs

To Register for Virtual programs:

1 – To begin, click the calendar above.

2 – Choose the preferred date & program.

3 – Enter all required fields to complete registration.

Please Note:
-Pre-registration is required, so you will need to either Create an Account, or Sign In if you already have one.
-You will receive a Zoom meeting invitation via email. Please check your Junk folder if you do not see it.

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Staff Name	Position	Years of Service
John Johnson	Community Support Services Supervisor	40 years
Barb Burns	Community Support Worker	40 years
Dianne McLean	Infant and Child Development Support Worker	35 years
Kristi Pitkin	Transition Support Services Coordinator	35 years
Lisa Lawlor	Community Support Worker	30 years
Crystal Donaldson	Community Support Services Site Coordinator	30 years
Kim Hammell-Ramos	Community Support Worker	30 years
Kerry Sommers	Accommodations Support Worker	30 years
Jordanna Meeker	Service Planning Coordinator	30 years
Jennifer Nichols	Accommodations Support Worker	30 years
Sandy Paterson	Community Support Worker	30 years
Kim Martin	Supports and Services Manager	30 years
Diane Uram	Employment Supports and Service Coordinator	30 years
Carrie Nadeau	Supports and Services Supervisor	30 years
Stephanie Mole	Senior Support Worker	30 years
Caroline Pattison	Community Support Worker	25 years
Krista Duguay	Community Support Worker	25 years
Joyce Falcon	Community Support Worker	25 years
Kelly Erb	Regional Housing Supervisor	25 years
Colleen McGinnis	Quality and Innovations Manager	25 years
Cyril Quiambao	Accommodations Support Worker	25 years
Carrie Nixon	Supported Independent Living Worker	25 years
Claire Lavigne	Employment Support Services Coordinator	25 years
Kelly Balkwill	Community Support Worker	25 years
Dawn Theriault	Transition Support Services Coordinator	20 years
Natasha Brown	Housing Access Worker	20 years
Amy Readman	Accommodations Support Worker	20 years
Tania Walker	Accommodations Support Worker	20 years
April McKenzie	Quality and Innovations Supervisor	20 years
Tania Lever	Accommodations Support Worker	20 years
Shannon Fox	Accommodations Support Worker	20 years
Courtney Shields	Transitions Support Services Coordinator	20 years
Pamela MacDonald	Accommodations Support Worker	20 years
Giselle Powell-Guerard	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Carol Virus	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Stacie Swinton	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
J.P. Muldoon	Digital Solutions and Brand Marketing Specialist	15 years
Denise Jarvis	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Aime Vanayan	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Rosemary Beckett	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Dianna Naulls	Senior Support Worker	15 years
Carolann Faris	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Crystal Myers	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Denyse Russell	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Ashley Arnold	Senior Support Worker	15 years
Thea Farrell	Community Participation Support Worker	15 years
Amy Daynard	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
David Canzi	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Helena Ogilvie	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Joan Newell	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Michelle Melville	Accommodations Support Worker	15 years
Craig Rioux	Property Technician	10 years
Pauline Marin	Accommodations Support Worker	10 years
Amanda Genier	Accommodations Support Worker	10 years
Brittney Piercy	Software Implementation Project Lead	10 years
Desiree McKenzie	Accommodations Support Worker	10 years
Allison Fletcher	Accommodations Support Worker	10 years
Kelsey Lockman	Accommodations Support Worker	10 years
Sandra Jones	EarlyON Program Facilitator	10 years
Corrie Patton	Preschool Services Supervisor	10 years
Sandra Urbshott	Community Participation Support Worker	10 years
Meghan Baron	Accommodations Support Worker	10 years
Breanne White	People and Culture	10 years
Laura Facciolo	EarlyON Program Facilitator	5 years
Dorota Rynkowski	Finance Associate	5 years
Shayne Engel	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Kristina McLean	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Namandeep Singh	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Jackie Schrum	Family Home Support Worker	5 years
Kayla Howe	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Silena Reichert	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Anika Wilks	Supported Independent Living Worker	5 years
Katerina Amos	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Jeff Czetwerzuk	Supported Independent Living Worker	5 years
Kayla Morrison	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Katlin Kitching	Community Support Worker	5 years
Thomas Black	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Matt Leno	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Nathan Packard	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Luke McGann	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Naomi Langfeld	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Kathleen Bazely	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Jacob Taplin	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Tracy Parker	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Linda Cluett	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Cindy Dixon	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Justin MacDonald	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Bukky Oyebanjo-Odofin	Accommodations Support Worker	5 years
Valerie O’Donnell	Finance Associate	5 years

A Helping Hand Always Inc.	Allandale Pharmasave Pharmacy	Alvin Moore	Amy St. John
Andrea Dickins	Angela Brown	Anna Rinaldi	Arlette Utton
Arnold Veen	Ashley Polischuik	Ask4Care Support Services Inc.	Av Utukuri
Barbara Warne Estate	Barbara Woodrow	Barrie Fire Community Projects	Bayfield Carpet Inc.
Bertram Construction (Ontario) Ltd.	Boathouse Eatery	Boston Pizza Foundation	Bradanick Construction Services Inc.
Cakes by Design	Cari Whyne	CL & F Consulting	Compu-SOLVE Technologies Inc.
ComVida Corporation	Constance Kain	Cowan Insurance Group	Dale Rowe
Daniel and Ann Johnston	Desjardins Insurance	Donald Matheson	Don McIsaac - Mayor of Orillia
Dorvict Home and Health Care Services	Dr. Mitchell Whyne	Empower Simcoe Employee Giving	Enbridge Inc.
Equitable Life of Canada	Eric & Narumi Hyatt	Essa Painting	Fully Promoted Barrie
Glenn Meeuwisse	George Lunan Foundation	Gilda Ann Whyne	Helen Capastrand
Helen Thompson	Hicks Morley LLP	Humberview Mobility	Ilene Taillefer
Investigative Risk Management	IODE West Gwillimbury Chapter	James S. Deitch	Jennifer Moore
Jessica MacDonald Architect Inc.	Jessica Skinner	Jet Lag Voyages	Johanne Messner
John & Marie Ritchie	Joseph McIsaac	J.P. Bickell Foundation	J Plumbing
Just Junk	Kim Taitt-Meikle	Kiwanis Club of Barrie	Kelly Houston
Lake Country Office Solutions Inc.	Lorrie Truen	Lothar and Brigitte Thiemann	Lynn Lafrance
Marika Brousseau	Marilyn Ulrick	Margaret Good	Mary-Jane & Serge Gravelle
Michael E. Reed Professional Corporation	Michele Kapteyn	Michelle Kozinetz	Muriel Flynn
Nathan Robertson	NEXIM Healthcare Consultants Inc.	Nicole Mulholland	Northern Performance Windows and Doors
Optimist Club of Barrie	Petro-Canada Caremakers	Phyllis Fletcher	Pooran Law
Powell Jones LLP - Chartered Accountants	Raed Abdullah	RBC Foundation	RBC Wealth Management Dominion Securities
Retired Teachers of Ontario District 17	Richard Ellis	Ron Ptasiuk	Rose Mary and Thomas King
Rotary Club of Barrie Huronia	Sandy Cove Drug Store	Scarlett Cuthbertson	Sheldon C. Barris
Shelley Rhyno	Simcoe County Road Supervisors Association	Sue Tedesco	Sunshine Carpet & Flooring
SUPERIOR Home Health Care Barrie	Surbhi Warach	Surelock Homes Ltd.	Tom Richardson Electric (Stroud) Ltd.
Toronto Blue Jays Baseball Club - Community Relations	Trellis Social Enterprises Inc.	United Way Simcoe Muskoka	Vancouver Foundation
Victoria Harbour Lions Club	Victoria Ptasiuk	Wendy Stephens	WHS Automotive
William Dorey

Risk Identification	Mitigating Actions/Controls ( currently in place)
Labour shortage of employees in various departments and programs and at all levels	Ongoing recruiting drive. Ensuring competitive wages and benefits. Advocate for cost of living funding increase. Seek Employee feedback on how to improve work conditions.
Lack of cost of living funding increases resulting in the erosion of quality and capacity of service delivery over time.	Consistent dialogue and advocacy with funders. Reliance on fundraising to supplement government funding shortfalls. Invest in efforts to improve efficiency and productivity.
Labour disruption.	Union negotiations with the support of labour relations lawyer. Work stoppage/contingency plan.
Cyber Security Breach.	Employee cyber security training. Invest in up-to-date cyber security technology and best practises. Off-site backups. IT audits.
Temporary or permanent loss of funding from main funders.	Consistent dialogue and advocacy with funders. Maintain contingency fund. Maintain fundraising efforts.
Major disruption to operating environment due to natural disasters, pandemics, war, terrorism and other catastrophic events.	Pandemic planning, business continuity planning, insurance, contingency fund.

Barrie EarlyON Centre

East Bayfield Satellite

Inniswood Satellite

Summitview

Coulter Glen

Bradford EarlyON Centre

Thornton EarlyON

Innisfil Library, Lakeshore Branch

Innisfil Library Stroud

Cookstown Satellite

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Virtual Programs

To Register for Virtual programs:

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Ontario Electricity Support Program (OESP)

Eligibility by Income level (estimate):

Housing Retention Fund (HRF)

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Low-Income Energy Assistance Program (LEAP)

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