Grow Along With Me

Who We Are

Children's C.A.R.E. Services

• Community-based services
• Assessment services
• Rehabilitation and intervention
• Education and information

Parents and professionals work together in homes, schools, community health sites, preschools and daycares to identify the needs of the child, while building on their strengths and abilities.

We offer assistance in: Audiology, Baby Specialty Team, Behaviour Management, Feeding Consultation Team, Infant/Preschool Development, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, & Speech-Language Pathology.

For more information visit our website at: http://web-ext.chr.ab.ca/bins/content_page.asp?cid=5073-5101-6923-11679-11417-11218

South Region Parents as Teachers

South Region Parents as Teachers is a FREE parent education and family support program serving families from pregnancy to five years of age.

Program services are available throughout Southwest Alberta (excluding Crowsnest Pass and Pincher Creek) and include:

Personal Home Visits:  Certified Parent educators trained in child development and home visiting provide parents with:

• age-appropriate child development and parenting information
• suggestions for learning opportunities that encourage language, intellectual, physical and social skills and social growth
• opportunities to discuss parenting concerns
• assistance in observing their child's development
• strategies to manage challenging behaviour
• ways to encourage a strong parent-child relationship

Home visits normally occur on a monthly or biweekly basis.

Developmental Screenings:  Parent educators provide periodic screening of overall development including health, hearing and vision.

Group Meetings:  Opportunities are provided for parents to come together and share concerns and successes and obtain additional parenting information.

Resource Network:  Links to other community services that further support and enrich families are provided.

Resource Library:  Parents as Teachers families have the opportunity to access books and other parenting resources from an extensive resource library.

For more information visit our website at: www.southregionpat.ca

 

 Southwest Alberta Child and Family Services Authority

Southwest Alberta Child and Family Services Authority oversees the delivery of child care in this region and provides parents with a range of child care options.  Regulated and approved child care programs are continually monitored to ensure established standards are met and the children's health, safety and well being are protected.

For more information visit our website at: http://www.southwestalbertacfsa.gov.ab.ca/whatwedo/page.cfm?pg=Child%20Care

 

Parent Link Centres

Parent Link Centres are community planned and community based.  They provide parents and families with comprehensive support in the form of four core services:

• Parent Education
• Early Childhood Development and Care
• Family Support
• Information & Referrals

Each Centre must provide all four core services, independently or in partnership, to be eligible for Parent Link Centre funding.  Because services are community-based programming may differ from Centre to Centre in response to local needs.  All four core services will be provided although the specific programs offered may vary.

The centres comply with province-wide operational and programming standards to ensure that all parents have access to similar types of services and the same standards of excellence.

For more information and to find a Parent Link Centre in your community visit our website at: http://www.parentlinkalberta.ca/publish/default.htm