Rexdale Women's Centre Children's Services
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Description & Services
Description	The Rexdale Women's Centre is an independent, not-for-profit, voluntary agency that serves high-need women and their family members    The Children's Services Program offers the following services:    Preschool Program  Provides structured early learning opportunities for children 2 to 5 years of age whose parents are registered and attending English as a Second Language classes at the Centre. The program assists children to ease into kindergarten with little or no anxiety    School Readiness  Provides children 2 to 6 years of age, new to the country, opportunities to develop language, early literacy, creative, cognitive, sensory and motor skills to succeed in the school system. Parents accompany the children to the program and learn about their child’s development needs     Family Drop-In program  Designed for children 2 to 12 years of age. Aids children to develop language, cognitive, sensory, creative and gross motor skills development. Targets newcomer children and their parents who have limited knowledge of English language skills. While children are learning and creating, parents are involved in workshops and seminars that develop better parenting skills. Parents learn more about their children’s development, are encouraged to use these techniques at home to foster continued growth of acquired skills and positive learning opportunities for their children.     Occasional Child Care Program  To assist newcomer families in accessing and benefitting from services, occassional child care is provided. Available to parents with children from 19 months to 14 years of age. Children attend the program while parents participate and benefit from services.
Hours	Office Hours: Mon, Tue, Fri 9:00 am-5:00 pm *Wed 9 am-8 pm * Sat 9 am-12 pm
Areas Served	Etobicoke ; Greater Toronto Area ; Toronto
Eligibility	Services available to: newcomers, immigrants, refugees, Canadian women and their family/dependants
Fees	None
Languages	English ; French ; Arabic ; Bosnian ; Chinese (Mandarin) ; Croatian ; Dari ; Farsi (Persian) ; Gujurati ; Hindi ; Pashto ; Punjabi ; Serbian ; Somali ; Spanish ; Tamil ; Twi ; Urdu ; West Indian dialect ; Assyrian, Bengali
Contact Information
Address	23 Westmore Drive, Ste 400 Etobicoke, ON M9V 3Y7   View Google Map
Intersection	Hwy 27 / Albion Rd
Office Phone	416-745-0062
Fax	416-745-3995
Website	www.rexdalewomen.org
Primary Contact	Fatima Filippi, Executive Director; Email: admin@rexdalewomen.org
Other Details
Established	1978
Funding	City / Town ; Donations
Service Level	(50) Non Profit
Subjects
Subjects	Child care ; Children ; Community centres ; Drop-in centres ; Early childhood education ; English as a second language ; Immigrants ; Parent and child programs ; Parenting support ; Preschool children ; Refugees