Accomplishments

2005 Milestones

Child Care Info Peel (CCIP) and Coordinated Info Peel (CIP)

• Information & Referral (I & R) Coordinator is 1 st Certified Resource Specialist (AIRS CA) in Peel
• All fulltime I & R staff are Certified Information & Referral Specialists
• 27,774 C/CIP contacts (not including website) in last year – 25% higher than previous year
• Contacts are encouraged to access www.cdrcp.com and sessions in C/CIP website areas have increased by 59%
• Email newsgroup increased 73%
• Quality Assurance Monitoring exceeds 9.5 / 10
• Home Child Care Network – 300 Informal Providers

Resource Connection

• 600 active memberships including 110 parents, 15 students and over 30 organizations
• Members from 15 different townships
• 2500 items loaned out with 1500 visits have been made to the library by members
• Over 50 Workshops have been offered to more then 800 participants
• Provincial Conference for OAID with over 150 participants
• 3 full-day workshops for Central West Region - Infant and Preschool Development Programs
• 1st "CDRCP Open House & Fun Day" provided information and children's activities to more then 80 families

Ontario Early Year’s Centre – Brampton West/Mississauga

• 22,123 family visits & 907 workshop participants
• 24 programs offered on a weekly basis in 4 sites & over 175 Hours of Community Outreach
• Continuously looking for new ways to reach families in the largest growing riding in Peel
• Work group of community agencies researched and provided resources and training to support inclusive

OEYC environments in all Peel Obeys

• Parents highly satisfied with program facilitation model

Setting the Stage for Successful Behaviour

• Curriculum continues to be rolled out around the province and is used by some colleges
• Parent materials available in 10 languages
• Work Group of community agencies continues to work on adaptation of the curriculum for children with

Early Years Consultation and Training

• Community consultations to enhance program delivery
• Over 60 workshops have been developed for community delivery
• Workshops customized to meet community needs
• Workshops delivered across the province
• Speaking engagements at local, provincial, national and world conferences

PEP-Start

• 298 children were seen and 74% were referred on for services
• 62% of the children seen at the clinic were 3 years and under, supporting our goal of performing an early identification function and getting children to services at a younger age.

• 300% increase in referrals to a Developmental Pediatrician due to multiple developmental concerns
• 40% increase in referrals from Physicians

Website www.cdrcp.com

• New website section www.peelearlyyears.com
• Community work group working on Peel Community Services Inventory
• Quick links expanded

Students

• Students keep CDRCP young at heart and in touch with the community
• Students are from 3 school Boards, Sheridan , Humber , and Ryerson University

Volunteers

• 85 volunteers including Board Members, Committee Members, networks, short-term work groups and Ontario Works Career Placements

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