Year after year, The Children’s Place staff continue to try and make life a bit easier on our families any way that we are able to!  As always, an early dinner will be served on Friday, October 31st, at 4pm to assist those families who wish to take their children trick-or–treating early, all you will have to worry about is getting everyone dressed up for the big night!  The children booked on the evening of Halloween at our Carling location will be going Trick-or-Treating with the Extended program and we will be celebrating Halloween parties in our program rooms. Going trick-or-treating? Coming up with a…

Flu season is sneaking up on all of us… Protect yourself and those around you this season… Get the flu vaccine!!! It is easier than ever to get your flu vaccine.  Anyone aged six months and older who lives, works or attends school in Ontario is eligible to receive the publicly funded flu vaccine.  Visit the Ottawa Public Health page to view a list Flu Clinics near you http://ottawa.ca/en/residents/public-health/flu-clinics or Public Health Agency of Canada www.Fightflu.ca Did you know that children under the age of 5 years old are at higher risk of serious complications from the flu?  The flu (influenza)…

Hi! This is Stephanie. I am sure that like me, you have all experienced at one time or another that having children can make it difficult to find a few hours of relaxation time for yourself… Date nights with your significant other may be a thing of the past, let alone having the peace to do groceries without 4 extra hands grabbing from the cart (sigh)!!! We have a solution for you!!!  The Children’s Place is committed to providing a vital support system to help parents balance work and family life and the staff are always striving to make life easier on our families by offering additional services.  In addition to our…

In conjunction with outside agencies, The Children’s Place offers MARTIAL ARTS Class and DANCE Classes, in a SEAMLESS  manner!  The Children’s Place will be partnering with outside agencies again this year to meet your extra-curricular activity needs! Our partners will be provided space within our facilities and in return will discount TCP children for their programs! Pro-Style Karate:  Mondays & Wednesdays 6:15pm—7:00pm  www.prostylekarate.com ISOD (Hip Hop Dance Classes):  Tuesdays 6:00pm—6:45pm  TCP class dates  TCP registration Form The Children’s Place will: · Provide dinner before the activity at no additional cost · Assist the children in preparing for the class · Hand over the children to…

At The Children’s Place we never let the rainy weather get us down…  During the weeks of August 11-22nd, The children at our Kanata centres had plenty of fun getting strikes at Walkley Bowling Lanes, doing fancy flips and tricks at Corona Gymnastics, climbing the wall and dodging mazes at Midway Family Fun Park and a short visit to the Sensplex to watch a hockey game before arriving at the KRC Park for an afternoon of fun and games!  And our Carling children enjoyed a weekly visit to the local library and were dazzled by the magic and wonders of Special guest, John Pert the Magician and Mad…

What could be better than enjoying a night out to yourself while knowing that your child(ren) are well taken care of??? How about 2 nights!!! That’s right!  Each year, our dedicated staff go above and beyond to devote their time and energy to planning several fun filled sleepovers and campouts for the Junior Kindergarten, Senior Kindergarten and School Age children during March Break and Summer programming. The School Agers have just returned from their two day camping trip at a nearby conservation center. Don’t forget to check back weekly to see what we’ve been up to!  

Our summer programs have gotten off to a great start and we have been keeping busy and active with all of the fun field trips and special activities planned by our creative staff.  So far, some of the children’s favourite activities have included a trip to Karters’ Korner’s to go karting, a visit from Little Rays Reptile Zoo and Gotta Paint, several trips to the local splash pads and beaches and a Sleepover at the daycare! We are looking forward to the rest of the summer and all of the exciting events that are planned.  We still have a few…

  Make sure to save the date and join us on August 22nd for our Annual Summer Extravaganza at Arnprior Beach!!!  Enjoy an afternoon of: water play, face painting, outdoor games and a delicious picnic lunch for the whole family!!!