Inclusion Services
BGC East Scarborough supports the inclusion of young children with extra support needs in their community programs.
Inclusion Services provides a range of programs and services that ensures young children with extra support needs, and their families, have the resources and supports necessary for growth, development, and success!
Resource Consultation
A multi-focus approach is used by the Inclusion Resource Consultant to provide service which may include consultation to support the individual child’s needs, consultation to promote quality childcare environments, and training.
Cost: Resource Consultation is fully funded as a part of the City of Toronto’s Every Child Belongs unit and is provided at no cost to the community.
For more information, please contact Taiseer Maju, Manager of Inclusion Services, at 416-281-0262 x 225 / tmaju@esbgc.ca or Ladan Darabiha, Inclusion Resource Consultant, at 416-281-0262 x 221 / ldarabiha@esbgc.ca.
Supervisors of licensed child care centres in our service area must make referrals for service, individual consultation, program consultation, and/or training, via the Every Child Belongs online portal. In the case of individual consultation, Supervisors must obtain signed parental consent before making the online referral.
Families in Settlement Together
BGC East Scarborough works to support Catholic Crosscultural Services in the delivery of Families in Settlement Together which, using a holistic approach, provides settlement support to families as a unit by providing specialized needs assessment for families and families with children with special needs. The program offers one-on-one support and group activities, such as an interactive web page for families to connect with the community virtually, Meet and Greets, Parenting Skills Building, and interest classes for children based on their age group.
Cost: Families in Settlement Together is provided at no cost to the community.
For more information on the program and to register for these services, visit www.ccsfamily.ca or contact Shahram Ebrahimpanah, the BGC East Scarborough Inclusion Settlement Support Staff, at sebrahimpanah@esbgc.ca.