Strong Start Charitable Organization
1-565 Kumpf Drive,
Waterloo, Ontario N2V 1K3 Phone: 519-743-9578 Email: info@strongstart.ca Website: www.strongstart.ca |
What is Strong Start Charitable Organization's role in early literacy?
Who do we serve?
Where can you find us?
How do we provide early literacy support for families/caregivers?
How do we provide early literacy support for service providers?
- Strong Start provides programs and services through community-wide partnerships to help children learn to read
- All Strong Start programs are provided free of charge to the program participants (children)
- Strong Start Charitable Organization is a registered charity B/N 82594 8060 RR0001
Who do we serve?
- Baby Connections (BC) help for families to develop literacy and language skills with their babies and provides each family with a take-home kit of resources.
Where can you find us?
- BC: EarlyON Centres, Libraries, Community Centres
How do we provide early literacy support for families/caregivers?
- BC: Trained Facilitators focus on delivering key messages, practical strategies and coaching around the importance of early, meaningful face-to-face interactions and their positive impact on babies' brain development, creating the essential neuro-connections for later language and literacy.
How do we provide early literacy support for service providers?
- BC: Training provided for Program Facilitators who share the program's key messages, easy literacy strategies and tips for using the kit of resources with families.