Nipawin & Area Early Years Family Resource Centre
Dolly Parton Imagination Library
The Dolly Parton Imagination Library has been brought to many children in Nipawin and area. If you would like to join in sponsoring our own Nipawin library contact Lisa Vavra at 306-862-7291. If you would like to be added to the waiting list for your child please email us at lisa.vavra@saskhealthauthority.ca
Current Sponsors
Parent Education
We help you strengthen knowledge and build the skills to help your child have the best possible first 5 years! This includes:
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formal and informal groups and seminars, on parenting and early childhood development,
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family literacy and numeracy programs and,
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drop-in programs.
Parent Education
Nipawin Kinsmen Club-50 children for 3 years
Evidenced based activities that build brains including play-based learning activities where families interact with one another, play groups to explore art, gross motor movement and music and early learning preschool programming.
Parent Education
Other sponsor:
Don & Nancy Lidster- 5 children 2022
We link families to supports that help them raise healthy children including topical information, registries of early childhood programs, on-site developmental screening like Ages and Stages Questionnaires and referrals to service providers.
Who We Are
Lisa Vavra
FRC Coordinator
306-862-7291
lisa.vavra@saskhealthauthority.ca
Other Professionals We Work With
In the Family Resource Centre there are also working professionals who work at the Family Resource Centre and see their clients here or are based out of here. Which benefits our families who come here.
Anjie Neufeld
Early Childhood Speech-Language Pathologist with Saskatchewan Health Authority
306-862-7292
Jessica Steadman
Pediatric Physical Therapy with Saskatchewan Health Authority
306-873-8282
Jesse Neimus
Autism Program with Saskatchewan Health Authority
306-862-7270
Early Learning Professionals in Nipawin
Here is a list of other organizations in our area to help serve families with children. If you are interested in an application or more information on one of these items please get in touch with us for more information!
Child and Youth Nutrition, Culture & literacy
Child Health Clinics
Community Action Program for children
Community Health Services
Dental Health Program
Early Childhood Intervention Program
Healthy Beginnings
Licensed Child Care
Nipawin KidsFirst
Nipawin Oasis Community Centre
Nipawin Evergreen Centre
North East Outreach and support
Public Health immunization group
Regional KidsFirst
Salvation Army
Sask Culture Programing
Second stage housing
Short term infant group care home
