Nipawin & Area Early Years Family Resource Centre
What We Do
The Family Resource Centre is here for all families ages 0-5 years in the Nipawin area. We provide free learning experiences for the families to come together and play and explore. The Family Resource Centre also is able to suggest other professionals that can help your family strive for success.
The Province’s Best Practice Model is Based on Four Pillars:
Parent Education
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
Early Learning
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
Family Wellness
We assist families to identify and build skills that support family health and wellness, including breastfeeding supports, prenatal supports, immunization clinics and community kitchens and cooking programs.
Parent Education
Info & Referrals
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
Alana Burka
FRC Program Designer
306-862-7280
alana.burka@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
Danielle Ewanus
Autism Program with Saskatchewan Health Authority
306-862-7270
Courtney Riemer
Child/Youth (6-18 years) and Adult Mental Health Therapist
306-752-8767 to book an appointment
Pediatric Physical Therapy with Saskatchewan Health Authority
306-873-8282
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 Health Clinics
Community Health Services
Dental Health Program
Early Childhood Intervention Program
Licensed Child Care
Nipawin KidsFirst
Autism Program
Speech & Language Pathologist
Pediatric Physical Therapy
Child and Youth Mental Health Therapy
Central Park Elementary School-Prekindergarten