Start Here Guide:
Welcome to Lansdowne Children's Centre
Lansdowne Children's Centre is a highly accredited children's treatment centre (CTC) and SmartStart Hub, connecting caregivers with resources, services and supports for infants, children, and youth with physical, communication, and/or developmental needs, and their families.
Lansdowne Children's Centre serves the region of Grand Erie, including Brantford, Brant, Haldimand and Norfolk Counties, Six Nations of the Grand River and Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
Rita-Marie Hadley, Executive Director
Programs and Services Overview
Lansdowne Children's Centre programs and services include:
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Autism Services
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Early Integration Program (EIP)
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Infant & Child Development (ICDP)
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Speech and Language Therapy
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Physiotherapy (PT)
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Occupational Therapy (OT)
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Social Worker
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Child & Youth Workers
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Support Workers
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Respite Care
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Kids Country Inn
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Alternate Care
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ASD Respite Care
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In-home Respite Care
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Special Services at Home
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Recreation programs:
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Every Kid Counts (EKC)
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Camp and Recreation (CARE)
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Therapeutic Recreation (TR)
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Our Mission
Providing safe, accessible and quality family-centred services for infants, children and youth with physical, developmental and communication needs.
Our Vision
Working together to realize optimal potential for infants, children and youth.
Our Values
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Respect, Inclusion, Diversity, Empowerment and Safety
Family-Centred Guiding Principles
Family support principles are belief statements about how supports and resources ought to be made available to parents/families involved in early childhood intervention, parenting support and family resource programs and which specify how staff should interact and treat families.
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Children, youth and their families (herein referred to as families) are treated with dignity and respect at all times.
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Staff are sensitive, knowledgeable and responsive to the unique needs of families, including but not limited to cultural, ethnic and socio‐economic diversities.
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Family choice and decision‐making are incorporated at all levels of participation in all Lansdowne programs.
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Information necessary for families to make informed choices is shared in a sensitive, individualized and objective manner.
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Service provision is informed by family‐identified desires, priorities and preferences.
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Staff work with families to provide supports, resources and services in a flexible and responsive manner.
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Informal and formal community supports and resources are considered for achieving family outcomes.
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Services focus on family strengths, assets and interests as the foundation for building capacities and enhancing family functioning.
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Staff‐family relationships are characterized by partnerships and collaboration based on- mutual trust, respect, open communication and problem solving.
Contact information
Email Reception: info@lansdownecc.com
Email SmartStart Hub: referrals@lansdownecc.com
Website: www.lansdownecentre.ca
Social Media: @LansdowneChildrens
Phone: 519-753-3153 (local) OR 1-800-454-7186 (toll free)
Fax: 519-753-5927