Welcome to the Osoyoos Community Table Page
About Us
The Osoyoos Communities for Kids (CFK) Community Table was established in October 2003. All members of the Osoyoos Table volunteer their time to support CFK's early childhood development (ECD) efforts in Osoyoos.
Members
include parents,
grandparents and
representatives
from
- public
health
-
speech-language
pathology
-
childcare
organizations
- School District
53
- infant
development/Okanagan
Boys and
Girls Club
- Osoyoos Parks
and
Recreation
- RCMP
Victims
Assistance
Unit
- Kiwanis
- Early
Learning
Centre
We meet monthly to consider Osoyoos’ ECD needs and how we may support those needs.
As we head
into our 5th year, the Osoyoos CFK Table invites you to join our vibrant and enthusiastic group to help build and support early childhood development in Osoyoos.
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Committee Members and Contact Information
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Meeting Information
We meet the
third Monday of
each month, 7:00
p.m. at the
Sonora Community
Centre.
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Celebrating our Successes
Community Directory
Since 2003, our CFK Table has been publishing a resource directory that outlines Osoyoos’ ECD programs and services. The Osoyoos RCMP Victims Services Unit donates staff time and copying expenses to produce the directory. Pick your free copy up at; the library, the elementary school, the public health office, the Osoyoos Child Care Centre, in other places around the community, or print a copy from the Community Links box below.
Working with the Understanding the Early Years Coordinator (Patricia Gregory) we recently expanded our listing of Osoyoos’ programs, services and facilities that support young children (see the Community Directory and Map Resources).
Play Equipment
The Osoyoos Parks and Recreation department offers a Parent and Tot program two mornings a week at the Sonora Community Centre. Communities for Kids provided $1,000.00 to purchase mats and play equipment used by this and other recreation programs. The equipment improves child safety in these valuable programs that build social skills and physical health.
Mother Goose
In 2006, the Osoyoos Child Care Society was awarded $1,500.00 of CFK funding to run an 8 week Mother Goose program for 3 and 4 year olds. This free program featured songs, rhymes, stories, and gave children and parents an opportunity to learn, sing, socialize, and have fun. The Sonora Community Centre is currently offering the Mother Goose program for Osoyoos families.
ECD Awareness in Osoyoos
To promote the importance of healthy child development and raise public awareness of CFK, we display ECD information at community events, including “Ready, Set, Learn”, Gymboree, and at the Osoyoos Parks and Recreation program registration event. We also have an ECD information display beside the Kindergarten room at the Osoyoos Elementary School.
The Osoyoos CFK Table has also made many presentations to raise ECD awareness among local service clubs and community organizations, including the Town Council, the Osoyoos Planning Committee, Osoyoos Recreation Commission, the Bhavsagar Sikh Temple, and the South Okanagan Ministerial Association.
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Plans
The Osoyoos Table works to identify unmet ECD needs in the community. We are in the process of identifying a new project. Watch this web page for upcoming announcements.
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Archives
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Community Links
If your group/organization has a website, please contact Blair Lischeron to discuss linking our sites.
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Programs
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Events
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Strong Start Centre
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Early Learning Centres, sometimes called StrongStart Centres, are free drop-in places for preschool children and their parents or caregivers to come and play, learn and have fun. For more information, click below.
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If your group/organization has a website, please contact Blair Lischeron to discuss linking our sites.
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