Sudbury Catholic Schools Celebrate Grand Opening of St. Francis Best Start Hub
Scientist, Pierre Harrison, owner of PLAYLearnThink, entertains the Junior Kindergarten students at St. Francis Catholic School warming up to the launch of the school’s Best Start Hub. Students were mesmerized by the scientific principles involving disappearing dye in lemons, simulated acupuncture using magnets, and a spinning tray of water that never spilled a drop. |
February 21, 2008 - Children and families, child care
agencies along with community and school staff joined Sudbury Catholic
Schools Trustees and Senior Administration and Board staff in
celebrating the grand opening of the City of Greater Sudbury’s Best
Start Hubs at an Open House held at St. Francis Catholic School on
Wednesday.
The Best Start Program referred to as “Hubs” is a one-stop centre for
families, bringing together kindergarten, childcare, parent-child
programs, parenting supports and a wide range of specialized services.
The Hubs are located in schools or other locations that are closely
linked to schools. Best Start is an initiative of the Provincial
Government but is directed at the local level by a Best Start Network
which is made up of representatives from the Ministry of Children and
Youth Services, the City of Greater Sudbury, all four school boards, and
the child care, family support, health and specialized children’s
services sectors.
The Best Start Hubs incorporate services for families such as
kindergarten, childcare and family supports, tot playgrounds, workshops
for parents, dad and baby night as well as access to other services.
Over time, more services such as selected Preschool Speech and Language
and Health Services will be offered in the hubs. The goal of the Best
Start Hub is to integrate all of these services so that they are all
working together and providing families with seamless services.
For more information on Best Start Hubs, please call 311 to find a Best Start near you!