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"Excellent service to our family. We wouldn't know where we would be without them."
Welcome to the Nanaimo Child Development Centre Society
COVID-19 Information and Resources
COVID-19 Message from Executive Director
Preschool Parents - Closure Notice
COVID-19 Summary of Financial Supports
COVID-19 Resources for Parents/Guardians
The Nanaimo Child Development Centre (NCDC) is:
- A community-based, not-for-profit organization that has been an integral part of the community since 1967.
- Our mandate is to provide individualized services for children with developmental needs, from birth to age 19, and their families that promote optimum child development.
- Our aim is to assist children during their growth and development with their communication skills, motor skills and learning abilities, while recognizing and addressing the diverse needs of each child to ensure he/she reaches their full potential.
The NCDC provides support, assessment and therapeutic services to nearly 1,900 children and their families in Ladysmith, Nanaimo, Lantzville, Gabriola Island and Protection Island areas each year. The NCDC offers specialized assessments to children who live in the areas listed above as well as Duncan, Ucluelet, Tofino, Parksville and Qualicum Beach, who are thought to have Complex Developmental & Behavioural Conditions.
The programs/services at the NCDC include: Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Speech Language Therapy, Infant Development Program, Supported Child Development Program, Child & Youth Development Program, Family Development Program, C.A.R.E. Program, Early Childhood Education (Preschool) and the Complex Developmental and Behavioural Conditions (CDBC) program.
We acknowledge and express our gratitude for living and working on the unceded territories of the Snuneymuxw, Snaw naw as, and Stzuminus people.
Charitable Registration Number: 11905 0755 RR0001
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"I am so pleased with the knowledge, compassion, and level of respect the preschool teachers show. They are true gems."
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"My wife and I could not be happier with the service and help we have received from various staff of the CDC over the past 4 years - THANK YOU!!"
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"Excellent service to our family. We wouldn't know where we would be without them."
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"I am so pleased with the knowledge, compassion, and level of respect the preschool teachers show. They are true gems."
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"My wife and I could not be happier with the service and help we have received from various staff of the CDC over the past 4 years - THANK YOU!!"
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"We've been so impressed thus far with the passion and support that everyone at the CDC is providing. Our family feels as though we have a true partner that shares a common goal of bettering our son’s environment and access to necessary resources so he can be successful in his growth and development."