Programs that pay for or provide baby items such as formula, baby food, diapers, clothing or furniture.

Investigation and intervention to ensure the safety and well-being of children who are vulnerable to abuse, neglect or exploitation.

Licensed alternatives to family care including child care centres, nursery schools and care for school-age children.

Social, recreational and educational get-togethers children or for parents or caregivers and the young children they care for. May be structured or informal.

Programs that provide a structured evaluation of a child's cognitive or intellectual functioning, language and communication skills, social and emotional development and perceptual or motor functioning.

Programs that provide a wide variety of social services designed to support the healthy development of families, improve family interaction skills and help fragile families to resolve their problems at a pre-crisis stage before they become unmanageable.

Programs that use a family-centered and community-based approach to meet the needs of children and families with complex challenges.

Programs that provide classes, workshops or other educational opportunities for parents or potential parents who want to acquire knowledge and skills.

Support groups for parents who share a common circumstance such as being a single parent, parents with children whose behaviour is out of control, or parents of children with disabilities.

Services for new mothers and women who are, or want to be, pregnant.

Programs that provide summer or day camps for children, including camps for children with disabilities or health challenges.