Testimonials
“When I began working at an Ontario Early Years Centre (OEYC) over four years ago, I was introduced to Affiliated Services for Children and Youth. Immediately I began utilizing the Professional Resource Lending Library for materials to enhance our early learning and literacy programs. I also took advantage of the multitude of workshops that ASCY offers to professionals working within the early learning and child care community.”
“ASCY partnered with the OEYCs at various community tables as well as in professional education opportunities to ensure that programs that were delivered to the families we serve were research-based and high quality. The staff are knowledgeable as well as approachable and are always willing to offer any kind of support they can to those who are just starting out in the early learning and child care field as well as for those who are seasoned veterans.”
“One example of the unique ideas that this organization comes up with and acts upon would be the OEYC Literacy Liaison Committee. The Literacy Liaison Committee was started by ASCY for the OEYC staff and has developed into a time where the latest literacy information can be shared with an opportunity for staff to create new literacy materials.”
“Nine years ago, I was a mature Early Childhood Education (ECE) student at Mohawk College and was introduced to the services at ASCY and the amazing and talented professionals who worked there. I give credit to the team at ASCY for helping me achieve success in the ECE program because they were always available to mentor me with my studies and to add brilliance to the trillions of assignments I had to hand in (when I was tired and exhausted they had the energy to plunge forward). Throughout my ECE career, the team at ASCY supported my professional endeavours with endless inspirational and educational kits, a massive variety of equipment and resources for me and the children and families I worked with. I have grown in my learning from all the professional education opportunities that have been provided to me and feel that I could not have travelled that nine years nor would I ever have wanted to travel without that fabulous team at ASCY! Endless gratitude for supporting me for nine years and I hope many more!”