For Professionals

Events, resources, and community connections for professionals working with children and families in York Region.

Whether you are looking to attend an event, access professional resources, or connect with community speakers, the sections below help you find what you need quickly.

Child & Family Collaborative supports professionals working with children and families across York Region. This includes early years educators, service providers, community organizations, and partners looking to learn, connect, and share trusted information. Use the sections below to access events, resources, speakers, and opportunities relevant to your work.

Events for Professionals

Explore professional development events, workshops, and learning opportunities focused on children, families, and community services.

Resources for Professionals

Access tools, research, and community resources designed to support your work with children and families across York Region.

Community Speakers

Discover community speakers with experience supporting children and families. Browse profiles and connect with speakers who offer insight, education, and lived experience.

Jobs & Volunteer Opportunities

Find job postings and volunteer opportunities within organizations serving children and families across York Region.

Built for your work. Resources you can rely on.

Access tools, guides, and sector resources that support your day-to-day work with children and families. These professional resources are curated by the Child & Family Collaborative to reflect current practices, shared standards, and trusted community knowledge.

From early learning and child care to family support and community services, these resources help professionals stay informed, aligned, and connected across the sector.

  • Families & Professionals

    York Region’s Early Years Program Finder

    York Region’s Early Years Program Finder allows parents and caregivers to search for licensed child care centres, including programs participating in the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system, centres offering subsidized child care, family drop-in programs and EarlyON Child and Family Centres in York Region.

  • Professionals

    York Region Nature Collaborative

    The York Region Nature Collaborative (YNRC) is committed to improving access to nature programs for people of all ages in York Region and beyond. Join us to connect with like-minded educators and individuals, and to share and receive resources to enrich your connection to the land and the work you do with young children.

  • Families & Professionals

    Autism Ontario

    Autism Ontario is the province’s leading source of information and referral on autism, and one of the largest collective voices representing the autism community. The work we do helps all autistic individuals and families in their communities have access to meaningful supports, information, and connections so they are equitably and seamlessly supported across their life course.

  • Families & Professionals

    310 COPE

    York Support Services Network offers the Community Crisis Response Service for persons who are having a mental health crisis, and their family or friends. By calling our toll-free number 1-855-310-COPE (2673) or (TTY) 1-866-323-7785, you can speak with a crisis worker anytime you need to.

Upcoming Events for Professionals

Stay up to date on upcoming events, workshops, and learning opportunities designed for early years professionals and community partners in York Region.

  • Events for Professionals

    Understanding Our Role in Cultivating an Ecological Identity for Children and Ourselves

    • October 8 @ 6:30 pm

  • Events for Professionals

    Environments that Inspire: Reconsidering Our Environments and Materials

    • October 13 @ 6:30 pm

  • Events for Professionals

    Early Childhood Educator and Child Care Worker Appreciation Day

    • October 21 @ 7:00 pm