Registered Early Child Care Educators and Child Care Supervisors following Quality Child Care Niagara protocols can make referrals for speech-language assessment for children age 0-4* (*until August 31 of the year the child turns 4) by:
- Niagara Children’s Centre Birth-School Start Speech-Language Referral Portal (coming soon)
- Faxing a completed Niagara Children’s Centre Birth-School Start Speech-Language Pathology Referral Form for Quality Childcare Niagara to (905) 688-9181.
Designated local community partners can make referrals for the SmartStart Hub and/or core services of physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language therapy for children age 0-4* (*until August 31 of the year the child turns 4). Designated local community partners refers to Contact Niagara, Health Babies Healthy Children, Infant and Child Development Services, Public Health Nurses, Resource Consultants, Pathstone, and Bethesda Children’s Services.
Community Partner referrals can be made by:
- For age 0-4 core service(s) referrals with or without SmartStart Hub Referral:
- Niagara Children’s Centre Referral Portal for Community Partners (coming soon)
- Faxing a completed Niagara Children’s Centre/Smart Start Hub Referral Form for Community Partners to (905) 688-9181.
- For SmartStart Hub referral only:
- SmartStart Hub Referral Portal (coming soon)
Supporting Documents for Designated Community Partners: