CHANCES

Workers provide ongoing support to parents through home visits Island-wide. Services during visits include:

• Activities to help with baby's growth and development
• Sharing information on topics like health, safety, nutrition, and language
• Support for postpartum and parental mental health
  
• Support to achieve personal goals
• Connections to other community resources for families

Email below contacts to learn more about the program.

Kings County:beststartkings@chancesfamily.ca

Prince County:beststartprince@chancesfamily.ca

Queens County:beststartqueens@chancesfamily.ca

To register, call a local Public Health Nursing office to get a referral. Visit the website for the list of contact.

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Provides parent/caregiver information sessions on a variety of topics. Includes:

• Nutrition
• Everyday parenting challenges and positive discipline
• Promoting emotional wellbeing in children
• Communication skills

Childcare and supper are provided onsite during sessions.

• Arts
• Indoor and outdoor physical activities
• Social interaction and play
• Music

Provides an eight-week prenatal support group to learn about pregnancy, labour and birth. In-person meetings are held in Charlottetown and virtual option is also available.

Parents and children participate together in early-learning activities and build a sense of connection and community with other families.