Children's Services Information Network

Created by the Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board

Children's Services Vision

All children have access to high quality, inclusive, responsive early years programs.

Welcome to the Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board, Children’s Services Information Network (CSIN) website. This network is to have a one stop collaborative virtual toolbox of all things children 0 – 12 years of age. The website is for Registered Early Childhood Educators, Childcare workers, agencies that work with children 0 – 12 years of age and educators of the early years in the school system.

Professional Development opportunities can be found on this website. Please make sure to visit often to not miss anything new. All presentation materials from workshops or webinars will be posted on this site. A learning management system is in the works for this network site.

This virtual toolbox will also have a variety of information for all service sectors including the Inventory of Services in our District. If you know of a service that is not included in this inventory, please contact Shannon Costello at costells@cdssab.on.ca

This site will provide materials in both english and french. Not all materials or websites that are found will be available in both languages. We will try our best to provide a variety of materials. The Children’s Services team welcomes any contributions to his website. If you have anything to contribute, please contact Cathy Courville at CourvilC@cdssab.on.ca

Our team looks forward to working with all service agencies to provide this free service to the District of Cochrane.

Shannon Costello, Director of Children’s Services, CDSSAB

Under the Child Care and Early Years Act, the Cochrane District Services Board, Children’s Services Department manages the funding for the provision of a variety of programs, including:

  • EARLYON  CHILD & FAMILY CENTRES
  • CHILD CARE COST BASED FUNDING
  • FEE SUBSIDY
  • SPECIAL NEEDS RESOURCING
  • WAGE ENHANCEMENT
  • GENERAL OPERATING GRANT
  • CAPACITY BUILDING / PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
  • CHILDCARE PLANNING
  • INVESTING IN CHILDREN AND FAMILIES PROGRAM

 The CDSB currently has a service agreement with 16 agencies that provide a variety of services within the District including licensed child care, home child care, special needs resourcing, before and after school recreation programs, and EarlyON Child & Family Centre programs. In addition the CDSB directly operates the Northern Treasures Licensed Home Child Care program.

Our Direct Growth Plan for the district can be found here : GROWTH PLAN (ENG), GROWTH PLAN (FR)

Please note that an updated version is being brought to the Board of Directors on September 18, 2025. This link will be updated after the approval of the plan.

We are the service system manager for Early Years within the District!

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