Early years (0-5 years) resources

Family and Child Education (FACE)

Family and Child Education (FACE) serves children ages 0-8 in ASD-S, offering early intervention services that support and empower children and their families to reach their potential. Services are available in the many environments where they live, learn and grow. FACE has offices in Sussex, Saint John, Black’s Harbour, and St. Stephen.  

Talk With Me

Talk With Me provides prevention and intervention services that support language and communication development in children from birth to school entry. They also offer programs that assist families in supporting children’s language development and early literacy skills. Talk With Me serves all of the communities of ASD-S and has offices in Sussex, Saint John, and St. Stephen.  

Get in touch with Talk With Me staff to inquire about programs or to discuss your child’s language development. View upcoming events on the Talk With Me Facebook page. 

Family resource centres 

Family resource centres offer a variety of free programs and activities for families and their children ages 0-6:

• drop-ins
• parent education and support groups
• toy and resource-lending libraries 

Find upcoming upcoming activities and programs on your area’s family resource centre website.

• Saint John
• Charlotte County
• Sussex 

NB Preschool Autism Program

The New Brunswick Preschool Autism Program provides evidence-based intervention services to children aged 0-5 who are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder.  

Early Learning and Childcare

Families can register their child on the Early Learning and Child Care waitlist through the Parent Portal, even during pregnancy. The Parent Portal also enables families to search for available childcare spaces, access information about childcare subsidies, and use the online calculator to estimate benefits. 

More information can be found in the Early Learning and Childcare Action Plan.

New Brunswick Parent Portal 

The Parent Portal is an online tool that gives families access to online services and information about education and early childhood services.