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Our Purpose
Welcome to the Nanaimo Child Development Centre (NCDC).
We are a registered charity which has been opening doors of opportunity since 1967. Governed by a volunteer Board of Directors with a staff of over 80 dedicated individuals, we operate primarily from our Centre located in the beautiful seaside community of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.
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Our missiOn
Promoting optimum child development by serving children with developmental needs and their families.
Our visiOn
Our vision is a community where children and youth with developmental needs and their families are able to achieve their potential without experiencing barriers. Children are happy, successful and contribute to their community with the gifts they bring and are accepted by their peers. The larger community has greater involvement with organizations that help others, such as the NCDC. In our vision, the Child Development Centre provides treatment, education, and early intervention support for children, youth, and families who may be at risk of delays in optimum child development.
Our philOsOphy
Our services are based on the philosophy that children have the right to quality services which facilitate their optimum development, and that early recognition and prompt intervention can enhance a child’s ability.
Our cOmmunity
Nanaimo is located on the east coast of Vancouver Island (see map on page 3) and 111 kilometers north of the provincial capital city of Victoria. We are one of 25 Child Development Centres operating in the province of British Columbia and within the Vancouver Island Health Region. Our catchment area includes Nanaimo and its surrounding area which is home to over 140,000 island residents from numerous communities.
The NCDC is a member of the British Columbia Association for Child Development & Intervention which advocates for solutions to common challenges on behalf of its members. The majority of these advocacy efforts are aimed at governments responsible for the education, health and well-being of our children.
