The Centre For Child Development

The Centre For Child Development Helping children with special needs reach their potential since 1953. Support: the-centre.org/donate/

Since 1953, The Centre for Child Development of the Lower Mainland has worked to overcome societal barriers for those with disabilities and empower vulnerable children and families. We started as a grass-roots group of parents cooperatively organizing transportation to therapy sessions in Vancouver. Through the decades, we’ve grown to a team of over 200 staff with expertise in providing a wide range of collaborative therapeutic services. We provide specialized pediatric medical rehabilitation services and supports to over 8,000 children with special needs and their families through 70,000 service sessions per year in Delta, Surrey, South Surrey, White Rock, Langley and other areas of the Lower Mainland. The Centre offers specialized multi-disciplinary services for children with special needs including: Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Communication Therapy, Recreation Therapy (fully accessible pool), Casting & Splinting, Feeding Team, equipment customization, Social Work services, Key Workers, pediatric Psychology, Supported Child Development, and Childcare. SOPHIE'S PLACE is a child and youth advocacy centre focused on providing specialized services to physically and/or sexually abused children up to age 15 in a child-friendly setting. Sophie's Place is the result of significant collaboration between the Surrey Police Service, Ministry of Children and Family Development, City of Surrey, Ministry of Justice Victim Services and Crime Prevention, and The Centre for Child Development. Sophie's Place enables the collaborating agencies to respond to child abuse in a compassionate and highly integrated manner. While we are able to serve over 8,000 children each year, as many as 25,000 South Fraser children and youth may have some form of developmental disability and 3,000 may have severe disabilities. With the support of donors, community partners, and funders, we can work towards serving even more children with special needs, helping them reach their potential! You can help us reach that goal by donating: https://the-centre.org/donate

From all of us at The Centre, happy Chaitra Navratri to all those who celebrate!
03/19/2026

From all of us at The Centre, happy Chaitra Navratri to all those who celebrate!

We’re grateful to Minister Jessie Sunner and MLA Amna Shah for taking the time to tour The Centre this morning.We were e...
03/18/2026

We’re grateful to Minister Jessie Sunner and MLA Amna Shah for taking the time to tour The Centre this morning.

We were excited to introduce them to our services made possible by our funders at MCFD and programs like Sophie’s Place, Casting & Splinting, Feeding Team and our hydrotherapy pool which are supported by our amazing donors!

Only 2 weeks left to register for our Run, Walk & Roll and be entered into a prize draw for Whitecaps FC prize packs! Re...
03/18/2026

Only 2 weeks left to register for our Run, Walk & Roll and be entered into a prize draw for Whitecaps FC prize packs!

Register before midnight April 1 to be eligible for the draw- don't wait, register now for a chance to win and help us !

https://bit.ly/rwr2026signup

At Sophie’s Place, we focus on helping those who have been physically and/or sexually abused on their healing journey in...
03/11/2026

At Sophie’s Place, we focus on helping those who have been physically and/or sexually abused on their healing journey in a safe and welcoming environment.

This week recognizes the importance of prevention, education, enforcement, and intervention strategies to address the sexual exploitation of children and youth.

Exploitation is when someone uses power, trust, or manipulation to involve a young person in sexual activity- this includes grooming, luring and sextortion.

We can all do our part to help kids stay safe online, recognize the risks and prevent exploitation.

Report online at cybertip.ca or 604-599-0502

More resources:
https://the-centre.org/sophies-place-protect
https://the-centre.org/sophies-place-protect/

Brush off those tuxedos and ballgowns: get ready to join us at our Gala of Hope- The World is Your Oyster on Saturday, O...
03/05/2026

Brush off those tuxedos and ballgowns: get ready to join us at our Gala of Hope- The World is Your Oyster on Saturday, October 24!

The Centre serves over 8,000 each year- your gala ticket purchase helps support The Centre’s life-changing services. A glam evening that makes a difference in our community? Win win!

Tickets are now available- early bird discount ends August 24, so don't wait!

Tickets: https://bit.ly/centregala2026
Sponsor: https://bit.ly/centregala2026sponsor

To all celebrating, we wish you happiness, good health, and new beginnings on this beautiful festival of colors! Happy ...
03/04/2026

To all celebrating, we wish you happiness, good health, and new beginnings on this beautiful festival of colors! Happy !

It’s ! Our Feeding team supports some of our youngest & most vulnerable kids. They provide feeding assessments, food & ...
03/04/2026

It’s !
Our Feeding team supports some of our youngest & most vulnerable kids. They provide feeding assessments, food & positioning recommendations, and work with kids and families to develop swallowing skills.
Your generous donations can help this vital program that makes such an incredible difference in the lives of - thank you for your amazing support!!

https://the-centre.org/donate/
https://the-centre.org/feeding-nutrition/

Welcome back to our friends at Motion, joining this year’s as a Silver !! Thank you for helping us make a difference ...
03/03/2026

Welcome back to our friends at Motion, joining this year’s as a Silver !! Thank you for helping us make a difference in the lives of so many in our !

You can make a difference too- register today for this fun event on Sunday, June 7, and be entered for a chance to win Whitecaps tickets!

https://bit.ly/rwr2026signup
Sponsor: https://bit.ly/rwr2026sponsor

March is - we’re so grateful to our social workers and mental health professionals! They provide vital to so many chi...
03/02/2026

March is - we’re so grateful to our social workers and mental health professionals! They provide vital to so many children and families: helping families cope with challenges, navigating & connecting to vital resources & funding, and more!

https://the-centre.org/social-work

How's your Superhero Team doing? Here's a flashback to last year's fun-filled Run, Walk & Roll - Superhero Dash! This ye...
02/27/2026

How's your Superhero Team doing? Here's a flashback to last year's fun-filled Run, Walk & Roll - Superhero Dash!

This year will be just as much fun- don't wait! Register now, get your team started, collect donations, & run, walk or roll with us on June 7 to make a difference & help in our !

Register: https://bit.ly/rwr2026signup
Sponsor: https://bit.ly/rwr2026sponsor

Thank you to our friends at PavCo! Through the BC Place Community Benefit Program they donated two Whitecaps FC prize pa...
02/26/2026

Thank you to our friends at PavCo! Through the BC Place Community Benefit Program they donated two Whitecaps FC prize packs for our Run, Walk & Roll prize draw!

If you register before midnight April 1, you'll be entered into a draw for one of these prize packs- don't wait, register now to win and help us ! https://bit.ly/rwr2026signup

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