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Healthy Babies Healthy Children

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La Vallée
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807-486-3407
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Fax: 807-486-3704
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Band Office: Mon-Thu 9 am-4:30 pm, Fri 9 am-2:30 pm
Application
  • Program registration required

  • Requires prior arrangements for home visits
Eligibility / Target Population
  • Members of Naicatchewenin First Nation with children 6 years of age and younger

  • Indigenous children at-risk
Fees
None
Contacts
Priscilla Smith - Healthy Babies Healthy Children/Infant and Child Development Worker
807-486-3407 Ext 230 * infantdev@nwbay.ca
Languages
English
Language Notes
Ojibway, available upon request
Accessibility
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Description of Services:
Delivers a parenting support program and promotes healthy child development under the Brighter Futures Program
  • Provides group information and educational sessions on topics about healthy pregnancy, birth and taking care of baby at home
  • Provides information on the stages of pregnancy
  • Offers parents handbook of pregnancy and baby care (Baby's Best Chance)
Program participants are provided with:
  • Follow up via telephone within 48 hours of discharge from hospital
  • Home visits pre birth to prepare family for new arrival
  • Home visits post birth to offer support to new mothers
  • Home visits during child's early years to offer development guidance
  • Referrals to other programs and services
Last Updated: Jun 1, 2026: Suggest an edit