Are you worried about your child's speech and language development? Bring your child to a  First Words screening clinic, they're free of charge and don't require an appointment.

First Words screening clinics are open to Ottawa children from birth until they become eligible to attend senior kindergarten. Screening clinics provide parents with an opportunity to consult with a speech-language pathologist who will check your child for signs of a speech or language delay. All clinics are able to serve families in both official languages. Parental consent for the child to be screened is required.  Our free "drop-in" screening clinics are first come, first served and don't require an appointment. Call the Ottawa Public Health Line at (613) 580-6744 and speak to a Public Health Nurse to find out more.  Assistance with transportation and cultural interpretation are available on request.

Winter / Spring  2010 Clinics

Friday, March 5, 9:00 am - 11:45 am

Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre

1365 Richmond Road, 2nd Floor, Ottawa

Saturday, March 13, 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

Place d’Orleans Shopping Centre - Rendez-vous Room

110 Place d’Orleans Drive, Orleans

Tuesday, March 16, 4:30 pm - 7:15 pm

Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre

1365 Richmond Road, 2nd Floor, Ottawa

Saturday, March 20, 9:15 am - 11:30 am

Ontario Early Years Centre - Ottawa South

Andrew Fleck Childcare Services

2330 Don Reid Drive, Suite 101, Ottawa

Wednesday, March 24, 9:00 am - 11:45 am

HuntClub Riverside Community Resource Centre

3320 Paul Anka Drive, Ottawa

Saturday, March 27,  9:00 am - 11:30 am

Ontario Early Years Centre - Ottawa Carleton

Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre

2 MacNeil Court, Kanata

Tuesday, March 30, 1:00 pm - 3:45 pm

Children’s Village of Ottawa Carleton

333 Churchill Avenue North, Ottawa

Saturday, April 10, 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

Place d’Orleans Shopping Centre - Rendezvous Room        

110 Place d’Orleans Drive, Orleans

Tuesday, April 13, 4:30 pm - 7:15 pm

Centretown Community Health Centre

420 Cooper Street, Ottawa

Saturday, April 17, 9:00 am - 11:45 am

Glebe Parents Daycare Centre

10 Fifth Avenue, Ottawa

Wednesday, April 21, 9:00 am - 11:45 am

Military Family Resource Centre - MFRC-NCR

330 Croil Street, Building 471, Uplands

Thursday, April 22, 9:45 am - 12:30 pm

Ottawa Public Library - Greenboro Branch

363 Lorry Greenberg Drive, Ottawa

Saturday, April 24, 9:00 am - 11:45 am

Live and Learn Resource Centre

8243 Victoria Street, Lower Level, Metcalfe

Tuesday, April 27, 1:30 pm - 3:15 pm

Charlemagne Preschool Resource Centre

750 Charlemagne Boulevard, Orleans

Wednesday, May 5, 4:45 pm - 7:30 pm

Stittsville Childcare Centre

1488 Stittsville Main Street, Stittsville

Saturday, May 8, 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

Place d’Orleans Shopping Centre - Rendezvous Room        

110 Place d’Orleans Drive, Orleans  

Monday, May 10, 8:45 am - 11:30 am

St. Nicholas Childcare

893 Admiral Avenue, Ottawa

Saturday, May 15,  9:00 am - 11:45 am

National Capital YMCA-YWCA

180 Argyle Avenue,  Ottawa

Monday, May 17, 1:00 pm - 3:45 pm

ALSO Alternative Learning Styles & Outlook

Heartwood House - 153 Chapel Street, Ottawa

Tuesday, May 18, 4:45 pm - 7:30 pm

Best Start Nepean Carleton - Bells Corners Public School

3770 Richmond Road, Nepean

Tuesday, May 25, 12:15 pm - 3:00 pm

Navan Nursery School

1279 Colonial Road, Navan

Saturday, May 29, 9:15 am - 11:30 am

Ontario Early Years Centre - Ottawa South

Andrew Fleck Childcare Services

2330 Don Reid Drive, Suite 101, Ottawa

Tuesday, June 1, 4:15 pm - 7:00 pm

Somerset West Community Health Centre

Dalhousie Community Centre    

755 Somerset Street West, Ottawa

Friday, June 11, 9:00 am - 11:45 am

Cyrville Community Centre

4355 Halmont Drive, Ottawa

Saturday, June 12, 10:00 am - 2:30 pm

Place d’Orleans Shopping Centre - Rendezvous Room  

110 Place d’Orleans Drive, Orleans

Monday, June 14, 4:45 pm - 7:30 pm

Pinecrest-Queensway Community Health Centre

1365 Richmond Road, 2nd Floor, Ottawa

Saturday, June 19, 9:00 am - 11:30 am

Western Ottawa Community Resource Centre

2 MacNeil Court, Kanata

Tuesday, June 22, 4:30 pm - 7:15 pm

St. Elias Child Care & Family Resource Centre

700 Ridgewood Avenue, Ottawa

(behind St. Elias Cathedral)

Thursday, June 24, 5:00 pm - 7:45 pm

Centrepointe Early Childhood Resource Centre

75 Hemmingwood Way, Nepean

Wednesday, June 30, 1:15 pm - 4:00 pm

Ontario Early Years Centre - Ottawa Orleans

Orléans Cumberland Community Resource Centre

210 Centrum Boulevard, Suite 102, Orleans