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BACK TO school fever is upon us. Children of any age can catch it. Preschoolers, under four, can also enjoy the thrill of starting a new term by visiting a Family Ser- vices Drop-In Centre for parents ’n tots when they open in September.

After the summer break, these youngsters will be ready for the stimulation of a playroom program which of- fers arts and crafts, singing, story and snack time, plus in- dividual attention from skill- ed staff. There is a small fee to cover playroom salaries and supplies.

The program also provides the fantasy of playland, which is the key to your child’s healthy development. ‘‘My two year old daughter seemed at home on the first day and didn’t miss me. 1 was surprised - she’d always clung to me,’’ says one parent.

Drop-Ins also enable parents to get together and form friendships, in and out of the Drop-Ins. Secure in the knowledge that their kids are having fun, parents can relax in a separate room by chat- ting, drinking coffee or

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listening to talks on a variety of subjects including stress and parenting. They swap parenting experiences and learn new techniques; one mom, acting on advice, discovered her son would eat spinach, if served raw, not cooked.

Drop-Ins open in the week beginning Monday September 10 at these loca- tions: Eagle Harbour Com- munity Centre, on Mondays, at 1-3 p.m.; Inglewood ‘‘Y’’, on Tuesdays, at 9:30-11:30 a.m.; Highlands United Church, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 9:30-11:30 a.m.; Queen Mary Community School, on Tuesdays and Fridays, at 9:30-11:30 a.m.; Lynn Valley, on Tuesdays and Thursdays (except Ist Thurs- day in the month), 9:30-11:30 a.m.; and Seycove Com- munity School, on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, at 9:30-11:30 a.m. If you are a reguiar at Gleneagles or Seycove, please note changes. Otherwise - business as usual and see you soon!

For further details, please call Marjorie Knight, Family Services, 988-5281.

New drop-in opens doors in September

GLENEAGLES Drop-In ex- perienced an exciting change August 21 when its further- most western centre changed its name to Eagle Harbour Drop-In and will meet in the Eagle Harbour community centre.

The time and day has also changed, now running on Mondays, from !-3 p.m. This is a first for North Shore Family Services Drop-In pro- gram - the other six centres run morning programs

The new playroom, called the Rainbow Room, ts ideal for youngsters up to four- years-old lt is large and atry with learning centres for water, sand, arts and crafts, table and mde ‘em toys, and ‘the children will have the run of a gym and outside play ground

The parents can relax and chat in the nearby Eagle Room. They will enjoy the purroundings of the centre which have been tastefully decorated and the friendly at- mosphere which is heighten- ed by the presence of Peter Cotton and Nora Williams, co-ordinator and secretary of

the Eagle Harbour Com- munity Centre. Marjorie Knight, Co-

ordinator of the Drop-In pro- gram, Joan Akers, Com- munity Family Worker and Kathy Kennedy, playroom supervisor are honored to be part of the new community project.

For further information, please call the centre at 921-7425 or Marjyorte Knight at 988-5281. If you could donate a chesterfield, chairs or rugs, also give a call

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