Welcome
We give children and youth the tools for individual success, help families and caregivers better understand their child and youth’s growth and development, and help build communities’ capacity to welcome and include all children.
The Fraser Valley Child Development Centre provides services that enhance the quality of life for children and youth with diverse abilities and their families throughout the Fraser Valley region, including Abbotsford, Mission, Chilliwack, and Fraser Cascades.
We acknowledge that we provide our services on the traditional, ancestral and unceded land of the Stó:lō and Nlaka’pamux peoples.
Who we help
We accept referrals for children and youth in a variety of programs
Early Years
(birth to school entry)
Our integrated Early Intervention team accepts referrals for infants and children who:
- are under 5 and have social-emotional concerns (social, emotional or behavioural regulation)
- have difficulty participating in home, community, childcare or pre-school settings
- have or are at risk for developmental delays, including children born prematurely or with prenatal substance exposure
- have developmental delays in communication (understanding, talking), fine motor (small muscle-reaching, grasping, manipulating objects), gross motor (large muscle-rolling, sitting, crawling, walking, jumping) or daily living skills (dressing, eating)
- have both short- and long-term needs
School Years
(school entry to 18 years)
FVCDC works with both public and independent schools to support children and youth by providing Occupational and Physical Therapy (both public and independent schools) and Speech and Language Therapy (contracted with independent schools). Referrals come from the school the child or youth attends.
FVCDC also provides childcare support through our Supported Child Development Program when needed to enhance inclusion and participation in out-of-school care settings. This program is available in Abbotsford and Chilliwack only.
Additional Programs
(not age-specific)
Key Worker Program
Providing support and education to families/caregivers of children/youth who have a diagnosis of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder (FASD) or Complex Developmental Behavioural Condition (CDBC). Services also include advocacy support and education in schools and other community settings. Referrals can be made by parents/caregivers, physicians/health care providers, educators or other community professionals with the consent of the parent/caregiver.
FVCDC provides several other additional programs with specific referral pathways:
Assessment Clinic, Family Enrichment Program, CYSN Parenting and Family Support, East Fraser Sensory Assessment, Early Childhood Mental Health Home Coach
What to Expect
Our highly skilled and well-educated professionals collaborate with you to provide services in a unique mix of in home and Centre visits, virtual visits, clinics, groups, individual consultation and therapy, outreach education and training, as well as specialized programs depending on each child and youth’s needs.
At the Fraser Valley Child Development Centre (FVCDC):
We aim to support and strengthen your natural ability to enhance your child or youth’s development.
We will work together with you, understanding that families and professionals make an equal and complementary contribution to supporting a child or youth’s learning and development.