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The Daniel and Monica Gold Centre for Early Childhood Development is guided by a simple yet powerful belief: that every child deserves the best possible start in life. 

Providing all children with the best supports, well-timed interventions and quality education in the early childhood years can provide a transformative and lasting impact on children’s futures and their positive development. For children with learning differences and neurodivergences, early diagnosis, evidence-based interventions, mental health support, and adult advocacy are key to their long-term growth.

The Centre's mission is to help all children, especially those who face learning differences or developmental challenges, thrive in school and beyond. Rooted in the latest research on learning and development, the Centre supports children, families, and educators by creating innovative programs, resources, and training. Through research, education, outreach and community partnerships, the Centre's team works to ensure that every child’s curiosity, capacity, and potential are nurtured.

Academic and Outreach Activities

• Provide clinical psychoeducational assessments for children from all communities in the Greater Montreal area through the ³ÉÈËVRÊÓƵ Psychoeducational and Counselling Clinic
• Support training and certification programs for early childcare professionals to best assess and/or support children with neurodivergences and learning challenges
• Develop to share best practices with educators, parents and professionals
• Advance world-class research: Conduct and support innovative, evidence-based research on early childhood development, learning, and intervention
• Community outreach: partner with schools, families and community organizations to support children's well-being and learning; share knowledge - through workshops, events and accessible communication
• Build sustainable impact - support innovation, collaboration and capacity -budling to ensure lasting improvements in early childhood education and intervention