Baby Guide 2005-2006
The 4th annual Baby Guide has hit the streets!
Don't miss this year's edition, which is chock-full of helpful parenting advice, useful tips and local baby resources.
You can also get a copy at selected doctors' offices, child birth educators, prenatal units and through the Sears Baby Registry program with the May and September issues of Today's Parent Pregnancy & Birth magazine.
baby shows
BabyTime… and Parenting Show!
1 800 291 2085
May 27-29, 2005
Show Location: International Centre,
6900 Airport Rd., Mississauga
www.babytime.ca
birth announcements
Something Personal
1 877 405 4136 or 1 514 694 4004
www.personalizedchocolate.com
books and toys
Another Story Bookshop
164 Danforth Ave. 416 462 1104
www.anotherstory.ca
Life Teacher: The Role of A Parent
1 888 571 2665
www.lifeteacher.ca
Mabel's Fables
662 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416 322 0438
2939 Bloor St. W. 416 233 8830
www.mabelsfables.com
Mastermind
416 321 8984 ext 3 for locations
www.mastermindtoys.com
Parentbooks
201 Harbord St.
416 537 8334 or 1 800 209 9182
www.parentbooks.ca
Pinocchio's
Lakeshore Road, Oakville
905-337-3724
Scholar's Choice
145 Kingston Rd. E. Unit 11, Ajax 905 426 9224
Hwy 110 at Brickyard Way, Brampton 905 459 9888
3145 Dundas St. W., Mississauga 905 828 2944
1070 Major MacKenzie Dr. E., Richmond Hill 905 787 1785
7887 Weston Rd., Woodbridge 905 264 7159
5851 Yonge St. 416 223-8898
www.scholarschoice.ca
The Flying Dragon
1721 Bayview Avenue
416 481 7721
Top Banana
639 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416 440 0111
www.topbanana.ca
Toytown
1754 Avenue Road 416 783 8073
www.toytown.ca
breastfeeding support, shops and consultants
The Birth Experience
12 Bram Crt., Unit 21, Brampton, On
1 866 804 2229 or 905 455 3111
www.birthexperience.com
Halton Breastfeeding Connection
905 825 6000
Health Line Peel
905 799 7700
www.region.peel.on.ca/health/commhlth/breastfeed/
Rouge Valley Health System Lactation Consultant
(905) 683-2320 ext 1224
Toronto Public Health Breastfeeding Support
416 338 7600
www.city.toronto.on.ca/health/breast_feeding.htm
York Region Health Connection
1 800 361 5653
La Leche League
416 483 3368
www.lalecheleaguecanada.ca
Lydia Ling classes and consultation
416 391 2123
www.lydialing.com
Maternal Infant & Child Ltd
905 896 9666
www.maternalinfant.com
Saint Elizabeth Health Care @ Your Side
905 940 9655
www.saintelizabeth.com/technology/mother.html
Victorian Order of Nurses
905 479 3201
www.von.ca
City Pharmacy Breastfeeding Support & Supplies
238 Danforth Ave. 416 469 1898
Medela Products Breastfeeding National Network
1 800 835 5968
www.medela.com
Therapy Supplies & Rental Ltd
104 Bartley Dr. 416 752 8885
breastfeeding clinics
Humber River Regional Hospital
416 747 3887
Rouge Valley Health System
905 683 2320 ext 1202
St. Michael's Hospital
416 867 7480
William Osler Health Centre
416 747 3400 ext. 32303
Women's College Hospital
416 323 6526
childcare
Canadian Caregivers Placement Service
416 469 1305
www.canadiancaregivers.ca
Canadian Childcare Directory
1 877 319 8941
www.childcaredirectory.com
Canadian Sitter and Canadian Nanny
905 465 2883
www.canadiansitter.ca
Canada-Mexico Cultural Exchange Centre
416 428 9000
www.canadamexico.com
Care-on-Call
416 975 1313
www.careoncall.ca
Caregivers.ca Inc
416 788 CARE (2273)
www.caregivers.ca
Child Care Info Peel
905 890 9432
www.cdrcp.com/ccip.html
City of Toronto Child Care Information
www.city.toronto.on.ca/children/childcare.htm
Child Care Fee Assistance Program
416 392 KIDS (5437)
www.city.toronto.on.ca/children/subsidy.htm
Community Information Toronto
Dial 211
www.communityinfotoronto.org
Custom Comfort Care Inc
From Ajax to Oakville 416 703 2539
www.customcomfortcare.ca
Early Enrichment Daycare Centre
288 Humberside Ave. 416 762 8125
www.sjwt.ca/daycare
Family Day Care Services Toronto, York and Peel Regions
416 922 3434 or 1 800 263 9703
www.familydaycare.com
Family Matters
416-633-0017
familymatters@rogers.com
George Brown College Child Care Operations
416 415 2359
www.gbrownc.on.ca/earlychildhood/childcare.html
Heritage Home Child Care Services Inc
Scarborough 416 754 8814
Ikebata Nursery Centre
6 Garamond Crt. 416 510 1441
www.ikebatanursery.com
Improv Care Services for Children
416 243 3285
www.improvcare.ca
In a Pinch!
416 785 3939
www.inapinch.ca
J&F Home Childcare Services Inc
North York, Scarborough, Richmond Hill, Thornhill, Maple 416 494 5898
www.j-f.ca/
Just Like Mom Nanny Agency
416-784-5434
www.justlikemom.ca
Leaside Day Care Centre
100 McRae Dr. 416 421 4112
Little Tots’ Manor Inc
211 Belsize Dr. 416 485 5515
www.littletotsmanor.com
Manor Road Co-op Nursery School
111 Manor Rd. E. 416 489 9554
Maternal Infant & Child Ltd
2085 Hurontario St., Ste. 300, Mississauga 905 896 9666
www.maternalinfant.com
Mini-Minders Private Home Day Care
905 841 6755
Parent Relief
45 Sheppard Ave E., Suite 900, 416 227 1808
www.parentrelief.com
Professional Care Personnel Inc
540 Mount Pleasant Rd., Suite 203, 416 504 8589
www.pcarep.com
PLASP
905 890 1711
www.plasp.com
Scarborough Informal Childcare Registry
416 266 8289
Toronto & District Parent Co-operative Preschool Corporation
416 410 2667 or 705 327 5873
www.pcpctoronto.org/schools.htm
Unionville Day Care and Kindergarten
4171 Hwy 7 E. 905 477 4778
Upper Canada Child Care Centre
North York, York Region and Simcoe County 905 946 1113
www.uppercanadachildcare.com
Wee Care Placement Agency
416 789 3070
www.weecareplacement.ca
Wee Watch Private Home Daycare
905 479 4274 or 1 800 663 6072
www.weewatch.com
Zoe’s Tender Years Child Care
8551 Weston Rd., Woodbridge 905 851 6005
www.zoestycc.ca
children's wear – New
Babes In Black
416 516 5876
www.babesinblack.ca
Bon Lieu
890 Yonge St. 416 963 4322
Bug in a Rug
250 766 2379
www.buginarug.info
Crawlies
Oakville 905 842 7856
Floriane
38 Avenue Rd. 416 920 6367
Higher Ground for Kids
2511 Yonge St. 416 485 9228
Jolly Tots
Beaches, Commerce Court and Sun Life Building, Toronto
1011 Upper Middle Rd., Oakville
905 845 5181
La Cache
1 877 331 0820
120 Yorkville Ave. 416 961 3053
346 Queen St. W. 416 979 8140
2619 Yonge St. 416 482 8480
2264 Bloor St. W. 416 760 7592
www.lacache.com
Maison Vali
112 Cumberland St. 416 923 3117
270 The Kingsway (Humbertown Plaza) 416 239 5583
Snug
348 Danforth Ave. 416 463 6133
Soda Pop
412 Roncesvalles Ave. 416 516 4200
Sunseals
416-255-2969
www.sunseals.com
Sunsense
416 499 5263
www.sunsense.net
Sunsmart Inc
1 866 726 1827
www.sunsmart.ca
Hot-Tots
Thornhill 416 704 9334
www.hot-tots.com
Zero 20
Hwy 7 at Pine Valley, Woodbridge 905 851 6041
www.zero20.com
0 20 Designer Kids Outlet
42 Steinway Blvd. 416 532 4450
Lawrence Plaza at Bathurst 416 783 7500
circumcision
Dr Aubie Diamond
905 738 6699 or 905 889 2517
Dr Aaron Jesin
The Jesin Circumcision Clinic 416 635 5012
www.drjesin.com
dentists
Jane Wilson Dental
1616 Wilson Ave 416 640 0777
Leaside Children’s Dentistry
686 Eglinton Ave East 416 486 6765
diapers
Comfy Cotton Diaper Service
1-888-759-3945 or 905 940 8118
www.comfycotton.ca
Diapers Direct
Mississauga 905 270 8888
Diaper-eez
Toronto 416 604 0916 or 416 762 5811
Outside GTA 1 888 420 0222
www.diaper-eez.com
Baby City at Diapers Etc.,
Brampton 905-450-1955
Etobicoke 416-503-0313
Scarborough 416-752-0222
www.morethandiapers.com
Diapers ‘N Kids Wear Factory Outlet Inc
Scarborough 416 615 1636
Mother-Ease Cotton Diapers
1 800 416 1475
www.mother-ease.com
Small Planet Inc
1-800-566-9278
Mississauga 905 568 8442
www.smallplanetInc.com
Teddy Bear Diaper Service
Etobicoke 416 798 2327
www.teddybeardiaper.com
Top Quality Diaper
416 499 8517
drop-ins, community centres and coops
Community Information Toronto
Dial 211
www.211toronto.ca
Central Eglinton Community Centre
416 392 0511
www.web.ca/~cecc/
Ryerson University Gerrard Resource Centre
416 925 4363
www.ryerson.ca
Growing Together
260 Wellesley E. 416 921 8716
519 Family Centre
519 Church St. 416 392 6878 ext 108
www.the519.org
emergency numbers and hotlines
Poison Information Centre
1 800 268 9017 or 416 813 5900
Parent Help Line
1 888 603 9100
www.parentsinfo.sympatico.ca
Telehealth
1 866 797 0000
www.healthyontario.com
furniture, accessories and decor
A Room of My Own
2111 Dunwin Dr., Unit 9, Mississauga 905 828 2525
www.aroomofmyown.net
Baby's Corner
762 College St. 416 534 3166
Baby Furniture Warehouse
2671 Steele Ave. W. Toronto 416 288 9167
www.lilangelsstore.com
Baby Shack-Kids Space
149 Brock St. N. Whitby 905 666 3767
www.babyshack.com
Childish Notions
905 763 6148 or 1 877 968 4667
Claire de la Lune
www.clairdelalune.com
Cuddle Karrier
1 877 283 3535
www.cuddlekarrier.com
Dear-Born Baby
Thornhill 905 881 3334
Kiddies World Of Mississauga
1911 Dundas E. 905 624 9092
Kids At Home
2086 Queen E. 416 698 9726
www.kidsathome.ca
Kol Kid
670 Queen W. 416 681 0368
www.kolkid.ca
Li’L Niblets & Baby Sprouts
1654 Avenue Rd. 416 249 9881
www.lilniblets.com
Moms To Be & Crayons
1642/1644 Bayview Avenue
416 489 3838/416 488 9907
Macklem’s Baby Carriage & Toys
2223 Dundas W. 416 531 7188
www.macklems.com
Mother’s Choice
1420 Kennedy Rd. #3 416 755 2500
My Flower Child
416 650 9361
www.myflowerchild.com
Nestings Kids
418 Eglinton Ave. W. 416 322 0511
www.nestingskids.com
Splendor Kids Superstore
3715 Keele St. 416 630 4142
200 Whitmore Rd., Woodbridge 905 265 8995
This And That Baby Shop
1089 Victoria Park Ave. 416 755 1873
Toonsbedding
416 664 6160
www.toonsbedding.com
Zoopers Strollers
1 888 597 0992
gifts and treasures
BabySteps Gift Shop
Proceeds to Sick Kids Hospital 905 707 1030
www.babystepsgiftshop.com
Eco Works
416 461 6121
Handsies & Footsies Forever
416 233 0716
www.handsiesandfootsies.com
Northwood Blanket
905.875.1506
www.northwoodblanket.com
Personally Yours
905-271-2597
www.personallyours.ca
Wee Piggies & Paws
905 988 5437
www.weepiggies.com
grocery delivery, meals and more
Enjoy Not Cooking
416-604-9035
www.enjoynotcooking.com
Front Door Organics
416 201 3000
www.frontdoororganics.com
Grocery Gateway
905 564 8778 or 1 877 447 8778
www.grocerygateway.com
Mr. Case
416 661 2273
www.mrcase.com
Thyme for Supper
416 693 2265
www.thymeforsupper.com
hair
Beach Kids Kutz
1826A Queen St E. 416 698 3539
Kid's Zone Hair Shop Stop
2432 Eglinton Ave. E. 416 750 1088
Little Tots Hair Shop
1926 Queen St. E., Toronto 416 691 9190
1725 Kingston Rd., Pickering 905 428 3484
www.littletotshairshop.com
Melonhead Kids’ Cuts and Stuff
4 locations
www.melonhead.ca
Pinocchio’s Kids Cuts
Lakeshore Road, Oakville 905-337-3724
Shortcuts Hairplace for Kids
963 Eglinton Ave W. 416 789 1131
home safety
Building Health Centre
1 888 633 1690
City CPR Centre
416-531-7066
www.citycpr.com
Kiddie Proofers
3011 Dufferin St. 1 800 601 KIDS or 416 785 5437
www.kiddieproofers.com
LifeSaver Pool Fence
416 742 7233 or 1 866 481 7233
Safety Superstore
1 800 683 7233
1600 Steeles Ave. W., Concord 905 761 7233
350 Rutherford Rd., Brampton 905 456 7233
3425 Laird Rd., Mississauga 905 828 7233
www.babyproofingplus.com
hospitals
Hospital for Sick Children
416 813 1500
Humber River Regional
Church 416 249 8111
York Finch 416 744 2500
Keele 416 249 8111
Mount Sinai
416 249 8111
North York General
416 756 6000
Scarborough Hospital
General 416 438 2911
Grace 416 495 2400
St. Joseph’s
416 530 6000
St. Michael’s
416 360 4000
Sunnybrook and Women’s College
416 480 6100
Toronto Hospital
East 416 461 8272
General 416 340 3111
West 416 603 2581
Trillium Health Centre:
Queensway 416 259 6671
Mississauga 905 848 7100
William Osler Health Centre
416 747 3400
housecalls & after hours doctors
Children’s After Hours Clinics
235 Danforth Ave. 416 461 3000
1100 Sheppard Ave. 416 250 5000
30 The Queensway 416 530 6611
2100 Finch Ave. W. 416 665 8515
Medvisit Doctors Housecall Service
416 631 3000 www.medvisit.ca
maternity wear - New
Belly Maternity
615 Mount Pleasant Road 416 440 1734
www.bellymaternity.ca
Brava Boutique
25 King Street West, Commerce Court 416-363-1843
Bravado Designs
1 800 590 7802
41 Hollinger, East York 416 466 8652
www.bravadodesigns.com
Elegant Expectations Toronto Inc.
2 Toronto St. 416 368 5581
www.breast-is-best.com
Elegant Expectations Toronto Inc
2 Toronto St. 416 368 5581
www.elegantexpectations.com
Formes Maternity
128 Cumberland St. 416 972 0207
www.formes.com
Kick Maternity
454 Eglinton Ave. W. 416 488 0255
Modern Maternity
3329 Yonge St. 416 322 6565
www.modernmaternity.com
Ran Ghoman Designs
250 Niagara St. 416 703 1744
Rhonda Maternity
110 Cumberland Ave. 416 921 3116
www.rhondamaternity.com
Secrets From Your Sister
476 Bloor St. W., 416 538 1234
Seven Women
7690 Yonge St, Thornhill 416 949 6687
www.sevenwomen.ca
Teenyweeny Maternity
905 469-6011
www.teenyweeny.com
The Whole 9 Months
390 Brant Street #102, Burlington 905 681-9939
Thyme Maternity
First Warden Shopping Centre 416 752 5035
Yorkdale Shopping Centre 416 785 1553
www.thymematernity.com
Yummy Mummy Maternity Wear
541 Queen W. 416 703 4111
www.yummymummy.net
maternity & children's wear - new and gently used
Bean Sprout
616 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416 932 3727
The Comeback
4893 Dundas W. 416 231 0381
Hand Me Downs
2025 Guelph Line, Burlington 905 315 9211
5051 Hwy #7, Markham 905 479 1869
60 Bristol Rd. E., Mississauga 905 890 8232
16635 Yonge St., Newmarket 905 836 7701
www.handmedowns.com
Once Upon A Child
1386 Bayview Ave., Toronto 416 485 2776
1645 Dundas S. E, Whitby 905 579 7676
www.ouacwhitby.com
Play ‘N’ Wear
1986 Avenue Rd. 416 782 0211
Precious Seconds
14 Oxford St., Unit 12, Richmond Hill 905 883 8885
www.precious2nds.ca
Previously Loved
986 Bathurst St. 416 516 3613
movies
Movies For Mommies
905 707 8866
www.moviesformommies.com
music and fun
Avenue Road Arts School
460 Avenue Rd. 416-961-1502
www.avenueroadartsschool.com
Kingsway Conservatory of Music
416 234 0121
www.kingswayconservatory.ca
The Royal Conservatory of Music
416 408 2824
www.rcmusic.ca
Sugarbeat Music for Children
416-784-3320
nannies
Au Pair Canada
416 590 7429
www.aupair.ca
Canadian Sitter and Canadian Nanny
905 465 2883
www.canadiansitter.ca
Diamond Personnel
416 730 8866
www.diamondpersonnel.com
Gini Caring Helpers
416 255 3838
online shopping
The Organic Baby Shop
www.thebabyshop.ca
parent and tot programs
Gymboree Play and Music
Toronto Central 416 410 6FUN
Thornhill 905 707 1420
Brampton 1 877 450 4FUN
Etobicoke, Mississauga, Oakville 905 542 PLAY
www.gymboree.com
parenting programs
Alyson Schafer
416-848-7334
www.alyson.ca
Canadian Mothercraft Society
416 920 3515
www.mothercraft.ca
Concerned Parent Seminars
416 784-4221
www.cpseminars.org
Family Service Association of Toronto
416 595 9230
www.fsatoronto.com
Metro Mother’s Network
416 487 6867
Ontario Parenting Centre
Willowdale 905 770 0606
www.practicalparenting.ca
Parent Education and Resource Centre
Thornhill Square 905 882 7690
Parent Education Network 416 255 8969
www.parenteducationnetwork.ca
YMCA Family Resource Centres
Toronto 416 513 9622
Richmond Hill 905 883 6901 or 905 883 6901
www.ymcatoronto.org/family/
parenting videos
Bringing Baby Home
www.liandreaproductions.com
photography
Canadian Baby Photographers
1 800 465 9383
www.canadianbaby.com
David Beckett Photography
421-224 Wallace Ave. 416 588 8864
www.beckettphoto.com
Digital Memoreze
416 820 0511
www.digitalmemoreze.com
Exposures Photography
Walter and Maria Groves 416 858 3456
Flow Photo
416 436 3500
www.flowphoto.ca
Laura Bombier Photography
705 789 3741
www.laurabombier.com
Melanie Gillis Maternity & Infant Photography
519 837 1196
www.melaniegillis.com
Steve Stober
659 Mount Pleasant Rd. 416 322 6855
www.stevestober.com
pre- and post-natal fitness
Baby & Me Fitness Inc.
416 604 2249
www.babyandmefitness.com
Ella Centre For Pregnancy & Parenting
105 Vanderhoof Ave, Suite 2
416 425 6500
www.ellacentre.com
FITMOM
416 920 5262
www.fitmomcanada.com
Mommy & Baby Fitness
905 770 3400
www.mommyandbabyfitness.com
The Yoga Studio
87 Avenue Rd. 416 961 8400
40 Eglinton E., 8th Fl., 416 322 9936
www.yogastudio.net
Salsa Babies
416 690 4851
www.salsababies.com
pre- and post-natal support
Association of Ontario Midwives
201-789 Don Mills Rd. 416 425 9974
www.aom.on.ca
Babytones Fetal Doppler Rental or Purchase
1-866-450-8639 or 416-450-8639
www.babytones.ca
Babyview 3D Prenatal Imaging
1550 Kingston Rd, Suite 211 Pickering
905 837 1515
www.babyview.ca
The Birth Experience
Brampton 905 455 3111
www.birthexperience.com
The Birthing Circle/ICAN
905 576 1833
members.rogers.com/bcircle/
Birthright - Pregnancy Crisis Centre
777 Coxwell Ave. Toronto 416 469 1111
www.birthright.org
Choices Childbirth Education and Doula Services
1 877 368 5248 or 416 410 9931
www.birthservices.com
College of Midwives of Ontario
55 St. Clair Ave. W., Ste 812 416 327 0874
www.cmo.on.ca
Community Midwives of Toronto Programs
344 Bloor St. W. 416 944 9366
Doula C.A.R.E.
1 888 879 3199
www.doulacare.ca
East End Community Health Centre
1619 Queen St. E. 416 778 5858
East York Toronto Family Resources
947 Queen St. E., 416 686-3390
www.eyetfrp.ca
Ella Centre For Pregnancy & Parenting
105 Vanderhoof Ave, Suite 2 416 425 6500
www.ellacentre.com
Kensington Midwives
340 College St., Suite 375, 416 928 9777
Lynde Centre for Dermatology
5762 Hwy 7 East, Suite 201, Markham
905 471 8011
Midwives Collective
344 Dupont St. 416 963 8842
Midwifery Consulting Services
GTA 416 255 8333
www.midwiferyconsulting.com
Mother Nurture Childbirth Education and Services
Markham 905 943 4420
www.mothernurture.ca
Motherisk
416 813 6780
www.motherisk.org
Rexdale Community Health Centre
8 Taber Rd. 416 744 0066
Riverdale Community Midwives
48 River St. 416 922 4004
St. Joseph’s Women’s Health Centre Postpartum Support
30 The Queensway 416 530 6850
Toronto Public Health
416 338 7600
www.city.toronto.on.ca/health/
TPOMBA
416 760 3944
www.tpomba.org
Visiting Homemakers Association
170 Merton St. 416 489 2500
www.vha.ca/
Women’s College Hospital Childbirth and Family Life Preparation Department
416 323 6030
shoes for first steps
Adrian’s Stride Rite
3228 Yonge St. 416 485 6203
Humbertown Shopping Centre 416 237 9757
Little Shoe Palace
3189 Bathurst St. 416 785 5290
67 Doncaster Ave. Thornhill 905 731 8520
Minibel distributors
416 444 6744
Naturino Children’s Shoes
28 Roytec Rd., 1C. Woodbridge 905 264 9539
302 Lakeshore Rd E, Oakville 905 845 5437
www.naturino.ca
OLLY Shoes
2600 Yonge St. 416 487 3100
www.ollyshoes.com/home.asp
Petit Pied
890 Yonge St. 416 963 5925
2651 Yonge St. 416 322 6067
Bayview Village Mall 416 225 3238
Stride Rite distributors
905 670 3872
skin care
Munchskins Skin Care Inc.
604-759-0049
www.munchskins.com
Mustela
For location nearest you
www.mustela.com
spas
Exhale Mobile Spa
416 567 5032
www.exhalemobilespa.ca
Ontario’s Finest Inns
1 800 340 4667
www.ontariosfinestinns.com
special support
Adoption Resource Centre
416 482 0021
Adoption Unit Children and Youth Services
416 212 3825
Beginnings Counselling and Adoption
Service 905 528 6665
Children’s Bridge International Adoption Consultants
905 836 6776
Single Parent Adoption Support Group
905 939 8441
Multiple Births Canada
www.multiplebirthscanada.org
Parenting with a Disability Network
416 599 2458 TTY 416 599 5077
Perinatal Bereavement Services
905 472 1807
Teen Parents
416 394 2424 ext 26 |
