Mission Statement

Supporting children and youth with physical, communication and developmental needs to live, learn and play.

Our Story

Grandview Kids – founded in 1953 – is an independently operated not-for-profit organization. We are the only Children’s Treatment Centre in Durham Region, providing specialized programs, outpatient clinical treatment and support to thousands of children and youth with physical, communication and developmental needs and their families.

To learn more about our programs and services, click here to access our general fact sheet.

To learn more about Grandview Kids’ history, click here to visit our website.

Services Client Demographics

Grandview Kids offers the following services and programs to children and youth in Centre, community and schools located in the Durham Region and Scarborough:

• Adolescent Transition support
• Audiology
• Autism Services
• Complex Care Program
• Family Engagement
  
• Medical Services
• Occupational Therapy
• Physiotherapy
• Service Navigation
• Speech-Language Therapy
• Specialty clinics (e.g., Botox, orthotics, optometry).
• Social Work
• Therapeutic Recreation
• Extensive Needs Service
• Preschool Outreach Program
• School-Based Rehabilitation Services
  

Our People/Our Team

Meet our Senior Leadership Team!

Tom McHugh | Chief Executive Officer

Dr. Carolyn Hunt, Medical Director | Executive Lead, Medical Services

Harry Deeg, Chief Financial Officer | Executive Lead, Corporate Services

Josh Theodore | Executive Lead for Clinical and Client Services

Dr. Taryn Eickmeier | Executive Lead for Clinical and Client Services

Avori Cheyne, Chief Communications Officer | Executive Lead, Strategic Communications, Partnerships and Engagement

Achievement/Awards And Recognition

Achieved Exemplary Status from Accreditation Canada in 2021

2022 marked the one-year anniversary of our Complex Care Program, making it easier for Durham families to access the care they need closer to home

Grandview Kids is a leader in the Durham Ontario Health Team (OHT-D), serving as Chair of the OHT-D Performance Measurement Committee and within OHT-D Collaboration Council

Our Partners

• Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences
• Ajax Public Library
• Empowered Kids Ontario
• Central East Home and Community Care
• City of Pickering
• City of Oshawa
• Grandview Children’s Foundation
• Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital, Bloorview Research Institute
• Lake Ridge Community Support Services
• Lakeridge Health
• McMaster University, CanChild
• Municipality of Clarington
• Ontario Health Team – Durham
• Ontario Tech University
• Resources for Exceptional Children and Youth, Durham Region
• SickKids
• The Regional Municipality of Durham
• Sloane’s House
  
• The Barrett Centre of Innovation in Sustainable Urban Agriculture
  

Learn More About Us

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