“When we first joined Frontenac Club Day Care we knew immediately that our two year old autistic son was in the right environment for his development and well-being. Prior to joining Frontenac Club, he had adequate one-on-one care at his previous day care, but they reached a point where they were unable to meet his needs, despite being provided funding from other sources. At Frontenac Club, he didn’t need one-on-one care because the integration model worked so well for him. The qualifications and experience that the staff of the day care were able to put in practice everyday made it a fun, calm and welcoming environment for him to come to every day. The staff became a part of our son’s “team” and were able to provide us with strategies that we continue to use, and we encourage others that work with our son to incorporate as well. Contrary to popular belief, our son is quite social and loved being around his peers and developed social and communication skills through their example. We found that the environment wasn’t just a nurturing place for our son to grow and learn, the daycare was also a place for typical children to understand and embrace inclusivity in a natural way. I witnessed many instances of the other children independently employing the approaches they had learned through example in order to engage our son and help him with daily routines. Our son’s integration wasn’t just for his benefit, but to the benefit of all the children attending as well. Frontenac Club became an extension of our family, and not only took amazing care of our son, but also gave us hope that he could thrive in other learning environments in the future as well.”