FIREFLY EarlyON Minto

09/04/2026

08/28/2026

• In September 2026, the Moon will progress from a Waning Gibbous to a Full Moon on September 26, with key phases including a New Moon on September 11 and First Quarter on September 18.
September: Full Corn Moon. At this time, the Moon appears particularly bright and rises early, letting farmers continue harvesting into the night. This moon is also sometimes named the barley moon, and it is often the nearest full moon to the autumnal equinox, earning the title of 'harvest moon'.
The full moon in September is most commonly called the Harvest Moon. However, it can also be referred to as the Corn Moon or the Barley Moon. The Harvest Moon is the full moon closest to the autumnal equinox.
Here's why it has these names:
• Harvest Moon: This name is given to the full moon nearest the autumnal equinox, which often falls in September, marking the traditional time for harvesting crops.
• Corn Moon: This name refers to the time when corn is typically harvested.
• Barley Moon: Barley is another crop harvested around this time

08/26/2026

08/25/2026

"It's a great outlet for children to play and for the parents to get adult interaction, a listening ear, and we can help support them in their parenting journey."

Here at EarlyON Minto Child and Family Centre, everyone is welcome! We offer plenty of programs and activities for children ages 0–6, along with opportunities for caregivers to connect, learn and get support along the way.

Come discover your local EarlyON Centre today and see what’s waiting for you and your family.

A big thank you to all the caregivers who shared their experiences and helped us show what makes EarlyON so special. And another big thank you to Upriver Media Inc. for capturing all the joy 💙

07/16/2026

Self care day is July 24th.

06/17/2026

Indigenous Peoples Month

06/17/2026

If you look at a turtle's shell, you will see an outer ring of small scales. These represent the 28 days in a lunar month. You will also see larger scales inside the centre of the shell. These large scales represent the 13 moons that occur each lunar year.
Many Native American people look at Turtle’s back as a sort of calendar, with its pattern of 13 large scales standing for 13 moons in each year. As Grandfather says to Sozap, a young boy in this book’s first story, it reminds us that all things are connected and we must try to live in balance.

In many Native American cultures, each of the 13 moons of the year is said to hold its own story. Turtle holds the mystery of each moon on the shell of its back and gives each moon its power.

From the Potawatomis’ Baby Bear Moon to the Anishinabes’ Maple Sugar Moon to the Lakota Sioux’s Moon When Wolves Run Together, in Native American legend, the natural world is a place of great power where stories help humans understand the mysteries of the earth.

The Native people of North America have always depended upon the natural world for their survival. Watching the changes going on in the natural world with each season, they also look up into the sky and see it changing. In many parts of North America, the Native people relate the cycles of the moon to those seasons. In every year, there are 13 of those moon cycles, each with 28 days from one new moon to the next.

06/02/2026

Did you know?
• Indigenous Peoples make up 6.2% of the global population, and they represent more than 19% of the extremely poor.
• Indigenous Peoples' territories encompass 28% of the surface of the globe and contain 11% of the world’s forests. They are guardians of most of the world’s remaining biodiversity.
• Indigenous Peoples’ food systems have high levels of self-sufficiency, ranging from 50% to 80% in food and resource generation.