Secure Beginnings

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Secure Beginnings is a 501c3 non profit dedicated to providing support services such as classes, workshops, counseling, newborn home visits, and more to families with children 0-5 years in Ventura County, California We are dedicated to the nurture of children pre-birth to five, through inspiring partnerships and community resources that address pre and post-natal well being, infant/ toddler development, and parent education and support. In partnership with parents, health professionals, educators and the community, we create opportunities to connect, to explore, and to engage directly in the development of healthy approaches to early childhood education. What we offer:

Infant, Toddler, Sibling and Parent Playgroups and Classes
Counseling for Mothers, Fathers and Families
One on One Parent Consultations
Special Needs Support
Professional Infant/Toddler Caregiver Training
Family and Community Gatherings
Workshops
ParentCare Home Visit Program
Breastfeeding Support CareLine
The Nan Tolbert Nurturing Center is designed as a responsive environment where parents can be present with their babies or toddlers who initiate and extend their own self-mastered exploration and discovery through play.

đź“Ł NEW! Starting April 13th, Secure Beginnings will offer sliding scale, on-site, 1:1 clinic appointments to address your...
04/03/2026

đź“Ł NEW! Starting April 13th, Secure Beginnings will offer sliding scale, on-site, 1:1 clinic appointments to address your infant and toddler feeding, pumping, weaning questions and concerns.

This service is in addition to our Free Breastfeeding/First Feeding Care Line.

Get expert support with questions about nursing, bottle feeding, pumping, first foods, weaning, and related topics.
✨ For more information, visit our website here: https://securebeginnings.org/services/breastfeeding-and-first-feedings
✨ Call our Breastfeeding / First Feeding CareLine at: (805) 646-7559 x 1

Parents of very young babies often need support, and find it hard to get.There is a family-centered, welcoming, and non-...
04/01/2026

Parents of very young babies often need support, and find it hard to get.
There is a family-centered, welcoming, and non-judgmental space for families of all kinds at Secure Beginnings.✨

Register for Circle Parenting
🍼 For babies 0-14 months + their grown-ups & expecting parents
đź•Š Join for one class or the full session
đź’› Sliding Scale available
⏰ Mondays, April 13-June 8th, 11:30-12:45pm

Whether its your first baby or a new addition to your growing family, we'd love to have you!

To learn more and register, click here: https://securebeginnings.org/resources/circle-of-parenting-3/

If you have any questions, please email us programs@securebeginnings.org or call us 805-646-7559 x3.

Registration is OPEN for our Spring Session 🌼Sign up today, classes will fill! All classes offered on sliding scale.✨ Ci...
03/30/2026

Registration is OPEN for our Spring Session 🌼
Sign up today, classes will fill! All classes offered on sliding scale.

✨ Circle of Parenting: Mondays, April 13-June 8th, 11:30-12:45pm
✨ Baby Floor Time: Mondays, April 13-June 8th, 9:30-10:45am
✨ Tuesday Tots at Monica Ros School: Tuesdays, April 14-June 2nd, 9:30-11:15am
✨ Friday Forest Tots in Nature: Fridays, April 17-June 5th, 9:00-10:45am
** New for Forest Tots! ** Expanded age range to 42 months and option to enroll 12-21 month-old sibling with your 22-42 month-old toddler!

More info and links to register can be found on our website here: https://securebeginnings.org/services/classes/
and here: https://mailchi.mp/securebeginnings/spring-2026

If you have any questions please email us at programs@securebeginnings.org or call us 805-646-7559 x3.

Class Registration, NEW Breastfeeding Clinic and more! ✨Read about all the happenings at Secure Beginnings this Spring i...
03/27/2026

Class Registration, NEW Breastfeeding Clinic and more! ✨

Read about all the happenings at Secure Beginnings this Spring in our newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/securebeginnings/spring-2026

There, you'll find:
✨ Info & Links to REGISTER for our open classes for Spring Session
✨ Info about our NEW Breastfeeding & First Feeding Clinic
✨ A few of our recent blog posts

If you have any questions please email us programs@securebeginnings.org or call us 805-646-7559 x3.

✨Sharing this community event/fundraiser✨Join families for a film screening followed by a panel discussion to raise fund...
03/04/2026

✨Sharing this community event/fundraiser✨

Join families for a film screening followed by a panel discussion to raise funds for Nordhoff high school students to volunteer in Tanzania.

Film: Why Not Home? The Surprising Birth Choices of Doctors and Nurses
Where: Ojai Art Center at 113 S. Montgomery St, Ojai

When: March 22, 2026
4:15pm ~ Mingle with local birth professionals
4:30pm ~ Film Screening
5:45pm ~ Local birth professionals introduced
6:00pm ~ Panel Discussion with local doctors who choose home birth for themselves

--> Read more and reserve your spot here: https://taniamccracken.com/events/

OPEN SPOT ~ 4 classes left in the session ✨Join Tuesday Toddler Play & Parent Ed at Monica Ros School for the rest of ou...
02/20/2026

OPEN SPOT ~ 4 classes left in the session ✨

Join Tuesday Toddler Play & Parent Ed at Monica Ros School for the rest of our Winter session. We have an open spot available and would love to have you!

✨ Tuesdays, Feb 24th - March 17th ~ 9:30-11:15am
✨ Children 22-36 months old & their parents/caregivers (In arms, non-walking younger siblings are welcome at no charge).
✨ Sliding Scale Registration available

More info and the link to register for the rest of the session here: https://securebeginnings.org/services/classes/toddler-play-and-parent-education

Email us programs@securebeginnings.org or call 805-646-7559 x3 if you have any questions.

5 classes left in the session ✨ Come to one to try it out or join for the rest of the session, we'd love to have you!Cir...
02/20/2026

5 classes left in the session ✨ Come to one to try it out or join for the rest of the session, we'd love to have you!

Circle of Parenting is our Core Class for children 0-14 months old, their grown up and expecting parents.

✨Mondays, 11:30-12:45p
✨Sliding Scale Registration Available

To learn more and register, click here: https://securebeginnings.org/resources/circle-of-parenting-3/

If you have any questions, please email us programs@securebeginnings.org or call 805-646-7559 x3.

Wonderful, free offering for mothers of all kinds, from Natalie Gelman :"Motherhood holds so many stories—some we tell, ...
02/13/2026

Wonderful, free offering for mothers of all kinds, from Natalie Gelman :

"Motherhood holds so many stories—some we tell, some we carry quietly. This spring in Ojai, thanks to a grant from the Ojai Arts Council, Natalie Gelman (singer/songwriter nataliegelman.com) is offering 1:1 songwriting sessions for moms at any stage of motherhood, including loss, adoption, and all the in-between places.

No musical experience needed. No pressure to perform. Just space to be heard and held through music.

Songs will be shared at a live concert on May 9. More details + interest form here if this feels like a yes ✨"
https://forms.gle/3TDKwqYL8XGwisTw8

You don’t have to do this alone 🤍Circle of Parenting is a welcoming space for caregivers and expecting parents to connec...
02/08/2026

You don’t have to do this alone 🤍
Circle of Parenting is a welcoming space for caregivers and expecting parents to connect with each other and their babies (0–14 months).

Open spots available -- Register for one class or the rest of the session (pro-rated), today!
✨Mondays, 11:30a–12:45p
✨Sliding scale available

To learn more and register, click here: https://securebeginnings.org/resources/circle-of-parenting-3/

If you have any questions, please email us programs@securebeginnings.org or call 805-646-7559 x3.

Circle of Parenting 🤍A welcoming, supportive space for caregivers and expecting parents to slow down, reflect, ask quest...
01/25/2026

Circle of Parenting 🤍

A welcoming, supportive space for caregivers and expecting parents to slow down, reflect, ask questions, and connect — with each other and with their babies.

🍼 For babies 0–14 months + their grown-ups & expecting parents
🕊️ Join for one class or the rest of the session (pro-rated)
đź’› Sliding scale available
⏰ Mondays, 11:30–12:45pm

Whether its your first baby or a new addition to your growing family, we'd love to have you!

✨ Open spots available — register for a class or the rest of the session today.

For more info and the link to register, click here: https://securebeginnings.org/resources/circle-of-parenting-3/

If you have any questions, please email us programs@securebeginnings.org or call 805-646-7559 x3.

Pregnancy and new babies bring profound transitions 💛 You don’t have to navigate them alone. Our Circle of Parenting cla...
01/21/2026

Pregnancy and new babies bring profound transitions 💛 You don’t have to navigate them alone.

Our Circle of Parenting class offers a welcoming space to reflect, ask questions, and connect.

🗓 Mondays | 11:30–12:45
👶 For children 0–14 months, their grown-ups & expecting caregivers
✨ Join for one class or the full session (pro-rated) — session began Jan 5
đź’« Sliding scale available

For more information and the link to register, click here: https://securebeginnings.org/resources/circle-of-parenting-3/

If you have any questions, please email us programs@securebeginnings.org or call 805-646-7559 x3.

Womb to World ✨Prepare for birth feeling informed, supported, and deeply connected—with Tania & Maya.It’s not too late t...
01/13/2026

Womb to World ✨
Prepare for birth feeling informed, supported, and deeply connected—with Tania & Maya.

It’s not too late to sign up! The first class starts Saturday, 1/17.
Visit taniamccracken.com/events for details and registration.

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555 Mahoney Avenue
Oak View, CA
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