Secure Beginnings

11/12/2025

✨RARE OPPORTUNITY!✨ We have an OPEN SPOT in BOTH of our Toddler Play and Parent Education classes ~ Join us for the last month of our session!

Toddlers are eager to explore the world and others around them! These classes are for parents/caregivers & their 24-36 month old children. No family turned away; sliding scale registration available.

-- 1 spot in our Tuesday Tots class: Tuesdays, 9:30-11:15am, ending 12/16
-- 1 spot in our Friday Forest Tots class: Fridays, 9:30-11:15am, ending 12/5

For more information and the link to register, click here: https://securebeginnings.org/services/classes/toddler-play-and-parent-education

Email us at programs@securebeginnings.org or call us 805-646-7559 x 3 if you have any questions or need assistance in registering!

10/17/2025

You are not alone ~ Circle of Parenting is for those caring for children in their earliest months - whether it's your first baby or a new addition to your growing family.

Sign up for one class to try it out or register for the rest of this session! We allow ongoing/drop-in enrollment and have sliding scale available. We'd love for you to join!

✨ Mondays, 11:30am - 12:45pm from now until Dec 15th.
✨ Open to Expecting Parents & Caregivers with babies 0-12 months.
✨ Read more & register here: https://securebeginnings.org/resources/circle-of-parenting-3/

Please email programs@securebeginnings.org or call us 805-646-7559 x3 if you're interested or have any questions!

10/08/2025

JOIN US! Drop-In Park Days on Thursdays from now until Dec 4th from 10-11:15am @ Sarzotti Park in Ojai (In the grassy area by the playground).

Join Adrienne, Child Development & Children’s Music Specialist, for community connection, support, play, songs, & stories!

Park Days are drop-in & donation-based and are for expectant parents & parents/caregivers with children up to age 5.

More info here: https://securebeginnings.org/services/park-days

10/07/2025

We're grateful to be a recipient of this year’s Ojai Women’s Fund grant!

It’s a privilege to stand alongside so many inspiring nonprofits. This generous award supports Secure Beginnings’ general operations — helping us fund our dedicated facilitators and staff, and provide sliding-scale scholarships and free programs so more families in our community can access our services.

Thank you to the Ojai Women's Fund!✨

10/06/2025

REGISTER TODAY! Circle of Parenting: Mondays, 11:30am - 12:45pm from now until Dec 15th.

Pregnancy and new babies bring profound transitions to families. You are not alone. Explore your role as a parent of an infant, how it feels, and what you need, while in the company of other parents and professionals!

Sign up for one class to try it out or register for the rest of this session! We allow ongoing/drop-in enrollment and have sliding scale available. We'd love for you to join!

Read more & register here: https://securebeginnings.org/resources/circle-of-parenting-3/

Please email programs@securebeginnings.org or call us 805-646-7559 x3 if you're interested or have any questions!

09/29/2025

A huge thank you to Farmer and the Cook and Don Lalo's for generously providing a delicious meal for the adults and children in our Abriendo Puertas/Opening Doors program! We're so grateful for your support.

Abriendo Puertas is our 10-Week, Spanish-Language, Parent Leadership Program.

https://securebeginnings.org/services/abriendo-puertas/

08/28/2025

There are a few spots left in our Toddler Play & Parent Education classes! REGISTER TODAY to get a spot for you and your little one.

Toddlers are eager to explore the world and others around them! These classes are for parents/caregivers & their 24-36 month old children. To meet community needs, we offer two options: Tuesdays & Fridays, 9:30 - 11:15 am.

For more information and the link to register, click here: https://securebeginnings.org/services/classes/toddler-play-and-parent-education

Email us at programs@securebeginning.org or call us 805-646-7559 x 3 if you have any questions or need assistance in registering!

08/27/2025

REGISTER TODAY! Circle of Parenting: Mondays, 11:30am - 12:45pm, Sept 8th - Dec 15th.

Our Circle of Parenting class is for adults & children from pregnancy through 12 months. This class allows ongoing/drop-in enrollment throughout the session with sliding scale available. We'd love you to refer any expectant parents/caregivers to join!

Read more & register here: https://securebeginnings.org/resources/circle-of-parenting-3/

Please email programs@securebeginnings.org or call us 805-646-7559 x3 if you're interested or have any questions!

08/16/2025

Abriendo Puertas es el primer programa íntegro de capacitación en la nación que es respaldado por evidencias y fue desarrollado por y para padres latinos con niños de 0-5.

Lo utiliza el enfoque de educación popular para involucrar a los padres en lecciones que reflejan el contenido cultural, la música, los juegos y los dichos familiares.

Sesión híbrida de 10 semanas: 6 en persona en Oak View y 4 en Zoom, en español.

Para más información y registro: https://securebeginnings.org/services/abriendo-puertas/

Estaremos aquí para contestar cualquier pregunta o duda y también para ayudarte a registrarte en el programa --> Envíe un mensaje de texto o llame: (805) 626-0657

08/12/2025

¡Inscríbete hoy mismo en Abriendo Puertas! Este programa GRATUITO es para padres y cuidadores de niños de 0 a 5 años.

¡Tendremos cuidado de niños disponible para quien lo necesite!

Compartimos herramientas, experiencias y aprendizajes que fortalecen el rol de ser líderes en nuestras familias.

📍 Sesión híbrida de 10 semanas: 6 en persona en Oak View y 4 en Zoom, en español.
🗓️ Martes, el 9 de septiembre – 18 de noviembre 5:30 – 7:15 p.m.
Obtenga más información y regístrese: https://securebeginnings.org/services/abriendo-puertas/
📩 Si tienes alguna pregunta, envíe un mensaje de texto o llame: (805) 626-0657

08/05/2025

It’s world breastfeeding week! Thank you to Breastfeeding Coalition of Ventura County for spotlighting our services & resources!

World Breastfeeding Week - August 5th
✨Secure Beginnings✨

Secure Beginnings Breastfeeding CareLine is part of their comprehensive services for families with infants and toddlers. Programs are free or sliding scale to ensure access for all. Their services include:
Breastfeeding/First Feeding Care Line: Free phone consultations on feeding and weaning, with referrals as needed.
Circle of Parenting group for expectant and new parents/caregivers, offers feeding guidance, peer support, and child development education in a nurturing setting.
1:1 Parent/Caregiver Consultations: Personalized support around parenting, bonding, and feeding challenges—offered bilingually. Offered in English and Spanish, support families through both everyday and unique parenting challenges— including infant feeding and strengthening the parent-child bond.
Counseling: Free therapeutic phone consultation with a licensed therapist for pregnancy/postpartum and early parenting needs.
Park Days: Weekly drop-in for expectant/young families with facilitator/peer support, resources and referrals, ending with a group story/song time from Secure Beginnings’ cultivated song and story library.
Free Twice-Monthly Bilingual Diaper Bank

08/05/2025

¡Abriendo Puertas! Ofrecido en asociación con Ojai Adult School.

Un espacio para madres, padres y cuidadores de niños de 0 a 5 años donde compartimos herramientas, experiencias y aprendizajes que fortalecen el rol de ser líderes en nuestras familias.

A través de juegos, historias y conversaciones en español entre familias, este programa ofrece apoyo real, práctico y emocional para criar con presencia y confianza.

📍 Sesión híbrida de 10 semanas: 6 en persona en Oak View y 4 en Zoom, en español.
🗓️ Nuestra próxima sesión: martes, el 9 de septiembre – 18 de noviembre 5:30 – 7:15 p.m.
Obtenga más información y regístrese: https://securebeginnings.org/services/abriendo-puertas/
📩 Si tienes alguna pregunta, envíe un mensaje de texto o llame: (805) 626-0657