An Environmental Scan of Public Policy and Programs for Young Aboriginal Children in BC: A Cold Wind Blows [1]
Author: Jamieson, Kathleen
Source: British Colombia Aboriginal Child Care Society (2014)
A Good Path Forward: Understanding and Promoting Aboriginal Early Childhood Development and Care.
Authors: Isaac, K. and Jamieson, K.
Source: In Our Schools, Our Selves. Summer, Special issue on ECEC. Ottawa: Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (In Press, expected August 2015)
British Columbia: How are we doing? Aboriginal performance data 2013/2014 [2]
Author/Source: British Columbia, Ministry of Education
Early childhood education and care for Aboriginal children in Canada [3]
Author: Preston, Jane
Source: movingchildcareforward.ca (2014)
Improving the Reach of Early Childhood Education for First Nations, Inuit and Métis Children [4]
Author: Ball, Jessica
Source: movingchildcareforward.ca (2014)
Polysynthetic Language Structures and their Role in Pedagogy and Curriculum for BC Indigenous People [5]
Author: Kell, Sarah
Source: British Colombia Ministry of Education (2014)
Summary Report: Occupational Standards and Fair Wages for BC First Nations Early Childhood Educators [6]
Author/Source: British Colombia Aboriginal Child Care Society (2014)
What You Need to Know About the Inclusion of Elders in Early Childhood Development Settings [7]
Author/Source: British Colombia Aboriginal Child Care Society, 2014
Aboriginal early childhood education in Canada: Issues of context [8]
Author: Preston, J.P., Cottrell, M., Pelletier, T.R., Pearce, J.V.
Source: Journal of Early Childhood Research, 10(1), pp. 3-18. (2012)
Abstract online. Full article available with access to university library.
Early learning for Aboriginal children: Past, present and future and an exploration of the Aboriginal head start urban and northern communities program in Ontario.
[9]Author: Mashford-Pringle, Angela
Source: First Peoples Child & Family Review, 7(1), pp. 127 - 140 (2012)
Childcare for First Nations children living off reserve, Métis children and Inuit children [10]
Author: Findlay, Leanne C., and Kohen, Dafna E.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2010
Founded in culture: Strategies to promote early learning among First Nations children in Ontario [11]
Source: Best Start Resource Centre (2010)
The state of Aboriginal learning in Canada: A holistic approach to measuring success [12]
Source: Canadian Council on Learning (CCLA), (2009)
Report in pdf (78pp.)
Needers to leaders: CARS for women and children in rural, remote, northern and Aboriginal communities -Read abstract here [13]. http://www.cwhn.ca/en/node/42192 [13]
Full report available with university library access
Source: Communities Achieving Responsive Services (CARS), Canadian Women's Health Network , (2009)
Report in pdf (52 pp.)
Aboriginal early language promotion and early intervention [14]
Author: Ball, Jessica
Source: Encyclopedia of Language and Literacy Development, (2008)
Document in pdf (8 pp.)
Enhancing Aboriginal Child Wellness: The Potential of Early Learning Programs [15]
Author: Preston, Jane P.
Source: First Nations Perspectives, 1 (1), pp. 98-120. (2008)
Full article in pdf
Promoting equity and dignity for Aboriginal children in Canada [16]
Aboriginal Quality of Life, IRPP Choices, 14(7)
Author: Ball, Jessica
Source: Institute for Research on Public Policy, (2008)
Report in pdf (32 pp.)
Vulnerable children in Canada: Research insights and policy options [17]
Source: The Institute for Research on Public Policy (IRPP), (2008)
Symposium proceedings in html
Aboriginal children's survey, 2006: Family, community and childcare [18]
Source: Social and Aboriginal Statistic Division (2008)
Aboriginal Children and Early Childhood Development - Linking the Past to the Future
Author: Greenwood, M., de Leeuw, S., Ngaroimata Fraser, T.
Source: Canadian Journal of Native Education (2007)
Available with access to university library.
Inuit early childhood education and care: Present successes - promising directions [19]
Source: Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (2007)
Northern childcare: Childcare as an economic and social development in Thompson (MB) [20]
Author: Prentice, Sarah
Source: Child Care Coalition of Manitoba (2007)
Children are a gift to us: Aboriginal-specific early childhood programs and services in Canada
[21]Author: Greenwood, Margo
Source: Canadian Journal of Native Education, 30(1), pp. 5-18. (2006)
Full article available with university library access.
Measuring social support in Aboriginal early childhood programs [22]
http://ecdip.org/docs/pdf/measuringsocialsupport.pdf [22]
Author: Ball, Jessica., and Elliot, Enid.
Source: Aboriginal Children's Circle of Early Learning, 2005
Full Research Connections issue in pdf, see pg. 41 for article
For the next seven generations: Early learning and child care programs for children in First Nations and Inuit communities: AFN consultation with BC First Nations community representatives
Source: British Columbia Aboriginal Child Care Society, 2005
- Paper in pdf (22 pp.) [23]
- Summary of key themes in Word [24]
First Nations early learning and child care action plan [25]
Source: Assembly of First Nations, 2005
Report in pdf (11 pp.)
Early childhood development single window strategy: Summary report of First Nations regional dialogue sessions [26]
Source: Assembly of First Nations, 2005
Report in pdf (15 pp.)
Early childhood care and development programs as hook and hub for inter-sectoral service delivery in First Nations communities [27]
Author: Ball, Jessica
Source: Journal of Aboriginal Health, Volume 12, Number 1, 2005
Article in pdf (18 pp.)
Where to from here? Building a First Nations early childhood strategy [28]
Author: Greenwood, Margo
Source: Assembly of First Nations, 2005
Discussion paper in pdf (12 pp.)
[29]
Early childhood development activities and expenditures: Early learning and child care activities and expenditures, 2003-2004
[29]Source: Government of Canada, 2005
See Chapter 6 for overview of services for First Nations families and children.
National dialogue on federal Aboriginal early childhood development strategy: Draft dialogue report [30]
Source: Aboriginal Research Institute of Six Nations Reserve, 2005
Many voices, common cause: Addressing Aboriginal early childhood development education and training needs [31]
Source: British Columbia Aboriginal Child Care Society, 2004
The community within the child: Integration of Indigenous knowledge into First Nations childcare process and practice
[32]Author: Ball, Jessica
Source: Early Childhood Development Intercultural Partnerships, 2004
Aboriginal children in poverty in urban communities: Social exclusion and the growing racialization of poverty in Canada [33]
Source: Canadian Council on Social Development, 2003
Handbook of best practices in Aboriginal early childhood programs [34]
Source: British Columbia Aboriginal Child Care Society, 2003
The challenge of creating an optimal learning environment in child care: Cross-cultural perspectives [35]
Author: Ball, Jessica
Source: Early Childhood Development Intercultural Partnerships, 2002
Considerations for evaluating ‘good care' in Canadian Aboriginal early childhood settings [36]
Author: Stairs, A.H., Bernhard, J.K
Source: Ryerson University, 2002
Aboriginal child care in review: Part II
[37]Author: Greenwood, Margo
Source: Canadian Child Care Federation, Interaction, Volume 13, Number 4, 2000. (See pp. 15-18.)
Aboriginal child care in review: Part I [38]
Author: Greenwood, Margo
Source: Canadian Child Care Federation, 2000
Report of the Royal Commission on Aboriginal people [39]
Source: Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, 1996
(see volume 3, chapter 5, section 3.1 for section on early childhood education.)
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