RESOURCE SHEET # 50 Canadian Child Care Federation

Visit Child & Family Canada (www.cfc-efc.ca)

Are you wondering where to go for help with issues affecting your family? Very likely there are resources in your neighbourhood to help you when you need it -- family doctor, pharmacist, teacher or school principal, neighbour, spiritual advisor and so on. Perhaps you have discovered that the Internet is another place you can search for answers to parenting concerns.

The Canadian Child Care Federation is the managing partner of a collaborative, bilingual website called Child & Family Canada (www.cfc-efc.ca). This is a completely Canadian site where 46 non-profit organizations have posted documents on topics of interest to parents and those who work with children and families. It's a "virtual library" of helpful materials presented by credible Canadian organizations. There are over 1,200 documents on the themes of adolescents, child care, child development, family life, health, learning activities, literacy, media influences, nutrition, parenting, physical activities, play, safety, social issues and special needs. Some of the most popular articles are on television violence, head lice, children and anger, choosing quality child care, raising children in separate homes -- to name just a few.

The site was launched in October 1996 and has been continually updated with new documents and interactive components. A new section was developed in the spring of 1999 called "Family Work Connections"; this is a place you can get information about balancing work and family issues. The resources listed are particularly extensive, and you can also participate in discussion forums on topics of your choice.

Be sure to visit Child & Family Canada and let us know what you like best about the site!

Child & Family Canada Partners

Adoption Council of Canada
Alberta Association For Family Day Home Services
Association of Early Childhood Educators of Newfoundland and Labrador
Association of Early Childhood Educators, Ontario
Big Brothers and Sisters of Canada
Campaign 2000
Canada Safety Council
Canadian Association for Community Care
Canadian Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Canadian Association for Young Children
Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs
Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists
Canadian Child Care Federation
Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children
Canadian Council on Social Development
Canadian Dental Hygienists Association
Canadian Home Economics Association
Canadian Institute of Child Health
Canadian Mental Health Association
Canadian Nurses Association
Canadian Paediatric Society
Canadian Parks and Recreation Association
Canadian Public Health Association
Canadian Red Cross
Canadian Toy Testing Council
Certification Council of Early Childhood Educators of N.S.
Child Care Connection-NS
Child Welfare League of Canada
Early Childhood Development Association of P.E.I.
Early Childhood Educators of B.C.
Early Childhood Professional Association of Alberta
Family Service Canada
Fédération des centres de la petite enfance du Québec
Girl Guides of Canada
Home Child Care Association of Ontario
Hospital For Sick Children
Learning Disabilities Association of Canada
The Lifesaving Society
Manitoba Child Care Association
Media Awareness Network
National Institute of Nutrition
Ontario Coalition For Better Child Care
Ontario Network of Home Child Care Provider Groups
Safe Kids Canada
Sparrow Lake Alliance
The Saskatchewan Child Care Association
The Vanier Institute of the Family
Volunteer Canada
Western Canada Family Child Care Association of B.C.
Yukon Child Care Association