Press Room
Cross Canada Check-Up
by Z Sonia Worotynec
It's important to keep up with what’s happening in child care in your province or territory and at the national level. The Internet can help you do this very effectively.
The first item in the list that follows is the provincial/territorial community or social services main page. The second site is the specific page for child care departments, units or branches. Third and additional sites listed are community and advocacy organizations.
Alberta
www.gov.ab.ca/cs
Alberta Children’s Services
www.gov.ab.ca/fss/Programs/day_care.htm
Day Care Programs
British Columbia
www.mcf.gov.bc.ca
Ministry for Children and Families
www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/childcare/childcare.html
Child Care Services
www.wstcoast.org
West Coast Child Care Resource Centre
www.cfc-efc.ca/ecebc
The Early Childhood Educators of British Columbia
www.firstcallbc.org
First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Movement
Manitoba
www.gov.mb.ca/fs
Manitoba Family Services
www.gov.mb.ca/fs/programs/cfs/fs0cfs04.html
Child Day Care Branch
www.cfc-efc.ca/mcca
Manitoba Child Care Association
New Brunswick
www.gov.nb.ca/hcs-ssc/english/services/fcss/index.htm
Family and Community Social Services
www.gov.nb.ca/hcs-ssc/english/publications/annual_reports/arp9697/predaw...
Early Childhood Initiatives
www.cfc-efc.ca/eccpenb
The Early Childhood Coalition Petite Enfance
Newfoundland and Labrador
www.gov.nf.ca/health
Department of Health and Community Services
www.gov.nf.ca/health/commhlth/fmlrehab/daycare.htm
Child Care Services
www.cfc-efc.ca/aecenfld
Association of Early Childhood Educators, Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories
www.gov.nt.ca/HLTHSS
Department of Education, Culture & Employment
Nova Scotia
www.gov.ns.ca/coms
Department of Community Services
www.gov.ns.ca/coms/HCDI-con.htm
Health Child Development Initiatives
www.cfc-efc.ca/ccecens
The Certification Council of Early Childhood Educators of Nova Scotia
http://home.istar.ca/~cccns
Child Care Connection NS
Nunavut
Ontario
www.gov.on.ca/CSS
Ministry of Community and Social Services
www.gov.on.ca/css
Child Care
www.cfc-efc.ca/aeceo
Association of Early Childhood Educators, Ontario
www.worldchat.com/public/tab/ocbcc/ocbcc.htm
Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
www.cfc-efc.ca/onhccpg
Ontario Network of Home Child Care Provider Groups
www.cfc-efc.ca/hccao
Home Child Care Association of Ontario
http://www.voices4children.org
Voices for Children
Prince Edward Island
www.gov.pe.ca/hss
Department of Health and Social Services
www.gov.pe.ca/cfacs-info/index.asp
Child, Family and Community Services
www.cfc-efc.ca/ecdapei
The Early Childhood Development Association of P.E.I
Québec
www.famille-enfance.gouv.qc.ca
Ministère de la Famille et de L'Enfance
www.petitmonde.qc.ca
Le Petit Monde: Le site de la famille et de l’enfance
www.enfance.com
L'association Enfance et Communication (Although this website originates in France, it serves as a valuable source of information and resources in French.)
Saskatchewan
www.gov.sk.ca/govt/socserv
Saskatchewan Social Services, Programs and Services
www.cfc-efc.ca/scca
Saskatchewan Child Care Association
Yukon
www.hss.gov.yk.ca/fcsframe.html
Government Services
www.cfc-efc.ca/ycca
Yukon Child Care Association
Federal Government
www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hppb/childhood-youth/index.html
Childhood and Youth web site
This site provides descriptive information on federal programs, services and initiatives related to children and youth. Organized by theme, this bilingual web site includes an extensive listing of interesting and useful links such as:
.National Child Day;
.Centres of Excellence for Children’s Well-Being
.Community Action Program for Children;
.Indian and Inuit Healthy Babies Program;
.Canadian Cadet Organizations;
.Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB); and
.the National Child Benefit (NCB).
www.children-enfants.org
National Children’s Agenda
The National Children’s Agenda is a cross-Canada government and community effort to examine ways to best meet identified needs of Canadian children. In May,1999 the federal government released a document entitled “Developing a Shared Vision” for public consultation. This bilingual site should provide updates to the initiative and report results of the consultation. The National Children’s Agenda is a project under the larger Social Union initiative, the federal government’s restructuring of Canada’s social policies and programs. For information on the Social Union, see http://socialunion.gc.ca
Z Sonia Worotynec is an ECE instructor with Canadian Mothercraft Society in Toronto, Ontario. You can reach her by e-mail at zs.worotynec@utoronto.ca
Interaction, Vol. 13, No. 4, Winter 2000. P. 14. © CCCF
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