Initiatives

The CCCF is a leader in building collaborations. Our projects and initiatives are made possible through successful relationships with funders and others interested in children’s healthy development through excellence in early learning and child care.

Early Learning Canada

Promoting Young Indigenous Children’s Emergent Literacy in Canada

Foundations in Numeracy

Learning Through Play Resources - a three volume set: Curriculum Guide; Equipment, Construction and Maintenance Guide (CD insert in Curriculum Guide); Mentor and Community Partnerships Guide.

Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development

Engage, Enable and Empower: Advancing the Children's Environmental Health Agenda

Language and Literacy: From Birth... For Life

Full Day Learning

• Reflections on Shaping an Integrated System of Early Learning & Child Care and Education for Children in Canada

• Care and Learning together Project: Five country case Studies from UNESCO project on integrating ECEC within the education system 

• Early Learning and Care Impact Analysis by the Centre for Spacial Economics

• Economic Consequences of Quebec’s Educational Childcare Policy

• The Economic and Social Payoffs of Full Day Early Learning - An economic analysis of the recommendations of With Our Best Future in Mind

• Monitoring quality in early childhood education programs: A bunch of W’s and one H

Across Canada Full Day Learning Information

Here is additional information organized by province. If you have or know of additional resources to guide us to, please forward them to Robin McMillan - rmcmillan@cccf-fcsge.ca

ONTARIO
A website hosted by our affiliate the Association of Early Childhood Educators of Ontario www.earlychildhoodeducatorsonline.com/
www.earlychildhoodeducatorsonline.com/wpcontent/uploads/2011/05/Brochure_FINAL_web.pdf
Ontario Ministry of Education: www.edu.gov.on.ca/kindergarten/

BRITISH COLOMBIA
The Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC and our affiliate the Early Childhood Educators of BC released a draft plan for an Integrated System of Early Care and Learning in BC. The draft responded to BC’s implementation of full school day Kindergarten for 5 year olds and the deepening child care crisis facing BC families.
A Community Plan for a Public System of Integrated Early Care and Learning. 
www.cccabc.bc.ca/plan/Community_Plan_ECL.pdf
www.ecebc.ca/news/integrated_project.html
Ministry of Education: www.bced.gov.bc.ca/early_learning/fdk/

MANITOBA
Planning for the Future: Nursery and Full Day Kindergarten. A Briefing Note developed by our affiliate, the  Manitoba Child Care Association  www.mccahouse.org

NEWFOUNDLAND
Mary Walsh, Chairperson of our affiliate the Association of Early Childhood Educators of Newfoundland and Labrador, was interviewed by Azzo Rezori of CBC about the possibility of all-day kindergarten in Newfoundland. You can view the video and read the story by clicking here.

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND
Securing The Future For Our Children Preschool Excellence Initiative
http://www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/edu_ExcellIniti.pdf
The Early Years Report. Early Learning in PEI: An Investment in the Island’s Future
www.gov.pe.ca/photos/original/edu_earlyyrsRpt.pdf

Meeting the Challenge: An Aboriginal Perspective - workshop videos