Early Childhood Education

Argues that early childhood is an area of politicized potential for beneficial transformative change for communities and nations.

Reports on outcomes for children and caregivers who were enrolled at One World Child Development Centre in Calgary.

Looks at the need for quality daycare and environments in which Aboriginal children do well.

Bilingual web portal on early childhood development. Includes links to bulletin board, hands on tools, databases of resources, organizations and individuals.

Overview of different types of tools to assist First Nations/ Aboriginal early childhood educators increase their knowledge and skills in the area of screening and assessment.

Identifies key features of quality programs and makes suggestions for incorporation of Aboriginal pedagogy, language, and culture and need for qualified staff and engaged communities.

Reports on the history of the program, development of model evaluation and the 2008 longitudinal evaluation study on the communities of Fort Smith, Hay River, Fort Providence, Bechokò, Yellowknife/Ndilo, Inuvik, Paulatuk and Fort McPherson.

Video and transcript of the Aboriginal Head Start On Reserve Program in Akwesasne, Ontario, with discussion on culture and language, education, health, nutrition, social support and parental involvement.

Video and transcript of the Aboriginal Head Start On Reserve Program in Indian Brook, Nova Scotia, with discussion on culture and language, education, health, nutrition, social support and parental involvement.

Video and transcript of the Aboriginal Head Start On Reserve Program in Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg, Quebec, with discussion on culture and language, education, health, nutrition, social support and parental involvement.

Video and transcript of the Aboriginal Head Start On Reserve Program in North Battleford, Saskatchewan, with discussion on culture and language, education, health, nutrition, social support and parental involvement.

Video and transcript of discussion of culture and language, education, health, nutrition, social support and parental involvement.

Video and transcript of the Aboriginal Head Start On Reserve Program in Winnipeg, Manitoba, with discussion on culture and language, education, health, nutrition, social support and parental involvement.

Discusses the mission statement, mandate, program components and accountability and management.

Compares the differences in educational outcomes for both children and adults that are taught an Aboriginal language.

Literature review of material covering speech-language trajectories, difficulties and secondary problems, as well as controlled research studies and early interventions.

Highlights the foundational role of language in ensuring long-term academic, social, and economic success. Entire issue on one pdf. To access article, scroll to page 37.

Profiles twelve programs that address issues that keeping people living in poverty.

Comments on the Native American Languages Act (NALA). Chapter from American Indian Language Development Institute: Thirty Year Tradition of Speaking From Our Heart edited by Candace K. Galla, Stacey Oberly, G.L. Romero, Maine Sam, Ofelia Zepeda.

Assessment of program which addresses the needs of Aboriginal pre-school children and their families both on- and off-reserve.

Documents the differences in allocation, funding parameters, and expenditures of the various jurisdictions.

Includes information as to whether author/illustrator/translator is of Canadian and/or Aboriginal background.

Bibliography divides material into three age categories: children, young adult and adult. The list also includes information as to whether the author/illustrator/translator is of Canadian and/or Aboriginal background or northern Aboriginal background.

Divided into five categories: early years, prekindergarten to Grade 12, post-secondary, labour force attachment, and general. Most references published between 1993 and 2013.

Leadership and Training Thesis (M.A.)--Royal Roads University, 2003.

Describes programs that look at the need for a holistic approach to child development, including those programs for Aboriginal children and children with disabilities.

Website contains links to training workshops, a lending library, rotating curriculum boxes, a traveling child care advisor, annual conferences, and newsletters for Aboriginal early childhood programs.

Provides an overview of the background paper and framework.

Website contains early intervention strategies providing ideas and examples to enhance early childhood (birth to six years old) development; six components: culture and language, education, health promotion, nutrition, parent and family involvement and social support.

Focuses on auto-ethnographic vignettes in the analysis of Teddy Syrett'e theatre performance from the play, No Choices, Different Voices.

Looks at the terms 'best-practice' and 'evidence-based practice' from an Indigenous perspective and the implications of what this means for service providers.

Literature review and results of survey of organizations which deliver Early Childhood Development or Early Learning Childhood Development programs.

Revised edition of handbook originally published in 1997, provides guidelines for development of programming, roles and responsibilities of agencies, and evaluation tools.

Describes the development of a culturally relevant preschool curriculum model for training programs and services.

Search was performed for academic and non-academic Indigenous sources published between 2000 and 2016 and identified over 150 documents, books, and papers.

Three case studies examine infant schools and education in the colonial context.

Documents and details how the Aboriginal Head Start On-Reserve Program developed in British Columbia.

Provides summary of past and current policies and programs in Canada, discusses initiatives in Aboriginal communities and common themes or objectives, looks at international Indigenous communities for similarities in concerns and challenges and how they are responding.

Policy report explores expanding role of Tribal Colleges and Universities serving local communities in five areas: pre-school, elementary and secondary education, health and nutrition, faculty role models, agriculture and natural resource management and preservation of culture and language.

Paper examines the stages of the Life Long Learning continuum from a Métis perspective. The roundtable on this topic was held November 13th and 14th, 2004, Winnipeg, Manitoba and November 18th and 19th, 2004, Ottawa, Ontario.

"This Occasional Paper is a working version of a chapter prepared for A Question of Commitment: Children's Rights in Canada (working title) edited by R. Brian Howe and Katherine Covell..."

Investigates perspectives of daycare caregivers, parents and elementary teachers regarding children's Inuktitut language knowledge.

Examines the political and policy contexts of programs developed over several decades and looks at some recent initiatives.

Discusses using a holistic approach to improving Indigenous health and fostering the development of Aboriginal citizenship through early childhood development programs.

Outlines the targets made by the Australian government to close the gap in life expectancy, early childhood health, education, and employment between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians.