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Child Care Pilot Project
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Information specific to: Canada
The community must provide an existing and appropriate place for the delivery of the enriched child care services, pay the associated costs (rent, insurance, employee salaries), and obtain the licences required to operate the child care services;, The key stakeholders identified in this request for proposals (the champion, the association of community partners in early childhood development, and the applicant organization) must establish mechanisms for ongoing communication and hold regular meetings with the community coordinator and the project manager;, The community, or the program group parents, must pay the child care fees and other costs (e.g., meals, transportation) associated with the child care services of the program group;
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Child Care Pilot Project
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Information specific to: Canada
The pilot project will generate new knowledge for minority Francophone communities that will add to that previously acquired on effective approaches in early childhood development, and will inform the development and delivery of child care services for young children in minority Francophone communities by identifying the interventions and family and community factors that influence language development, a sense of belonging and the development of positive results for the children., To provide data and analyses concerning the effects of enriched child care services in French on the linguistic development and cultural identity of preschool Francophone children in minority Francophone communities, and more particularly their knowledge and use of French, their knowledge of French culture and their sense of belonging to that culture;, The Child Care Pilot Project is a research initiative that has been designed to develop knowledge on the effects of enriched French-language child care services on the linguistic, cultural and overall development of children living in minority Francophone communities.
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Child Care Pilot Project
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Information specific to: Canada
The child component would be child care services for children in child care centres that would develop language skills in French (knowledge and use of the French language) and a sense of identity (awareness of and a sense of belonging to the Francophone culture, remembering that a number of children come from families of mixed culture and language and also have an Anglophone culture)., In addition, for the delivery of the child care services in child care centres and the family literacy services, documentation, material and thematic resources (such as training manuals, teaching guides, books, compact discs and toys) will be provided to the communities, at no cost, and the communities will be able to keep them after the pilot project ends., To implement the enriched child care services and to ensure that they are the same in each of the participating communities, it was necessary to identify a preschool program that would be used in child care centres and a family literacy model that would be offered to the children and their families.
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Child Care Pilot Project
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Information specific to: Canada
pay for the professional services provided and the expenses incurred (e.g., travel, materials, equipment) by the community coordinator for the pilot project in each of the communities;, provide the documentation, training and resources for the family literacy model to be delivered to the children and parents of the program group;, assisted by the community, communicate with the parents of the three-year-old Francophone children to inform them about the pilot project, its methodology and the way it will be carried out;
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Child Care Pilot Project
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Information specific to: Canada
In each community, 40 three-year-old Francophone children will be selected and placed at random in one of two groups: 20 children will be part of the program group and will receive the enriched child care services in French in existing child care centres; and 20 children will be part of the control group and will continue to receive the child care services they normally receive., For the purposes of the pilot project and consistent with section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, a Francophone child is defined to be the child of a parent ?ayant droit?; in other words, a child i) one of whose parents' first language learned and still understood is French; or ii) one of whose parents has received their primary school instruction in Canada in French; or iii) one of whose siblings has received or is receiving primary or secondary school instruction in French in Canada., Moreover, by giving their consent, parents agree to allow their child to be tested to evaluate his or her linguistic and cultural knowledge and overall development; to participate in surveys on their family and socioeconomic status (see Research activities section ); and, for parents of children in the program group, to take part in family literacy workshops, and to put family literacy activities into practice and to discuss them.
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Child Care Pilot Project
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Information specific to: Canada
Enriched child care services include services for children, parental support and participation, and a partnership between parents, child care providers, family literacy practitioners, and communities;, Choices relating to the implementation and management of the pilot project must respect the integrity of the methodological framework while, at the same time, being respectful of the needs of the children, the families and the minority Francophone communities., A key lever for promoting the development, and the linguistic and cultural vitality, of minority Francophone communities is to ensure that their children have a good start in life;
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Child Care Pilot Project
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Information specific to: Canada
from enriched child care services for the children and their families (see the section Enriched Child Care Services for more information) adapted to the needs of minority Francophone communities;, from the documentation, materials and thematic resources (e.g., training manuals, teaching guides, books, compact discs, toys) related to the enriched child care services, and at no cost;, from the research results on the effects of the enriched child care services on the linguistic, cultural and overall development of their children.
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Child Care Pilot Project
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Information specific to: Canada
A Child Care Pilot Project is being undertaken in five communities across Canada to gain new knowledge about the development of young francophone children in minority francophone communities., Social Development Canada (SDC) invites minority francophone communities that are interested in participating in the pilot project and that meet the selection criteria to submit their application., Child Care Pilot Project Knowledge and Research Directorate Social Development Canada 3rd Floor, Tower B, Place Vanier 355 North River Road Ottawa ON K1A 0L1
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Child Care Pilot Project
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Information specific to: Canada
The applicant organization must demonstrate that the community has the infrastructure (locations for delivery of both the child care and family literacy services) and materials (tables, chairs, crayons, toys, etc.) to deliver the enriched child care services throughout the duration of the pilot project, and the personnel required to deliver the child care services in child care centres, and that these resources meet provincial regulations., The applicant organization must provide an estimate of the number of three-year-old Francophone children in its community (Francophone children are defined for purposes of the pilot project as children of a parent ayant droit and not only children for whom French is their mother tongue)., SDC has identified key stakeholders that must exist within a community involved in the pilot project: a community coordinator; an association of community partners in early childhood development; and a champion.
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Child Care Pilot Project
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Information specific to: Canada
The Child Care Pilot Project delivers enriched child care services to children and their parents, and collects information to assess child development outcomes from children, parents, and key community representatives., Five community actors assist in implementing the pilot project in each community: the applicant organization, the association of community partners in early childhood development, the champion, the providers of the child care services, and the family literacy practitioners., The community coordinator, nominated by the community and engaged by the project manager, is the principal liaison between the project manager and the five actors within each community.
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Child Care Pilot Project
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Information specific to: Canada
Mandatory criteria: These five criteria must be met in order that the community qualify to submit a full proposal, An existing not-for-profit child care centre(s) is willing and able to participate, and to provide the necessary resources., Annex A - Evaluation Criteria for the Letter of Intent
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Child Care Pilot Project
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Information specific to: Canada
SDC will also carry out an external evaluation of the proposals by asking stakeholders to assess the extent to which the community concerned is prepared to take part in the pilot project, to make the efforts required to help ensure its success, and to complete the pilot project., For the final selection of communities, SDC will conduct an internal evaluation of the proposals on the basis of predetermined criteria that will be forwarded to qualifying communities after their letters of intent have been reviewed., Candidates will be informed in writing whether or not they qualify for the second round of the application process; qualifying communities will also be notified by telephone or e-mail to expedite the process.
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Child Care Pilot Project
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Information specific to: Canada
identify the longer-term benefits from participating in the pilot project (e.g., knowledge on the effects of the enriched services, new partners and networks) and how information generated and experience acquired will be used (e.g., promotion of child care services in French)., outline the community's strategy for identifying all Francophone children in the community who are eligible to participate in the pilot project (e.g., the children who speak English but who have one parent ayant droit );, outline the community's strategy for encouraging and supporting all players (e.g., participation of parents and children throughout the pilot project, whether in the program or control group, or in surveys);
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Child Care Pilot Project
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Information specific to: Canada
To show that the community has the infrastructure, materials and personnel needed to ensure the delivery of the enriched child care services throughout the pilot project, and that these resources comply with provincial regulations, the applicant organization must include in its proposal documents attesting to the existence of infrastructure for the entire duration of the pilot project (e.g., lease or letter attesting to the use of space); the existence of materials, with a list of furnishings already in place or in the process of being purchased; and the existence and availability of personnel (e.g., child care providers), with a list of the names of the individuals and a description of their qualifications, skills and experience., To demonstrate the existence of an association of community partners in early childhood development in the proposed community, the applicant organization will need to include in its proposal a list of the organizations represented in the association, other documents attesting to its social role (e.g., mission statement, recent minutes, documentation proving the existence of previous projects), and a letter of support from the association describing its achievements and recent projects., To show that there are potential candidates for filling the position of community coordinator, the applicant organization must include in its proposal documents attesting to the fact that the candidates for the position of community coordinator are experienced, such as the name of the person or persons being considered as candidates, a description of their skills and qualifications, and the likelihood that these individuals would accept the position of community coordinator for the pilot project.
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Update on the Early Learning and Childcare Initiative
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Information specific to: , Canada
The Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) initiative is responding to the needs of Canadian families.
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Giving Today's Family Flexibility and Choice
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Information specific to: , Canada
Close to 50 years have passed since the pillars of Canada ?s social safety net were put in place. Two generations have grown up since the inception of the Canada Pension Plan and Medicare.
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Intercountry Adoption - Tsunami Disaster
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Information specific to: Canada
Information about adopting children from countries affected by the Tsunami.
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Community Development and Partnerships Directorate
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Information specific to: Canada
The Community Development and Partnerships Directorate was formerly known as the Social Development Directorate. This page contains updated information about the directorate including its new programs and mandate.
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Understanding the Early Years
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Information specific to: Canada
Understanding the Early Years (UEY) is a research initiative providing information about factors influencing child development in specific communities.
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Social Development Partnerships Program
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Information specific to: Canada
The Social Development Partnership program provides Grant and Contribution funding to non-profit organizations working to meet the social development needs of persons with disabilities, children and their families, and other vulnerable or excluded populations in Canada.
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Projects Funded by the Social Development Partnerships Program
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Information specific to: Canada
Projects funded by the Social Development Partnerships Program, listed by project title.
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Projects funded by the Social Development Partnerships Program
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Information specific to: Canada
A listing of projects funded by the Social Development Partnerships Program.
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Projects funded by the Social Development Partnerships Program
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Information specific to: Canada
Projects funded by the Social Developmetn Partnership Program, listed by the name of the organization funded.
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Speaking Notes for Minister Stewart: Government Relations Institute of Canada Conference
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Information specific to: Canada
Speaking Notes for Minister Stewart: Government Relations Institute of Canada Conference
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Intercountry Adoption Services (IAS)
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Information specific to: Canada
A description of this program, including links to related provincial/territorial as well as Federal web sites.
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What Canadians are Telling Us about the National Children's Agenda
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Information specific to: Canada
What Canadians are Telling Us about the National Children's Agenda
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