News Item
Are You New to Canada? Trained or experienced in Early Childhood Education? Living in Halton, or Peel Region?
Participate in FREE work-oriented language training
Free Multilingual Resources!
The Best Start Resource Centre is offering a special promotion on their print resources in languages other than English and French. This may be a good opportunity to offer your newcomer parents copies of some popular resources, in their home language. The resource “You and your baby…” is also available in two Aboriginal languages (see below). Read More
Training Opportunities Program Update
Funding is available for training reimbursement again this year, but there have been funding cuts and there are some important changes that you should know about. New policies for individual training reimbursement: Read More
Culture in Parenting
Parents of all cultures want to do the best for their children. But when their behaviors are different from our familiar framework, they can seem strange or even dangerous. Recognizing how our own backgrounds shapes our beliefs about
“best practices” is important to understand behavior that is different from our own. This booklet is designed to be a guide for practitioners to evaluate and improve the cultural sensitivity of programs and services they offer to families. Read More
Looking for dental programs in another province or territory?
To find information about availability of oral health care services in your province or territory, check with the <Federal, Provincial and Territorial Dental Working Group>.
Healthy Smiles, Healthy Kids!
Good oral health is important to childrens’ overall health. Yet, for some, regular dental care may not be affordable. Healthy Smiles Ontario is a program for children 17 and under who do not have access to any form of dental coverage. If eligible, children will get regular dental services at no cost. Read More
Gender Roles
The latest edition of the ANCIE Bulletin “Gender Roles” explores the gender gap and the influence of gender in actions, decisions, interactions and expectations of newcomer children and their families. Read More
CMAS Update – April 2012
As we enter into the new contract year, CMAS is available to offer ongoing services that support your organization in providing safe, quality care for newcomer children. Read More
Play it Fair! Human Rights Education Toolkit for Children
Equitas is an International Centre for Human Rights Education, and they’ve developed a toolkit that helps promote human rights, nondiscrimination and peaceful conflict resolution within non-formal education programs for children. By encouraging acceptance of differences, the Play It Fair! Program Read more
2012 Theme: CONNECTING GIRLS, INSPIRING FUTURES
If every International Women’s Day event held in 2012 includes girls in some way, then thousands of minds will be inspired globally.
Each year around the world, International Women’s Day (IWD) is celebrated on March 8. Thousands of events occur not just on this day but throughout March to mark the economic, political and social achievements of women. Read More