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New CNC Q and A Questions Added

Thank you for all of your CNC questions and feedback! We have compiled some of the recent most frequently asked questions, and provided answers to help you understand CNC, and how to implement the changes. This list of questions and answers will be added to on a regular basis to keep you up-to-date and informed! Read More

Child Abuse is Wrong: What can I do?

This Department of Justice booklet is for the parents and caregivers. It talks about child abuse in families and answers questions about the law on child abuse in Canada.

Updated Occupational Standards now available

The CCHRSC has updated its Occupational Standards for Child Care Administrators for the first time since they were developed in 2006 to ensure they are up-to-date and reflect all the skills, knowledge and abilities administrators may require to work effectively. At the same time, a new Occupational Profile on School-Age Child Care has been created and the Infant Care Profile developed in 2010 has been enhanced. The profiles are addenda to the Occupational Standards for Early Childhood Educators. Read more...

A Blueprint for Supporting Emergent Bilinguals in Your Program: Roma Chumak-Horbatsch’s Linguistically Appropriate Practice

At one time or another, all child care professionals in Canada—whether in a newcomer-focused program or not—will likely look after non-English speaking children. Read More

Sample CNC – Terms and Conditions are now available in over 30 languages!

To better support the parents in your programs, many of you have requested translated CNC Terms and Conditions, and now it is available in over 30 languages! Special thanks to all of the programs that assisted us by reviewing and commenting on the documents as they were being developed. CNC Terms and Conditions are now available in the following languages:

Albanian Amharic Arabic Assyrian Bengali Chinese Simplified Chinese Traditional Creole Haitian Dari English Farsi French Gujarati Hindi Hungarian Korean Nepali Polish Portugese Punjabi Romanian Russian Somali Spanish Tagalog Tamil Tigrinya Turkish Ukrainian Urdu Vietnamese

Answers to Your CNC Questions

Thank you for all of your CNC questions and feedback! We have compiled some of the recent most frequently asked questions, and provided answers to help you understand CNC, and how to implement the changes. This list of questions and answers will be added to on a regular basis to keep you up-to-date and informed! Read More

Separation Anxiety Online Course Now Available

The Separation Anxiety and Culture Shock online workshop will help you understand separation anxiety in newcomer families and the impact of culture shock on the separation process. The course offers strategies to help you manage separations, as well as parent expectations. From creating a sample separation plan to navigating your way through a gradual separation scenario, you will put these strategies into practice. By the end of this workshop, you should feel confident in your ability to smoothly and professionally support newcomer children and parents through the separation process. Go to Course

A New Online Course is Now Available!

This online workshop gives you knowledge and tools you can use to collaborate with and gain the trust of the families of the children in your care. The course covers both the theory and practice behind topics that include family and child-centred care, diversity and bias, cross cultural child-rearing practices and communication, and building trusting relationships. Read More

Care for Newcomer Children (CNC) Information Now Available!

The Care for Newcomer Children Requirements (CNCR) are available here in French and English. The CNC Guide is a brand new kind of tool that provides you with everything you need to understand the new requirements, what’s different, and what it means to you and your organization.  To help, you can also review the CNC Orientation for Administrators or CNC Orientation for Caregivers from this years conference.

CNC Print Resources

CNC Guide April 2013