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Dec 2011-Jan 2012 Caring For our Children Newsletter
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Revised Edition of The Best Practices Aboriginal Early Childhood Programs
$20 BC ACCS Members
$25 for non-members
About the Revised Edition:
In 2003, the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society produced the first Handbook of Best Practices in Aboriginal Early Childhood Programs (herein Handbook). This six chapter volume of Aboriginal early childhood program practices emerged from a series of regional workshops with early childhood professionals in British Columbia where resources, practices, and ongoing programming needs were discussed. The BC Aboriginal Child Care Society received positive feedback on the Handbook from early childhood practitioners, early childhood education students and program developers alike.
It has been nine years since delegates of the BC Aboriginal Child Care Society provincial training conference first conceived of the idea for a handbook of practical resources and strategies for those who are working in or who would like to work in Aboriginal early childhood development programs. Since that time, we have seen increased attention to our field from political leadership, including federal, provincial and Aboriginal; we have seen a wider focus in research and academic work to include Aboriginal perspectives in discussions of early childhood development; and we have seen the expansion of some Aboriginal early childhood development programs and services available to Aboriginal families in our province. As we reflect on where we have been since the conception of the Handbook, we have learned much about what is working in Aboriginal early childhood development programs and where we continue to need advocacy and support.
The BC Aboriginal Child Care Society received funding from the First Nations Inuit Health Branch of Health Canada to look at the growth and development of our field and update the Handbook to reflect current research, policy and practice in our field. The first edition of the Handbook was based on primary research/data collected from practitioners in Aboriginal early childhood development programs in British Columbia, whereas updates to this revised 2nd edition are based on research from literature review – both scholarly and gray literature on Aboriginal early childhood development and programs. Given that this is a revision to the original, we have made every effort to maintain its integrity and not lose the invaluable perspectives from the field compiled in the first edition. Thus, although we included new ideas and suggestions for practice, removed some suggestions for practice now considered less appropriate, and changed the language/terminology to reflect current discourse, we have not changed the framework of the Handbook.
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Brewster at:
BC Aboriginal Child Care
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708-100 Park Royal South
West Vancouver, BC V7T 1A2
Phone: 604-913-9128 ext. 229
Fax: 604-913-9129
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