Practice

Active for Life Early Years Tool Kit - The early years are the right time to begin developing physical literacy. Through active and exploratory play, children develop the essential motor skills that form the foundation for a lifetime of physical activity and health. Through regular physical activity, they also become better learners.

Active for Life ECE Resources - Research has shown that physical activity has a significant effect on children’s cognitive functioning. It is believed that physical activity and play in the early years in particular has a profound effect on the development of children’s executive function, cognitive flexibility, and attention. 

Alberta Health Services - Children's Mental Health Learning Series – A variety of resources, presentations and video on children, youth and mental health.

Alberta Health Services - Healthy Eating at Child Care Centres – resources and tools to support healthy food environments in child care programs.

Alberta Health Services- Healthy Parents, Healthy Children – resources about becoming a parent, the people who provide you care, your developing baby, and terms your healthcare provider will use when discussing your pregnancy.

Alberta Resource Centre for Quality Enhancement (ARCQE) – provides training, tools, materials and resources to meet the diverse needs of early learning and care services throughout the province and improve child development and parenting knowledge through high quality services.

ASaP -  ASaP (Access, Support and Participation)  was created in 2012 in response to The State of Inclusive Childcare in Alberta, a research study from Dr. Lesley Wiart and her colleagues, uncovered the challenges experienced by licensed childcare centres, and the limited resources available to support the inclusion of all children.

ASaP Social and Emotional Resources

Program‐Wide Implementation Resources

Bringing Home the Kids - Article exploring the trans-generational impact of residential schools

Brussoni Lab - Research done on the importance of play

Centre for ADHD Awareness, Canada (CADDAC) - CADDAC is a Canadian national not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the lives of those with ADHD through ADHD awareness, education and advocacy. To view the 'Understanding ADHD in Early Childhood' booklet, go here.

CHEERS for child care - Supporting healthy environments for preschool aged children

Developmental Milestones: Child Care Fees in Canada's Big Cities 2018 - By David Macdonald & Martha Friendly

Galileo Network – Working in partnership with Alberta Education, Galileo Educational Network has developed comprehensive resources for parents and professionals in play-based early childhood education, focusing on children between the ages of three and eight.

Get Outside & Play - Outdoor Play in Child Care Settings Recommendations for Child Care Licensing in Alberta - In this paper Get Outside & Play reviews the Child Care Licensing Regulations that impact outdoor play for children in child care settings in Alberta. They offer recommendations for change based on the best available research and most promising practices.

Getting Ready for Inclusion (GRIT) - is an inclusive, early childhood program for children with developmental disabilities. It also developed and delivers the ASaP Continuum Project, providing ELCC program staff with access to supports that help build upon their skills, knowledge and confidence to ensure meaningful participation and inclusion of all children.

Harvard University-Center on the Developing Child – The Center on the Developing Child’s diverse activities align around building an R&D (research and development) platform for science-based innovation, and transforming the policy and practice landscape that supports and even demands change.

Kids Grief - Kids Grief for Educators is a series of free interactive online learning modules for educators, child care workers, and school administrators to enhance their ability to recognize and respond to students’ grief.

Nature Alberta (Nature Kids) - a nature-focused program that aims to teach children (ages 4-12) and their families about nature, providing educational materials and helps organize field experiences that promotes being outdoors, observing nature, scientific investigation, environmental stewardship and healthy living.  Check our their FUNzone.

Outside Play - An online tool to help parents and caregivers gain the confidence to allow their kids to engage in more outdoor play.

Luna Child and Youth Advocacy Centre - Prevention and information on how to deal with suspected child abuse situations

The Gathering - A compendium of stories and presentations exploring positive, strengths‐based outcomes related to enhancing First Nations and Métis child wellbeing of kids in care in Alberta.

Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada - The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada has a mandate to learn the truth about what happened in the residential schools and to inform all Canadians about what happened in the schools.

Walking Together - First Nations, Metis, and Inuit perspectives in curriculum

WordPLAY Canada - Based on a combined 80 years of international sport, recreation and education experience, we work with organizations to research, write, develop, and facilitate innovative content to reach their target audiences.