Child care organizations – Canada-wide
Building Blocks for Childcare –B2C2 Building Blocks for Child Care: The Canadian Development Association for Early Learning and Child Care Service (B2C2) has been established as a non-profit agency to assist communities interested in starting or expanding community-based early learning and child care programs.
Canadian Child Care Federation Building Blocks for Childcare –B2C2 Building Blocks for Child Care: The Canadian Development Association for Early Learning and Child Care Service (B2C2) has been established as a non-profit agency to assist communities interested in starting or expanding community-based early learning and child care programs.
Canadian Child Care Federation Overall mission of the CCCF is to improve the quality of child care services for Canadian families through: facilitating networking; supporting initiatives that improve quality; and influencing child care policy frameworks and supporting research. Website contains projects, reports, the magazine Interaction, press releases, and fact sheets. Contains links to its membership. Content available in French.
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada CCAAC advocates for a framework that provides entitlement for all children in Canada to publicly funded, quality child care within a comprehensive range of early childhood services and family policies. Projects, provincial reports, consultation papers, and events available online. Some content available in French.
Child Care Human Resources Sector Council The Child Care Human Resources Sector Council is a pan-Canadian, non-profit organization dedicated to moving forward on the human resource issues in child care. It brings together national partners and other sector representatives to develop a confident, skilled and respected workforce valued for its contribution to early childhood care and education. Website includes council publications, press releases and projects. Website also available in French.
Childminding Monitoring Advisory & Support CMAS provides resources for those working with newcomer families in Language Instruction for Newcomer Canadians (LINC) childminding programs.
Code Blue for Child Care Code Blue is a Canada-wide campaign to build a real pan-Canadian child care system. The campaign brings together national, provincial and territorial child care organizations, labour, women’s and social justice groups along with Canadians from all walks of life.
Rural Voices Rural Voices is designed to increase community participation in ECEC in rural Canada and to help policy makers design and deliver services. Site provides information on broader rural child care issues. It contains specific references to the agricultural provinces of Manitoba and Saskatchewan where farm safety issues raise the importance of child care to an even greater level.
SpeciaLink SpeciaLink’s goal is to expand the quality and quantity of opportunities for inclusion in child care, recreation, education, and other community settings, to young children with special needs and their families. It provides referrals to other organizations, and information and technical assistance. Also provides newsletters, fact sheets, books, videos, and a speakers bureau.
Active Healthy Kids Canada
Big Brothers and Sisters of Canada
Block Parent Program of Canada Inc.
Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada
Breakfast for Learning – Canadian Living Foundation
Canadian AIDS Society
Canadian Association for Community Living
Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs (FRP Canada)
FRP Canada is a national association providing leadership, consultation and resources to family resource programs and related services. Its mission is to provide leadership to advance social policy, research, resource development and training for those who enhance the capacity of families to raise their children. Website provides links to its national directory, projects, position papers, and other publications. Content available in French.
Canadian Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance
Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists
Canadian Association of Social Workers
Canadian Child Care Federation
Canadian Council on Social Development
Canadian Federation for Sexual Health
Canadian 4-H Council
Canadian Institute of Child Health
Canadian Nurses Association
Canadian Paediatric Society
Canadian Parks and Recreation Association
Canadian Psychological Association
Canadian Public Health Association
Canadian Red Cross Society
Canadian Teachers Federation
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada
Child Welfare League of Canada
Children’s Miracle Network
Commission nationale des parents francophones
Family Service Canada
First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada
Girl Guides of Canada – Guides du Canada
Hospital for Sick Children (The)
International Social Service Canada (ISS Canada)
Invest in Kids
Laidlaw Foundation
Landon Pearson Centre for the Study of Childhood and Youth
National Association of Friendship Centres
Pauktuutit Inuit Women of Canada
POWER Camp National / Filles d’Action
PREVNet
Safe Kids Canada
Save the Children Canada
Scouts Canada
Society for Educational Visits and Exchanges in Canada (SEVEC)
The Students’ Commission
Thrive! The Canadian Centre for Positive Youth Development
UNICEF Canada
United Way of Canada – Centnraide Canada
Vanier Institute of the Family
YOUCAN
YMCA Canada