December 2012. The trend in Canada and internationally is to merge early childhood education services, aligning them with public education to create a.
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December 2012
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The trend in Canada and internationally is to merge early
childhood education services, aligning them with public education
to create a more seamless transition to school and a more holistic
learning environment. (Atkinson Centre for Society and Child
Development University of Toronto, 2012)
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The Government of Alberta Ministries of Human Services and
Education are sponsoring, provincial forum discussions to gather
advice and seeking direction from stakeholders to develop a
provincial framework for Early Learning and Care in Alberta.
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Alberta Education (2012) defines early childhood services as a
broad, coordinated system of local and provincial programs that
meet the developmental and special education needs of young
children and their families.
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35 Kindergarten Classes 11 Early Learning Programs 1 Licensed
Preschool Program 1 Licensed Childcare Center 22 Private Preschool
Community Sites
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549 children attend Kindergarten 59 children receive support
through program unit funding 131 children have mild/moderate needs
addressed in Kindergarten
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179 children attend Early Learning Programs 87 children are
supported with program unit funding 39 children are supported with
mild/moderate funding
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107 children supported by program unit funding 88 children
supported by mild/moderate funding
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Director of Primary Services Early Learning Coordinator Early
Learning Teachers Behavior Consultants and Behavior Teacher
Integrated Education Assistant Musician Educational Assistants
Early Literacy Assistants Psychological Services Family Oriented
Programming Teachers Parents as Teachers Educator
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Speech and Language Therapy Occupational Therapy Physical
Therapy REACH Collaborative Services Music Therapy Esplanade
Outreach Artist Transportation specially equipped buses with
attendants
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We continue to revisit, strengthen and build upon early
learning programming, building capacity in both the schools and
community settings on a monthly basis.