ELC: Early Learning and Care

Reports, research papers, briefing notes and more. From the University of Toronto

Presents a visual summary of early child development trends in BC maintained by the Human Early Learning Care Partnership at the University of British Columbia

Journals that Camosun has paper and/or electronic access

The Early Child Development Collection is a selective repository of resources pertaining to the health and well-being of First Nations, Inuit, and Metis children and their families. Situated in the context of family and community, Indigenous children hold a special place in their communities and are often viewed as a “gift from the Creator”. Children are the continuity of cultures. This collection recognizes the important role parents and families play as the “first teachers” of children as well as the role of children’s collective culture in their optimal growth and development.

Ditidaht Kids, an app available on Apple and Google’s online stores, was created by members of the Ditidaht Community School Language Department with input from community members — including knowledge from the First Nation’s four remaining fluent Elders. Creators say the game is designed to prepare kids for Kindergarten at the community school, where they formally begin to learn Ditidaht language.