Useful Links for Child Care and Early Learning Professionals

Aboriginal Children’s Circle of Early Learning (ACCEL) - a clearinghouse of resources on topics related to early learning as well as specific resources on various topics for First Nations, Inuit and Métis children.

Alberta Association for the Accreditation of Early Learning and Care Services (AELCS) - Alberta’s non-profit organization with a mandate to set quality standards of service, assess services against the standards, and accredit services that meet the standards.

Alberta Children and Youth Services (ACYS) - the provincial government ministry responsible for services and programs for children and families. The ministry supports families and communities as they provide nurturing, safe environments for children and strives to break the cycles of family violence, abuse and poverty that prevent some children from becoming strong, sound individuals.

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.

Canadian Association of Family Resource Programs (FRP Canada) - a national association providing innovative leadership to advance social policy, research, resource development and training for those who enhance the capacity of families to raise their children.

Canadian Child Care Federation (CCCF) - a bilingual, non-profit, member-based organization committed to excellence in early learning and child care. Its 20 provincial and territorial affiliate organizations and 11,500 members – early learning and child care practitioners, academics, parents and policy makers – share their commitment to excellence in early learning and child care through:

• best and promising practice
• capacity building
• collaborations, networks and partnerships

Canadian Health Network (CHN) - a bilingual collection of health-related resources that aim to allow Canadians to get the information they need to stay healthy and prevent disease.

Centre of Excellence on Early Childhood Development (CEECD) - the mission of the CEECD is to improve our knowledge of the social and emotional development of young children.

Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada (CCAAC) - a non-profit, membership-based and regionally representative organization that is dedicated to promoting quality, publicly funded child care accessible to all.

Child Care Human Resources Sector Council (CCHRSC) - a pan-Canadian, non-profit organization that addresses pressing human resources issues in the child care sector. Its projects develop research, strategies, and tools to meet the needs of the child care workforce and achieve related goals.

The Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) - focuses on research and policy resources in the context of a high quality system of early childhood education and child care in Canada.

Council for Early Child Development - Supported by foundation and private sector contributions, the Council is a not-for-profit, non-governmental association of community and scientific networks with a focus on early child development science and community action.

Early Childhood Knowledge Learning Centre (ECKLC) - a collection of research and information to promote the knowledge of parents, of service providers, of service planners, and of policy-makers in early childhood learning.

The Encyclopedia of Language and Literacy -  A web-based resource that is being developed by the Canadian Language and Literacy Research Network to help provide answers to questions about children’s language and literacy – answers that are based on relevant and up-to-date research.