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By 1983, with approximately a million children needing child care outside the home, "only 1 in 10 was registered in a licensed day-care center." [8] With the debate on child care in Canada heating up, then Prime Minister John Turner appointed a task force on the state of daycare across Canada which resulted in the 428-page 1986 report. [8] [9]
Family resource programs (FRP) are Canadian community-based organizations that intend to support families in a variety of ways through systems such as family resource centers, family places, family centers, and neighborhood houses. They can also be linked to schools, community centers, child care programs, women's centers, and native friendship ...
The Ministry of Children, Community and Social Services is the ministry in Ontario, Canada responsible for services to children and youth, social services such as welfare, the Ontario Disability Support Program, and community service programs to address homelessness, domestic violence, spousal support, adoption, and assisted housing for people with disabilities.
NIL/TU,O's mandate was to provide child care services to First Nations children in a "culturally appropriate" context. [2] NIL/TU,O was subject to a tripartite agreement under which the province delegated control over certain child welfare services to NIL/TU,O; the federal government provided around 65% of NIL/TU,O's funding. [3]
The Canadian Child Care Federation (CCCF) is Canada's largest national service-based early learning and child care organization. Registered as a charitable status non-profit with Canada Revenue Agency since 1987, CCCF is a federation of 20 provincial/territorial organizations from across the country, representing 9,000 members – practitioners, academics, parents and policy makers.
Pre-school is often the term used to refer to child care centers that care primarily for 3 and 4-year-old children. Preschool can be based in a center, family child care home or a public school. Older children, in their turn, in most countries are cared in an educational setting, usually a primary school environment. The children are supervised ...
The Child Welfare League of Canada, also referred to as Ligue pour le bien-être de l'enfance du Canada, is a national, membership-based organization dedicated to promoting the safety and well-being of children and their families, especially those who are vulnerable or marginalized. The League aspires for all children to thrive, to know that ...
Cybertip.ca (French: Cyberaide.ca) is Canada's official tip-line for reporting the online sexual exploitation of children.It is owned and operated by the Canadian Centre for Child Protection, in partnership with local law enforcement agencies and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, whose National Child Exploitation Coordination Centre coordinates and supports national investigations into child ...