Early Childhood Resources
Resources List
The following are some helpful early childhood and local resources for families with children.
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Our Edmonton Early Childhood Resources page brings together helpful information, tools, and supports for families and dayhome educators in our community. Whether you’re looking for child care guidance, program details, or professional resources, this page is designed to connect you with what you need quickly and easily.
Early Childhood Resources in Alberta
- Alberta Child Care Lookup
- Alberta ELCC Post-Secondary Programs
- AFCCA - Alberta Family Child Care Association
- Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
- Alberta's Flight Framework Curriculum
- AECEA - Association of Early Childhood Educators of Alberta
- Child Abuse - Alberta Supports
- Children and Family Services
- Children's Link (Resources for parents of children with special needs)
- Dayhome Fees in Alberta
- Dayhome Learning Stories
- ECELC - Edmonton Council for Early Learning and Care
- Family Futures Resource Network
- ECHO - Health Resources for children sick at home
- FSCD - Family Support for Children with Disabilities
- Healthy Parents Healthy Children
- Heal (Health Education and Learning)
- Indigenous Early Learning Child Care Online Program Wood Buffalo
- Little Warriors
- Mental Health - Children's Mental Health Learning Series
- Mental Health Map Edmonton
- Outbreak Prevention and Control in Child Care Facilites
- PADIS - Alberta Poison Drug Information Service
- Plant Control - List of Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants
- Religious Dietary Resource (PDF)
- Nutrition Services
Early Childhood Resources in Canada
Early Childhood Resources - International
Fantastic Blogs
Educational Videos
- All About FLIGHT Curriculum
- ASQ - Empowering Parents Through Ages and Stages Questionnaire
- How Brains are Built
- Brain Architecture
- Brains: Journey to Resilience
- Brains: Serve and Return
- Brains: Executive Function
- Brains: Toxic Stress
- Consent Video
- Now Playing
- Saving Brains
- The EDI and the Early Years
Indigenous Resources
- Aboriginal Worldviews and Education (U of T)
- Bannock and a Movie - Athabasca University
- Canada Crew - First Nations (Youtube)
- Edmonton Public Library - Indigenous Services
- Free Cree Language Resource
- Indigenous Art Adventures with Lance Cardinal (Youtube)
- Indigenous Canada (U of A) - 12 lesson open online course
- Indigenous Framework Timeline and Resources
- Indigenous History Month - City of Edmonton
- Indigenous Video Games (UBC)
- Little Cree Books
- Mount Royal University Podcast - Cultural Competence
- National Indigenous Peoples Day: 10 Ways to Celebrate
- Mount Royal University Podcast - Unconscious Bias
- Prairie Indigenous eBook Collection
- Reconciliation Through Indigenous Education (UBC) - 6 week course
- Spirit Bear Podcast
- Spirit Bear's Calls to Action
- Spirit Bear: Fishing for Knowledge, Catching Dreams (e-book)
- The Sounds of First Nations of Canada (Youtube)
- White Cloud Head Start Program (Youtube)