Edmonton
Resources
The following are some helpful early childhood and local resources for families with children.
Websites for Caregivers and Parents
- Alberta ELCC Post-Secondary Programs
- Alberta Family Wellness Initiative
- Alberta Poison Drug Information Service (PADIS)
- Canadian Child Care Federation
- Canadian Down Syndrome Society
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Child Abuse - Alberta Supports
- Child Care Canada
- Child Safe Canada
- Children and Family Services
- Children's Link (Resources for parents of children with special needs)
- Consent Video
- Cultural Awareness Training
- Edmonton Council for Early Learning and Care (ECELC)
- Fair Parenting Project
- Family Futures Resource Network
- Family Support for Children with Disabilities (FSCD)
- Finding Quality Child Care
- Healthy Parents Healthy Children
- Heal (Health Education and Learning)
- Health Resources for children sick at home (ECHO)
- Little Warriors
- Mental Health - Children's Mental Health Learning Series
- Mental Health Map Edmonton
- National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
- Nurture Store
- Outdoor Play (Child and Nature Alliance)
- Plant Control - List of Toxic and Non-Toxic Plants
- Religious Dietary Resource
- Respite Child Care - Edmonton Zone
- Teach Preschool
- Today's Parent
- Urgent Needs Map for Edmonton
Fun and Educational Websites for Children
Fantastic Blogs
Educational Videos
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)