Inuit early childhood education and care [electronic resource] : present successes, promising directions / prepared for ITK by Tagataga Inc.

"October 2007".

"4/30/2008"--running.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 32-37).

Appendix 4 - Inuit early childhood development strategy prepared by ITK.

Appendix 3 - Documents related to Inuit ECD.

Appendix 2 - Inuit Early Childhood Development Working Group.

Bibliography.

Appendix 1 - List of contacts.

Policy considerations.

Inuit ELEC gaps. Integrated and sustained funding -- Availability of licensed spaces -- Parental involvement -- Qualified staff - trained and available and paid appropriately -- Culturally and linguistically appropriate programming grounded in the Inuit way -- Special needs -- Urban Inuit.

Inuit early childhood program success stories. Language Nest - Hopedale, Nunatsiavut -- Trained staff - Nunatsiavut -- Nutrition Project - Nunavik -- Kativik Regional government and the Province of Quebec - Nunavik -- Clyde River Family Centre, Iliqsasivik - Nunavut -- Cultural inclusion and parental involvement - Ulukhaktok Inuvialuit -- A leader in culturally grounded children's programming - Ottawa Inuit Children's Centre.

Inuit early childhood education in Canada. Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and child care issues -- Inuit Early Childhood Development Working Group - IECDWG -- Pauktuutit.

Childcare in the Inuit regions. Nunatsiavut, Labrador -- Nunavik, Quebec -- Inuvialuit, Northwest Territories.

Research plan.

Current trends in early learning and child care. 1. Move to integration of education and child care -- 2. Recognition of the value and role of the early years teacher -- 3. Early childhood education requires systems that support broad learning, participation and democracy (OECD Starting Strong 2) -- 4. Early childhood programs that value differences.

Vision for Inuit early childhood development.

Table of contents.

Executive summary.

In 2007, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) undertook to complete a series of background reports on lifelong learning for Inuit, to serve as the basis for discussion at the Inuit Education Summit. The purpose of the background papers was to provide a discussion on the barriers facing Inuit in lifelong learning and policy directions for overcoming these barriers. This paper examines the issues surrounding Inuit Early Childhood Education (ECE).