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Communities for Kids Website Links

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Phone Services - CFK Area
ECD Resources
B.C. Child Care Resource Referral Network www.childcarechoices.ca/
B.C. Dental Association www.kidsmiles.ca
B. C. Home Learners Association www.bchla.bc.ca
B.C. Centre for Safe Schools & Communities www.bccssc.ca
Breast Feeding Committee of Canada www.breastfeedingcanada.ca
Canadian Health Network www.canadian-health-network.ca
Canadian Institute of Child Health www.cich.ca
Canada Women's Health Network www.cwhn.ca/indexeng.html
Caring for kids www.caringforkids.cps.ca/
Child and Youth Mental Health Guide (5 mb) View Guide
Child Welfare League of Canada www.cwlc.ca
Consumer Product Safety Go to Website
CBC www.cbc.ca/kidscbc/
Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C. www.cccabc.bc.ca/
Compassion Friends of Canada www.TCFCanada.net
Delta Association for Child Development www.deltachilddevelopment.org
Division for Early Childhood www.dec-sped.org/
Early Childhood Learning Knowledge Centre
Canadian Council on Learning
Go to Website
Families Change www.familieschange.ca
Family Service Canada www.familyservicecanada.org
Focus on the Family www.family.org/
Health Parenting Home Study Program www.healthyparenting.sk.ca/
How Kids Develop www.howkidsdevelop.com/
ICBC (car seat and road safety) www.icbc.com
In Your Grasp www.inyourgrasp.bc.ca
Kids Health www.kidshealth.org
Language and Literacy Development www.theroadmap.ca
Literacy Resources www.walearning.com
Music for Young Children www.myc.com
NALD (National Adult Literacy Database) www.nald.ca
Parent Child Mother Goose www.nald.ca/mothergooseprogram
Parenting with Purpose www.maggiereigh.com/
Parents as Teachers www.parentsasteachers.org
Parent Support Services www.parentsupportbc.ca
Parenting Today www.parentsupportbc.ca
Pacific Post Partum Support Society www.postpartum.org
Safe Kids Canada www.sickkids.ca/safekidscanada/
Shaken Baby Syndrome www.dontshake.ca
The Whole Child www.pbs.org/wholechild/
Voices for Children www.voicesforchildren.ca/
Washington Learning Systems www.walearning.com
Western Canadian Association for Infant Mental Health www.vcn.bc.ca/wcaimh/
Wildflower Yoga www.wildfloweryoga.ca
Zero to Three www.zerotothree.org/
Children First and Success by 6 Initiatives
Children First British Columbia www.bcchildrenfirst.ca/
Children First Prince George www.childrenfirstpg.com/
Cowichankids www.cowichankids.ca
Community Action Toward Children's Health www.catchcoalition.ca/
Make Children First Kamloops www.makechildrenfirst.ca
Mission Early Childhood Development go to website
Northern Child www.northernchild.ca/
Richmond Children First www.richmondchildrenfirst.ca
Research Links
Human Early Learning Partnership www.earlylearning.ubc.ca/
Childcare Resource and Research Unit www.childcarecanada.org
CFK Sponsor & Partner Organization Links
Success By 6® www.successby6bc.ca
Valley First Credit Union www.valleyfirst.com
Summerland & District Credit Union www.sdcu.com
Interior Savings Credit Union www.interiorsavings.com/
United Way, Central & South Okanagan-Similkameen www.unitedwaycso.com
Ministry of Children and Family Development www.gov.bc.ca/mcf/index.html
Human Resources and Social Development Canada www.hrsdc.gc.ca
Penticton and District Community Resources Society www.pdcrs.ca
Interior Health Authority www.interiorhealth.ca
School District 53 www.sd53.bc.ca
Childcare Resource and Referral www.ccrr.bc.ca
Okanagan College www.okanagan.bc.ca
OSNS - Child Development Centre www.osns.org
Boys & Girls Clubs Central and South Okanagan www.boysandgirlsclubs.ca
City of Penticton www.penticton.ca
Regional School Districts
Okanagan Similkameen www.sd53.bc.ca
Nicola Similkameen www.sd58.bc.ca
Okanagan Skaha www.sd67.bc.ca
Communities & Regional links
Kaleden www.kaleden.ca
Keremeos www.keremeos.ca
Naramata www.discovernaramata.com
Penticton www.penticton.ca
Princeton www.princetonbc.info
Okanagan Falls www.okfalls.net
Okanaga Metis Children and Family Services www.okmcfs.com
Okanagan Regional Library www.orl.bc.ca
Oliver www.oliver.ca
Osoyoos www.osoyoos.ca
Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen www.rdos.bc.ca
Summerland www.dist.summerland.bc.ca
   
ECD Organizations
Canadian Child Care Federation www.cccf-fcsge.ca
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada www.childcareadvocacy.ca
Invest in Kids www.investinkids.ca
BC Council for Families www.bccf.bc.ca/
Literacy BC www2.literacy.bc.ca/
Parenting Tips
Canadian Council on Learning www.ccl-cca.ca
Canadian Parents Website www.canadianparents.com
Centre for Effective Parenting www.parenting-ed.org
Child Safety Seats www.tsfbcaa.com/child_safety_seats
Child Safety Resources www.consumerwatch.com
Electrical Safety Link
Family Education www.familyeducation.com
Family  Service Canada www.familyservicecanada.org
Girls and Boys Town Parenting www.parenting.org
Health Pregnancy Guide Link
Healthy Start for Life - Nutrition and Exercise Link
How to Talk So Kids Will Listen www.fabermazlish.com
Infant & Toddler Nutrition Link
Invest in Kids www.investinkids.ca
National Fatherhood Initiative www.fatherhood.org
Nutrition; Baby's First foods Link
Nutrition; Meals and Snacks for Toddlers Link
Nutrition; Helping Toddlers eat well Link
On-line Parenting Class www.healthyparenting.sk.ca
Parenthood www.parenthood.com
Parenting www.parenting.com
Parenting Resources www.bornlearning.org
Parents Magazine www.parents.com
Positive Parenting www.positiveparenting.com
Preschool Nutrition Link
Purple Crying www.purplecrying.info
Raising Kids Who Read Link
Today’s Parent  Magazine www.todaysparent.com
Why Play? (resources in 13 different languages) Link
Zero to Three www.zerotothree.org
Ages and Stages
First Steps Guide
www.bccf.bc.ca
BC Council for families; leadership through education, training, advocacy and research for the development of healthy families.
www.canadianparents.com
Canadian Parents website connects visitors with people and information to help improve parenting skills.  Offers information on connecting with other parents and getting more involved in community.
www.cbc.ca/kidscbc
Something for everyone – games and activities full of fun and learning for kids and child development information for parents.
www.cccf-fcsge.ca
Canadian Child Care Federation committed to excellence in early learning and child care.
www.cfc-efc.ca
Child and Family Canada is a website providing information, research and resources on child care, parenting, health, safety, play, family life and more.
www.excellence-earlychildhood.ca
Centre of Excellence for Early Childhood Development.  The mission is to improve our knowledge of the social and emotional development of young children.
www.elc-apec.ca
Early Learning Canada is a community workshop program designed for parents and adults who work with young children from birth to age 6 and their families. Its purpose is to facilitate lifelong learning.
www.familyservicecanada.org
Family Service Canada promotes families as the primary source of nurture and development of individuals, to promote quality services which strengthen families and communities and to advocate policies and legislation which advance family well-being in Canada.
www.healthyparenting.sk.ca
Healthy parenting Home Study Program believes parenting is a learned skill and parents need resources that support positive parenting skills.  Healthy parenting Home Study Program is for parents who prefer to learn on their own. Growth and development, physical and emotional needs, and positive discipline strategies are some of the topics discussed.
www.inyourgrasp.bc.ca
BC’s on-line resource for families.
www.icbc.com
Car seat safety.
www.investinkids.ca
Invest in Kids aims to strengthen the parent knowledge, skills and confidence of all those who touch the lives of children from birth to age five. “What a child will be depends on you and me.”
www.parentsupportbc.ca
Parent Support Services believes that informed, effective parenting builds strong communities by giving young people the safety, skills and environment to create positive lives for themselves and those around them.
www.parentingtoday.ca
Parenting Advice
www.todaysparent.com
Articles posted on-line, written from a Canadian perspective. Information on health, education, nutrition, and child development.
www.zerotothree.org
Parents are the real experts. You know your child better than anyone. You’re also your child’s first – and most important-teacher.
www.howkidsdevelop.com
How Kids Develop

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