About the Council for Early Child Development
Founded by Dr. Fraser Mustard in 2004, the Council for Early Child Development is based on the recommendations of the Ontario Early Years Study (McCain & Mustard, 1999).
The Council's Board of Directors draws from business, education, health, academia, early child development communities, and private citizens.
Supported by foundation and private sector contributions, the Council is a not-for-profit, non-governmental association of community and scientific networks with a focus on early child development science and community action. |
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EARLY YEARS STUDY 2: Putting Science into Action
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The Council?s Vision
"...What we envision will be a first 'tier' program for early child development, as important as the elementary and secondary school system and the post-secondary education system. The system should consist of community-based centres operating at the local level within a provincial framework."
- Early Years Study (McCain & Mustard, 1999, p. 20)
The Council envisions community-based
early child development and parenting centres linked to the school system and available to all families and young children. These centres are designed to support early brain development. The school-based centres are the hub of an integrated community network of programs, resources, and supports. Centre organization would vary from community to community, depending upon local needs and sensitivity to cultural diversity. Early child development and parenting centres implement the government of Canada?s QUAD (quality, universality, accessibility, and developmental) vision for early child development.
The Council?s Mission
To achieve its vision the Council will put science into action. Scientific networks of neuroscientists, economists, social scientists, and epidemiologists underscore the importance of early child development; there is increasing evidence that experience-based brain development in the early years of life sets neurological and biological pathways that affect lifelong health, learning, and behaviour. The Council aims to make the evidence accessible to communities.
The Council believes that the application of scientific knowledge requires community-based understanding and initiative. Local expertise, leadership, and broad community support is necessary to build successful early child development and parenting centres. To this end the Council will help community groups partner with governments, business, labour, and philanthropic groups.
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Address:
Council for Early Child Development
2206 East Mall - 4th Floor
Vancouver, British Columbia
V6T 1Z3
Office Phone: (604) 827-5797
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