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1、IntegratingEarlyLearning,ChildCare&ParentSupportsInformingBestStartTheGoalofTorontoFirstDutyAnearlylearningandcareprogramforeverychildthat:supportsthehealthydevelopmentofchildrenatthesametimeasit:supportsparentstoworkorstudysupportsparentsintheirpare
2、ntingroleTFDbackgroundInitiatedin1999—apartnershipoftheCityofToronto,theTorontoDistrictSchoolBoard,andcommunityagencieswithsupportfromtheAtkinsonCharitableFoundation.DemonstratesthemainEarlyYearsStudyrecommendation.Demonstratesthecentralroleofchildcar
3、einanearlyyearsstrategyInformpublicpolicyByansweringthefollowingquestions:Howwouldauniversalearlylearningandcaresystemlooktoparentsandcommunities?Whatkindoflearningenvironmentwoulditprovideforchildren?Whatprofessionalskillsarerequired?Whatpolicyframew
4、orkwoulditneed?Howcanexistingcommunityresourcesbeorganizedtoserveasastrongfoundationfornewinvestments?Howdoesitwork?TFDintegratesthethreeearlychildhoodstreamsofkindergarten,childcareandfamilysupportsintoasingleservice.ThroughTFDsites,parentsaccesspare
5、ntingresourcesandchildrenparticipateinarangeofearlylearningandcareactivitieswhiletheirparentswork,studyorcareforotherfamilymembersandparticipateintheircommunities.Continued…Howdoesitwork?Continued…Partnerspooltheirresourcesincludingfunding,facilities,
6、administrative,supervisoryandfrontlinestaff.ProgramisdeliveredbyteamsofECEs,kindergartenteachers,familysupportworkers,usingsamespaceandresources.Coverschildren0-6yearswithflexibleenrolmentoptions.Non-profit/publicadministrationFiveCoreElementsofIntegr
7、ation1.Localgovernance2.Seamlessaccess3.Earlylearningenvironment4.Earlychildhoodstaffteam5.ParentparticipationCoreelement1:GovernanceTheintegratedservicedeliverypartnersdeterminehowresourcesareusedwithintheTFDframework.Coreelement2:SeamlessaccessAcomm
8、onintakeprocessenablesfamiliestoaccessthefullrangeofactivities.Coreelement3:LearningEnvironmentsBasedonthemostcurrentknowledgeandpracticesinchildcare,familysupportandeducation.Coreelement4:EarlyChildhoodTeamComprisedofteachers,ECEs,parentingwo