Related References
Useful Websites
McMaster University Health Sciences
Key resources available include the Ontario Rourke Baby Record, the Nipissing District Development Screen™ and the Early Child Development and Parenting Resource System Pathway, which lists community services
machealth.ca/programs/18-month/p/key-resources.aspx
Ontario Rourke Baby Record
Available at:
machealth.ca, www.cps.ca, cfpc.ca, and rourkebabyrecord.ca
Nipissing District Developmental Screen™
ndds.ca, machealth.ca
Ministry of Children and Youth Services
www.children.gov.on.ca
Ministry of Health and Long-term Care
health.gov.on.ca
Ministry of Health Promotion
www.mhp.gov.on.ca
Ontario Early Years Centres
ontario.ca/earlyyears
Centre for Excellence in Early Childhood Development
excellence-earlychildhood.ca
On Track, A Reference Guide for Professionals in Ontario
beststart.org/OnTrack_English
Harvard Centre on the Developing Child, "InBrief: The Foundations of Lifelong Health"
developingchild.harvard.edu
Triple P Ontario, Parenting Tips
triplepontario.ca/en/about_triple_p/Parenting_Quick_Tips.aspx
Zero to Three, Behaviour and Development
zerotothree.org/child-development
mCHAT
m-chat.org
Ages and Stages SE
brookespublishing.com/resource-center/screening-and-assessment/asq/asq-se
Campaign 2000
Network of national, regional and local organizations that work on child and family issues
campaign2000.ca
Canadian Council on Learning
Reports on learning, systematic reviews, and state-of-the-field reviews specifically addressing early childhood issues that can be useful for both researchers and practitioners.
www.ccl-cca.ca
Canadian Best Practices Portal - Healthy Child Development
EN: 66.240.150.14/topic/determinants/15/page/1
FR: 66.240.150.14/sujet/determinants/15/page/1
Canadian Institute of Child Health
EN: cich.ca/index_eng.html
FR: cich.ca/French/projects-f.htm
Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development
EN: child-encyclopedia.com/en-ca/home.html
FR: enfant-encyclopedie.com/fr-ca/accueil.html
Institute for Early Childhood Education and Research
earlychildhood.educ.ubc.ca
National Institute for Early Education Research (NIEER)
nieer.org
National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP)
nccp.org
Nuffield Foundation
Publishes a newsletter, annual reports and accounts, reports, and consultation responses, all focused on research and innovation in education and social policy.
nuffieldfoundation.org/child-development-and-family-welfare
Growing Healthy Kids in Canada
EN: growinghealthykids.com/english/home/index.html
FR: growinghealthykids.com/francais/home/index.html
Society for Research in Child Development
srcd.org
Reports and Other References
Getting it Right at 18 Months... Making it Right for a Lifetime
Report of the Expert Panel on the 18-Month Well-Baby Visit.
www.children.gov.on.ca/htdocs/English/topics/earlychildhood/gettingitright.aspx
Final Report to the Ontario College of Family Physicians for the Evidence to Support the 18-Month Well-Baby Visit
This report includes clinical practice recommendations that have been incorporated into the enhanced visit.
ocfp.on.ca/docs/cme/final-report-for-the-evidence-to-support-the-18-month-well-baby-visit-.pdf
Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada 2008 (8th ed.)
This comprehensive report provides key data on child care and kindergarten across Canada. It tracks child care spaces, financing, quality issues and public policy developments at the provincial/territorial and federal levels.
childcarecanada.org/publications/ecec-canada/09/11/early-childhood-education-and-care-canada-2008
The Health of Canada's Children: A CICH profile - 3rd Edition
This profile is a source of concise information on the health of children and youth prenatally to age 20, compiled through consultation with experts in many fields. It accessibly covers a range of community health indicators, with graphs, chapters and commentaries focusing on: pregnancy, birth and infancy, preschool children, school-aged children, youth, income inequality, mental health and well-being, children and youth with disabilities, Aboriginal children and youth, and children's environmental health.
cich.ca/Publications_monitoring.html#Profile3
Handle with Care: Strategies for Promoting the Mental Health of Young Children in Community-Based Child Care
Literature review of child care research focused on the areas of development most relevant to mental health
hincksdellcrest.org/getmedia/432b3f98-133b-4059-a05f-377914037529/FinalReportMental-Health-Report-11.aspx
With Our Best Future in Mind: Implementing Early Learning in Ontario
This report to the Premier of Ontario by the Special Advisor on Early Learning, Charles E. Pascal, provides the foundation for the province's plan to implement full-day learning for 4- and 5-year olds in Ontario.
ontario.ca/en/initiatives/early_learning/ONT06_018865
Families Count: Profiling Canada's Families IV
This comprehensive report examines the many ways in which the structural, functional and affective dimensions of family life have changed.
vanierinstitute.ca/families_count_-_profiling_canadas_families_iv
Ensuring the Best Start in Life: Targeting versus Universality in Early Childhood Development
In this article, the authors identify the most promising strategies for enhancing the development of vulnerable children, and then discuss the cost effectiveness of targeted programs and whether they provide the expected social returns that would justify these investments.
irpp.org/en/research/family-policy/ensuring-the-best-start-in-life
Raising Healthy Children: Translating Child Development Research Into Practice
The goal of this special issue is to highlight how developmental research has improved children and youth's physical, mental and socioemotional health, and to show the importance of an emerging "translational research agenda" in developmental science.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1467-8624.2010.01537.x/pdf
Do You Believe in Magic? What We Can Expect From Early Childhood Intervention Programs
In this article, the author addresses the question of early childhood intervention programs from three perspectives: 1) The developmental outcomes of children identified as vulnerable due to environmental circumstances, 2) The processes underlying the links between environmental circumstances and child competencies, and 3) The efficacy of early childhood intervention programs for altering vulnerable children's success in school and beyond.
childcarecanada.org/printpdf/documents/research-policy-practice/03/04/do-you-believe-magic-what-can-we-expect-early-childhood-int
Exceptional Returns: Economic, Fiscal and Social Benefits of Investment in Early Childhood Development
Based on the strong consensus that high-quality early childhood development (ECD) programs yield substantial payoffs, this book argues for investment in high-quality ECD programs to improve the quality of life of millions of children, reduce crime, make the workforce of the future more productive and strengthen the whole economy.
epi.org/publication/books_exceptional_returns
What Works in Parental Support? A Review of the International Evidence
This research report presents a review of the international evidence regarding the effectiveness of parenting support programs. It provides a wide overview of these programs by exploring the scientific research on their effectiveness in an effort to inform practice and policy.
parentnetworkscotland.org.uk/site/uploads/documents/what%20works%20in%20parenting%20support%5B1%5D.pdf
Effective Education Programs for Young Children: What We Need to Know
This paper briefly presents the demonstrable benefits of high-quality early education programs in order to highlight the potential of these kinds of programs. The authors stress the importance of the quality of the programs developed.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1750-8606.2007.00008.x/pdf
Understanding the Impact of the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program: A Quantitative Evaluation
This evaluation of the Canada Prenatal Nutrition Program (CPNP) looks at whether it has been effective at improving selected maternal and child health outcomes. The study involved presenting options for analysis of routinely collected quantitative data from program participants and analysis of the data reporting.
kidskan.ca/node/452