Indigenous Early Childhood Development Funding

Funding is provided for culturally appropriate Indigenous early childhood development services, both on-­ and off­-reserve, through Indigenous agencies across B.C. The goal is to:

• Increase the overall health and well­-being of Indigenous children
• Foster language and culture development as the basis of all programs and services available to Indigenous children
• Strengthen the capacity of Indigenous communities to deliver a full range of services with an emphasis on early childhood development
• Increase awareness, outreach and access to a wide range of culturally appropriate programs and services for Indigenous communities

Programs

Check out programs available in your area:

• Find a Child Development Centre near you

These are some programs that have received funding:

• Aboriginal Head Start Association of BC
• Aboriginal Head Start On Reserve (BC First Nations Head Start Program)
• Aboriginal Infant Development Programs of BC
• Aboriginal Supported Child Development
• BC Aboriginal Child Care Society
• BC Aboriginal Network on Disability Society
• BC Association of Aboriginal Friendship Centres
• Community Health Associates of BC
• Delegated Indigenous Child and Family Service Agencies

Organizations that are involved in planning:

• BC Regional Innovation Chair for Aboriginal Early Childhood Development
• First Nations Early Childhood Development Council
• First Nations Education Steering Committee
• HELP’s Aboriginal Steering Committee
• Success By Six® (Indigenous Engagement)