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Building Health: Improving Early Childhood Outcomes In Northwest Saskatchewan
It Does Take a Northern Village to Raise a ChildMichael Quennell
Executive Director Community Health Development, Keewatin Yatthé Regional Health Authority
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TENIKEMUHSEE
La Loche, Saskatchewan, 1906
2014
Improving Early Childhood Outcomes in Northwest Saskatchewan
Taking Action: Regional Committee
• Regional committee formed and meets monthly
• Partnering with KYRHA: Northern Lights School Division,Ile a la Crosse School Divisions,KidsFirst North, Early Childhood Education Program, Aboriginal HeadStart, Northlands College, Social Services
Improving Early Childhood Outcomes in Northwest Saskatchewan
Conception Age Eight
Speech & Language
Numbers
Age FourBirth 6
Peer Social Skills
Hearing
3
Brain Triples in Size By Age 3
90% of Brain Development Completed
5
School Years
Critical Periods of Brain Development
Improving Early Childhood Outcomes in Northwest Saskatchewan
Current State: Behind from the Start
Low social economic status / education, income
Poor housing stock / overcrowding
High teenage pregnancy rate High rates of addiction
Loss of parenting knowledge / skillsrelated to residential schools
Children arrive at school with poor language development and skills
Lack of political leadership focuson early years
Poorest early childhood outcomes in the province
Diminished cultural identity / values
Improving Early Childhood Outcomes in Northwest Saskatchewan
Current State: Agency Disconnect
Less than 100 families served by early intervention programs
Agencies work in isolation of each other
Underdeveloped referral practices /lack of agency working relationships
Lack of capacity: single staff person agencies or programs
Transportation to events a challenge to many families
Perception of a lack of public spaceto congregate, learn together
Stigma about early intervention programs
Improving Early Childhood Outcomes in Northwest Saskatchewan
Current State: Hope through Recognition
Regional and community-basedorganization do want to work together
Good programming and servicesare being offered
Engagement key: Offer young parents universal,
attractive opportunities to get together
Parent perspective critical:Build learning opportunities geared to
parents: content, timing, pace
Community development, parent-driven, inclusive approach
recognized as essential to improving early childhood outcomes
Improving Early Childhood Outcomes in Northwest Saskatchewan
Increase Support Zero to Three
Help Children with delays earlier
Parents identify interests and
determine content and timing of learning
opportunities.
User Friendly Programs
Prenatal Birth Age 3
TransportationAgencies co-
deliver universal program
Encourage Traditional Parenting Practices
Build upon Public Health
Improving Early Childhood Outcomes in Northwest Saskatchewan
First Steps
Reduce Isolation Among Parents • Build Relationships
Between Parents• Between Parents
and Services
Engagement through
Parent Driven Activities
Prenatal Birth Age 3
Play Based Learning OpportunitiesMaternal Health
Improving Early Childhood Outcomes in Northwest Saskatchewan
Taking Action: Process Mapping
• Child serving agencies and organizations process mapped
• Each agency better aware of what others are doing
• Recognition of the opportunity and potential of working together
Conception Age Six
Improving Early Childhood Outcomes in Northwest Saskatchewan
Improving Early Childhood Outcomes in Northwest Saskatchewan
Future State
• Community understands and supports early childhood development – demonstrated, in part, by political leadership and public investment
• Children begin school ready to learn
• Programs work together to benefit families;more work / less confusion.
• Universal (inclusive) child / family-friendly programs exist
• Traditional parenting widely practices and valued
Improving Early Childhood Outcomes in Northwest Saskatchewan
Village of Beauval
• Beauval Village is one of 12 communities within the Keewatin Yatthé Health Region
• Fourth largest in population – about 800 residents
• Located 100 kilometres north of Green Lake
• Predominately Métis with strong social ties to neighbouring communities and First Nations
• Young age structure: nearly 50% of population below age 30
Improving Early Childhood Outcomes in Northwest Saskatchewan
5 Rs
• Readiness
• Relationships
• Reciprocity
• Respect
• Resources
Improving Early Childhood Outcomes in Northwest Saskatchewan
Beauval Work
• Working committee struck in February 2014
• 12 community representatives came to initial meeting
• Importance of partnership, community development
• Strengths, challenges, opportunities in this work
• Held community supper to announce program with over 100 residents attending. Surveyed parents about what day and time to hold program, and areas of interest
• Met again with parents to further discuss content and approach
• Program began in May
Improving Early Childhood Outcomes in Northwest Saskatchewan
Beauval Findings
• Journey of Communal and Familial ways of doing
• Within Circle of Aboriginal Values, Identity and Teachings, including traditional parenting and the use of Elders
• At community level significant resources and strength exist when individuals and agencies work together.
• While Science supports the work.
• Most important part is the Art (way of doing) – how best to support and build relationships with families to better support ECD
• Inclusive and parent driven
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Questions?
Contact Me:
Michael Quennell
KYRHA, Executive Director Community Health [email protected]