It takes a child to raise a village

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It takes a child to raise a village

• How societies
• understand and apply
• their knowledge
• of human development
• will determine the kind of cultures,
• societies, civilizations
• that are created.

From McCain, Mustard Shanker. (2007). Early
Years Study 2 Putting Science Into Action.
Council for Early Child Development
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Families

• Families are the basic social units of human
  societies.

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of Mothers Who Work by Age of Youngest Child,
Canada, 1976-2004

Source Statistics Canada (2003, 2006)
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Pluralism

• Canada relies on a steady influx of young
  newcomers to stem its population decline.
• Immigration accounts for two thirds of population
  growth.

From McCain, Mustard Shanker. (2007). Early
Years Study 2 Putting Science Into Action.
Council for Early Child Development
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Population Growth of Infants (0 to 5) in Canada,
by Region, 1999-2005 ()
Alberta
Population Growth in Infants ()
Ontario
Manitoba
British Columbia
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Atlantic Canada
Source Roy ( 2006)
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Developing Regions

• More than 20 of
• Africas 20 million children
• are at a very high risk
• for poor development.

From McCain, Mustard Shanker. (2007). Early
Years Study 2 Putting Science Into Action.
Council for Early Child Development
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Aboriginal Exclusion

• The UN ranked Canada as number 1 for quality of
  life.
• The UN ranked aboriginal peoples living on
  reserve as number 62.

From McCain, Mustard Shanker. (2007). Early
Years Study 2 Putting Science Into Action.
Council for Early Child Development
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Pluralism

• Successful societies are pluralistic.
• ECD affects education, health, the social
  capital, and the overall equity within
  populations.

From McCain, Mustard Shanker. (2007). Early
Years Study 2 Putting Science Into Action.
Council for Early Child Development
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Integrated ECD Programs
Behaviour
Health
Learning
Equality
Social Economic Development
From McCain, Mustard Shanker. (2007). Early
Years Study 2 Putting Science Into Action.
Council for Early Child Development