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Supporting Children with Diverse Needs (Special Needs Resourcing) 

The Algoma District Services Administration Board purchases services for children with diverse needs. The services are purchased from THRIVE Child Development Centre’s Early Learning Resources program, which employs Early Learning Resource Consultants that support all licensed child care programs in Algoma. Early Learning Resource Consultants, child care staff and families all work together for the successful inclusion of all children.

THRIVE Child Development Centre diagram of the Tiered Approach: a three-tier pyramid showing universal support for all children, targeted support for some, and individualized support for a few. Long description (for a caption, a linked description, or a Word/PowerPoint “Description” field if you need the full text): THRIVE Child Development Centre / Centre de développement de l’enfant logo above a banner titled “The Tiered Approach” (Figure 5). Below it is a pyramid with three tiers, each matched to a label on the right. Tier 1, the base of the pyramid: Beneficial for All. Universal. Meets the needs of 80–90% of children. It covers relationship building, program strategies and resources that support the whole classroom and centre. It also covers capacity building for all educators, caregivers and programs towards Universal Design for Learning (UDL), including formal and informal professional development, help with Individual Support Plans, one-page profiles, and sharing general developmental information with families. Tier 2, the middle: Necessary for Some. Targeted. Meets the needs of 5–10% of children. It covers short-term consultation for one child or a small group of children, using targeted strategies to reach short-term goals, plus more connection and discussion with families. Tier 3, the top: Essential for Few. Individualized. Meets the needs of 1–5% of children. It is for children who need intensive support to reach learning goals or who have several areas of concern, and it involves more in-depth diagnosis and specialized training. If the document already shows the logo and title as text elsewhere, you can leave the first sentence out of the long description so screen readers don’t read it twice.

https://kidsthrive.ca/services/early-learning-resources/

Ontario’s Access & Inclusion Framework (2023)

The Access and Inclusion Framework is part of the Canada-Wide Early Learning & Child Care System (CWELCC). The framework defines access and inclusion principles, space allocation models, and accountability measures.  

https://www.ontario.ca/page/ontarios-access-and-inclusion-framework-child-care

Nurturing Algoma 

Led by Algoma Public Health in collaboration with the Sault Ste. Marie and Algoma Child and Family Network and community partners, Nurturing Algoma brings organizations together to support families, promote infant and early mental health and healthy development, and strengthen opportunities for children and communities to thrive. 

https://www.algomapublichealth.com/pregnancy-parenting/nurturing-algoma/