Quality care environments can contribute to children’s growth and development, which in turn helps prevent intergenerational poverty. Easy access to care also helps increase families’ capacity for gainful employment. Calgarians deserve improved access to affordable, quality child care options that cater to the diversity of the city.
Lever of ChangeEarly Learning and Care
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The ability to read and understand and then apply that knowledge enables people to navigate through life. As such, literacy and education are critical components of poverty reduction.
At age 3, children need to develop the vocabulary they need to be school-ready at age 6, and to be able to successfully make the shift at age 9 from learning to read, to reading to learn—so they can succeed in school and in life. Enough for All Champion Calgary Reads believes in the value of literacy and discusses different ways to support early childhood learning. Their 3-6-9 Series delves into topics that discuss the value of literacy and learning in the early years.
Early learning influences adulthood success, so one of our greatest assets against adulthood poverty is early education.
Each lever of change links to one or more of the 94 calls to action from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Early Learning and Care links to #1, #2, #4, #8, #55, #70, #71, #75, #81, and #82.
E4A in Action
The Building Blocks of Early Literacy
Combating poverty in the earliest stages of life
News & Events
- Mar 2, 2021
In advance of International Women’s Day, Calgary’s Women In Need Society and Vibrant Communities Calgary Forge Partnership to Help End Poverty in our city
A challenging economy and the pandemic have disproportionately affected women and their families, but there’s hope for a better future
- Feb 26, 2021
VCC comments on Alberta Budget 2021
VCC's executive director Meaghon Reid discussed the budget in two interviews with Global and CBC
- Sep 3, 2020
Talking Together, Reading Stories Aloud and Owning Books
The building blocks of early literacy development for every child in Calgary
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