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Research

Ontario Early Years Centres across the province have the same core staff: a Director, program staff, an Early Literacy Specialist and a Data Analysis Coordinator (DAC). The "DAC" works with Ontario Early Years Centres (OEYC) and other community agencies to help support program development, government reporting and community research initiatives.

For Perth- Middlesex Early Years Centres, the DAC is Ken Clarke. He can help support your agency by providing data and information about the community, providing research reviews and critiques, and helping to establish systems for tracking use of your programs and services.

The following reports were written by our DAC:

• Challenge of Quality Child Care (from previous presentation)

• Children in Perth (1996 census data)

• 2004 Huron-Perth Community Report Card

The following documents from other sources may be of interest to you:

• Reversing the Brain Drain: The Early Years Study (April 1999)

• National Longitudinal Study of Children and Youth (1994)

• Early Diagnostic Instrument (EDI) - This tool is used in all Kindergarten programs. Click here for most recent EDI results.

Community Web Links

The following websites may be of interest to you:

• Perth County Information Network

• Ontario Early Years Centres (provincial site)

• Libraries: Stratford, West Perth, Perth East, St. Mary's, North Perth, Middlesex

• FamilyInfo.ca - on-line resource for London area families

• Car Seat information: Buckle Up Baby

• Stratford Parents On-line

• New Parent Resource Guides

• Offord Centre for Child Studies (EDI creaters)

Health Units and Speech and Language Services:

• Small Talk: Early speech and language services (Perth county)

• Tyke Talk: Early speech and language services (Middlesex county)

• Perth District Health Unit

• Middlesex-London Health Unit

School Boards:

• Avon Maitland District School Board

• Huron-Perth Catholic District School Board

• Thames Valley District School Board

• London District Catholic School Board

Municipalities:

• City of Stratford

• Town of North Perth

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