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Choosing child care in Alberta

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This document offers tools to help families in their search for the child care that will best meet their needs.

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Alberta's Promise annual report

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Alberta's Promise unites businesses, non-profits, and communities to build a better Alberta for children and youth. Through strategic partnerships facilitated by Alberta’s Promise, businesses... More ≫

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Alberta's Promise unites businesses, non-profits, and communities to build a better Alberta for children and youth. Through strategic partnerships facilitated by Alberta’s Promise, businesses enjoy the benefits of giving back while non-profits receive gifts of time, money, goods, or services to better serve children and youth. The annual reports provides a recap of the tools, services, and impact Alberta's Promise has delivered in each reporting year.

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Ministry of Human Services' response to the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate “10-month-old Lily : an investigative review”

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In 2013, a 10-month-old infant in parental care passed away. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that the manner of death was accidental and the cause of death was drowning. The... More ≫

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In 2013, a 10-month-old infant in parental care passed away. The Office of the Chief Medical Examiner determined that the manner of death was accidental and the cause of death was drowning. The family was receiving services under assessment at the time of the death. Our thoughts are with this young child’s immediate and extended family and community.

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Together we raise tomorrow. An Alberta approach to early childhood development : summing up : what Albertans said about early childhood development, June-October 2013

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Albertans who participated in the Together We Raise Tomorrow engagement provided information regarding what is working well in their communities, and what additional steps might be taken to... More ≫

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Albertans who participated in the Together We Raise Tomorrow engagement provided information regarding what is working well in their communities, and what additional steps might be taken to develop an easily accessible system of early childhood development supports. Their responses indicate that they see early childhood development as a shared responsibility and are ready to help realize the vision for an integrated system where there are high quality supports and services that are well understood and accessible to all families. Their input is invaluable, and the results from the engagement will support government and communities to take action to improve services for young children and their family. This summary document identifies common themes and provides a high-level overview of the feedback received.

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Ministry of Human Services’ response to the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate "7-year-old Jack : investigative review"

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The Child and Youth Advocate Act provides the Advocate with the authority to investigate systemic issues arising from a serious injury or death of a child who was receiving child intervention... More ≫

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The Child and Youth Advocate Act provides the Advocate with the authority to investigate systemic issues arising from a serious injury or death of a child who was receiving child intervention services at the time of the injury or death. Under this mandate, the Advocate released the Investigative Review entitled “7‐Year‐Old Jack: Investigative Review” on January 21, 2014. The report makes five recommendations about five key areas related to practice and processes within Alberta’s child intervention system. This document presents the ministry response to the recommendations.

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Children and Youth Services annual report [2009 - 2011]

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This annual report of the Ministry of Children and Youth Services contains the Minister's accountability statement, the audited consolidated financial statements of the Ministry and a comparison... More ≫

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This annual report of the Ministry of Children and Youth Services contains the Minister's accountability statement, the audited consolidated financial statements of the Ministry and a comparison of actual performance results to desired results set out in the Ministry business plan. This Ministry annual report also includes: The financial statements of entities making up the Ministry, including the Department of Children and Youth Services and the 10 Child and Family Services Authorities for which the Minister is responsible. Other financial information as required by the Financial Administration Act and Government Accountability Act, either as separate reports or as a part of the financial statements, to the extent that the Ministry has anything to report.

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Success in school for children and youth in care : Provincial Protocol Framework

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Success in School for Children and Youth in Care – Provincial Protocol Framework (PPF) is a joint initiative of Alberta Education (AE) and Alberta Children and Youth Services (ACYS) to support... More ≫

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Success in School for Children and Youth in Care – Provincial Protocol Framework (PPF) is a joint initiative of Alberta Education (AE) and Alberta Children and Youth Services (ACYS) to support improved school outcomes and high school completion rates for children and youth in provincial government care. The PPF describes the roles and responsibilities of the two ministries in implementing policies and procedures to provide the foundation for collaborative efforts at all levels of their respective systems to achieve this goal. The primary purpose of the PPF is to identify and enable strategies to improve educational outcomes for children and youth in care, and to promote consistency of practice across the province between AE and ACYS staff and their partners, such as mental health, youth justice, or contracted agency workers.

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Protection of sexually exploited children and youth

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This resource is intended for use by all those involved with the care of children and youth. It includes information for parents, caregivers, professionals, communities and, most importantly,... More ≫

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This resource is intended for use by all those involved with the care of children and youth. It includes information for parents, caregivers, professionals, communities and, most importantly, children and youth themselves.

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Foster care review report

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In response to the death of a foster child in January 2007, the Minister of Alberta Children's Services called for a review to examine the circumstances surrounding this death and to assess... More ≫

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In response to the death of a foster child in January 2007, the Minister of Alberta Children's Services called for a review to examine the circumstances surrounding this death and to assess Alberta's foster care practice and standards. A board of experts was appointed to explore broad practice themes relating to the foster care program, which emerged through a review of specific case circumstances, program information and leading practices in Alberta and other jurisdictions. This report presents the findings and recommendations of the review board. It also presents a future vision for foster care in Alberta developed by the board, which is intended to serve as a guideline for future enhancement and refinements to the foster care system.

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Children's Services annual report [2001 - 2008]

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Annual report for the ministry of Alberta Children's Services of the province of Alberta.

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