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What is StrongStart?

StrongStarts are Early Learning Centres where children and families attend together and participate in a variety of fun, creative and challenging activities.

Early Learning Centres are free family drop-in places that are open 5 days a week, usually in the mornings.

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StrongStart…a place to connect, grow, develop, interact, support and

learn together.A family centred program where children and parents/caregivers attend to experience fun and stimulating activities.

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In StrongStart families are immersed in activities such as creative art, water play, sand play, play-dough, music/movement and story-time.

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StrongStart’s philosophy is based on social and emotional regulation. Children have an opportunity to socialize, verbalize and interact with their peers in a safe, appropriate and nurturing manner.

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StrongStart’s foundation is based on building skills within the family unit. Parents and caregivers also get a chance to practice new skills and transfer this learning to their unique home settings.

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StrongStarts are located within schools in local neighbourhoods. Residents can attend any StrongStart in their area of residence.

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StrongStarts are run by facilitators who plan and implement rich and diverse activities for the children and families in the program.

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StrongStarts are able to utilize community resources for the benefit of their families. They connect families to available developmental supports in the community.

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StrongStart provides a comfortable and secure environment for children to develop and be the best that they can be. In this setting, they have opportunities to challenge themselves in multiple ways.

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StrongStart……a vital partner in our childrens' healthy future.

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References

General information on the StrongStart program can be found at the following website:http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/early_learning/strongstart_bc/Information and pictures for this Digital Project are based on one of the StrongStart programs in the Surrey School District.

StrongStart by Sumaira Husain is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 Canada License.