Aboriginal Head Start BC

We are the united voice of the Urban Aboriginal Head Start sites in BC. We are dedicated to the development of Aboriginal children and their families and we work in collaboration with the Public Health Agency of Canada to ensure consistent quality standards.

Our mission is ensuring the strength, pride and and respect of Aboriginal children and families.

Our goal is to show that locally controlled and designed, early intervention strategies can provide Aboriginal children with a positive sense of themselves, a desire for life-long learning, and opportunities to develop fully as successful people.

The Aboriginal Head Start Association of British Columbia provides support to the Urban AHS sites in BC. We do this in a variety of ways including, but not limited to;

providing culturally relevant training and when possible, financial support to attend training to continue building the capacity of AHS staff and parents/caregivers.
hosting an annual Cultrual Retreat for AHS staff, Elders and parents/caregivers
creating resources that foster the continued expansion of the 6 AHS components in our sites.
creating resources that address current issues/challenges facing the AHS children and parents/caregivers.
actively seeking funding opportunities to contribute to Aboriginal Early Childhood Education in the province.
having a voice at provincial Early Childhood tables and committees

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Aboriginal Head Start is funded by The Public Health Agency of Canada