Innovative Approaches - TREES Network

Innovative Approaches to Using Early Years Programing

The Early Years’ unique, flexible program model recognizes that each Indigenous community has its own history, demographics, geography, and culture. Taking a collaborative approach, the program supports each community in building and enhancing services that best meet the needs of its children, youth, and families. Each community that adapts the Early Years approach does so in impactful and innovative ways.

Explore the unique and engaging ways that our partner organizations are using the Early Years approach to support children and families in their communities. Check back often to see the newest additions to each of the categories below, or get in touch to share creative ways you are engaging your community members.

Centre-based Programming

At Maskwacis Health Services, parents and families are invited to attend an 8 week program, Get Ready for Preschool (GRP),...

Early Years Staff Roles

Charlene Rattlesnake, O’Chiese First Nation, AB, on her role as Family and Cultural Coordinator of Maskwacis Early Years. Charlene is a...

Group Gatherings

One of the exciting ways that the MFI Early Years is gathering people together is at national Leadership Exchange events....

Home Visiting

Through regular in-home activities and workshops grounded in cultural knowledge, Visitors support meaningful relationships between children and their caregivers. Nurturing...

Preschool on Wheels

MHS pe metawe bus is a transportation innovation led by Christy Crane, Preschool Coordinator at MHS, mother of three, from...

Training and Professional Development

Through our unique training mentorship approach, trainers from our partner organizations delivered trainings for other organizations, working with selected community...

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Photography by Louise Johns, Jamie Griffiths, Cathie Archbould, Matthew Perrin, Josie Rain and Alex Jacobs-blum; Videography by Red River College, Jamie Griffiths, Cathie Archbould, Sean Stiller, Pardeep Sooch and Catherine Martin

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The Training & Resources for Early Education & Schools (TREES) Network is a space for delivering and accessing culturally appropriate training, professional development, resources, communities of practice and mentorship opportunities for Indigenous and non-Indigenous early learning professionals working with Indigenous children and families.

By coming together across communities, organizations and cultures, we can impact the bigger picture of Indigenous early education, child assessment and policy in Canada, so that Indigenous children will grow up proud of their culture and knowing that they belong.

The vision of the TREES Network is for early learning professionals to feel supported through training, resources and connections with others. The TREES Network strives to support early learning professionals to ground Indigenous children in their culture, nurturing stronger communities.

ACCESS TRAINING

The TREES Network supports access to culturally appropriate training and professional development for early learning professionals through the Understanding the Early Years course and Early Years Toolbox workshops. View upcoming trainings and workshops for your community through the Events Calendar.

EXPLORE RESOURCES

The TREES Network supports access to the Early Years Toolbox website, as well as access to accompanying resources through the Early Learning Library. Your access to resources is determined by your organization or community affiliation. Explore the Featured Partners page to view resources created by and in collaboration with Early Years partners.

CONNECT WITH OTHERS

To promote relationship-building and relational learning, the TREES Network provides opportunities for early learning professionals to build connections across the country. You can check out the Events Calendar to find events related to the early years, view the Interactive Map of early years services in different regions, or learn more about Supportive Circles as spaces to come together with others locally or across communities to share thoughts, ideas and support.

CREATE IMPACT

The TREES Network strives to create spaces through which we can collectively impact the bigger picture of Indigenous early learning in Canada. Learn about how Early Years sites are doing this through Early Years approach innovations, and about the important work many other organizations are doing to influence policy, curriculum, access to funding supports and program evaluation.