Program Reach

Two western Canadian provinces have made significant commitments to growing Seeds of Empathy over the next couple of years.

BRITISH COLUMBIA

British Columbia was the first jurisdiction to offer the Seeds of Empathy program. In May 2007, Minister of State for Child Care Linda Reid announced an expansion of the program with 26 preschool, child care and Aboriginal Head Start settings in 2007/08 and another 24 in 2008/09, funded through the Ministry of Children and Family Development. Click here to read British Columbia's media release about the announcement.

The following centres are offering Seeds of Empathy in the first year:

  • Angel Child Care Centre, New Westminster
  • Brent Kennedy Learning Centre, South Slocan
  • Bright Adventures Daycare, Nanaimo
  • Canyon Heights Montessori Preschool, North Vancouver
  • Champlain Child Development Centre, Vancouver
  • Christian Life Daycare, Campbell River
  • Dundarave Preschool by the Sea, West Vancouver
  • Enchanted Woodland Childcare Centre, Nanaimo
  • Esquimalt Military Family Resource Centre, Esquimalt
  • Inkameep Preschool Daycare, Oliver
  • Jumping Jacks Preschool, Revelstoke
  • Kamloops Christian Childcare, Kamloops
  • Langley Child Development Centre/Variety Preschools, Langley
  • Little Ferns Early Learning Centre, Nanaimo
  • Little Lambs Child Care Centre, New Westminster
  • Mount Pleasant Child Care Society, Vancouver
  • Salmon Arm West Elementary Family Learning Centre, Salmon Arm
  • Seabird Island Daycare Centre, Agassiz
  • Step Together Learning Centre, Coquitlam
  • Treehouse Early Learning Centre, Richmond
  • UNBC Childcare Society, Prince George
  • Victoria West Community "Y" Child Development Centre, Victoria
  • View Royal Preschool, Victoria
  • Waglisla Glelas Daycare, Bella Bella
  • West Vernon Children's Centre, Vernon
  • Witsuwiten Child and Family Centre, Smithers

ALBERTA

Alberta offers the Seeds of Empathy program in 15 preschool and child care settings. Seeds of Empathy is funded by the Ministry of Employment and Immigration as part of the Ministry's desire to support children who are new to Alberta and come with a different language or culture. Seeds of Empathy will expand to 25 more centres in 2008/09 and another 25 in 2009/10, for a total of 65 centres province-wide.

The following centres are offering Seeds of Empathy in Alberta in the first year:

  • Beaumont Early Learning Child Care, Beamont
  • Brite Beginnings Child Care, Edmonton
  • Canada Place Child Care Society, Edmonton
  • Child Enrichment Centre Child Care Society, Calgary
  • City West Child Care, Edmonton
  • Heartland Agency, Calgary
  • King Edward Child Care Centre, Edmonton
  • Mount Royal College Child Care Centre, Calgary
  • Norwood Child and Family Centre, Edmonton
  • Red Deer College Child Care Centre
  • Riverbend Montessori Child Development Centre, Edmonton
  • Southview Child Care, Edmonton
  • Springbank Cottage Childcare, (rural area just west of) Calgary
  • University Child Care Centre, Calgary
  • YMCA Child Care, Shawnessy Child Development Centre, Calgary