EVENTS STAY & PLAY Drop-In  Do you have young children? Would you like to learn new, fun activities with your children? We would like to invite you and your children to join us from:                                                     10:00-11:30                                           2nd & 4th Tuesday of every month                                                Viking Legion Hall      Drop-Ins will start January 24th

Early Childhood Mapping Project We are looking for feedback from all community members from Flagstaff, Viking, Ryley & Holden regarding Early Childhood Development.  Please fill our the following survey so we may better respond to gaps and address needs in our communities.  www.surveymonkey.com/s/NMLYQCM This is a project of Beaver/Flagstaff ECD Coalition

              About Viking/Beaver FCSS

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Viking/Beaver FCSS services residents living in the Town of Viking, Village of Holden, and east half of Beaver County, including the hamlets of Bruce and Kinsella.  These municipalities partner with the Province of Alberta to deliver locally driven preventive social initiatives that enhance the well-being of individuals, families and communities.  Municipalities, through board members appointed on their behalf, determine where the need for programming and services lies.  Programs and services can be targeted to individuals of any age, to families, or to entire communities.  We also provide information and referral services and support to volunteer work in the community. 

 

Please contact us!   

 

 EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT MAPPING INITIATIVE

The Early Childhood Development Mapping Initiative, is a five year province wide research activity that looks at factors that may influence healthy child development.   It will help Albertans to discover ways to create positive early childhood environments, and will enable communities, parents, school authorities, service providers and policy-makers to work effectively together to serve the best interests of young children and their families.

Local Community Coalitions have been established to assist the province in these efforts.  The Beaver/Flagstaff Early Childhood Development Coatlition includes the communities of Ryley, Holden, Viking and Flagstaff. Our first project is conducting a survey to obtain a snapshot of local services, programs, facilities and supports for families with children between the ages of 0-5 years.   We are also gathering knowledge of Early Childhood Development, what activities people are participating in and what people would like to see in the future creating supportive environments for our families.   Community input is essential and we are asking all adult community members to participate in the survey to support a broad overview of knowledge related to children between the ages of 0-5 years.

The Parents for Fun in Flagstaff Society is the host for the Early Child Development Community Response Grant for the purposes of:

• gathering and engaging the community in order to promote the healty development of children 0-5 years of age