Toolkit

In the spring of 2024, the Collectif estrien 0-5 ans and R3USSIR undertook a consultation with parents of children aged 0-8 to better grasp their current needs associated with parenting. The needs they expressed
were classified into six broad categories. In May 2024, an event bringing together parents and stakeholders helped pinpoint promising avenues for collective action to better support parents in the Eastern Townships. This document summarizes the action avenues identified in each category

In 2019, in light of the concerning results of the Québec Survey of Child Development in Kindergarten (QSCDK), the Collectif estrien 0-5 ans and R3USSIR established the Charte estrienne Voir grand pour nos enfants. The first principle of this charter is to recognize and support parents as the primary allies in children’s development. With this in mind, the Collectif estrien 0-5 ans and R3USSIR decided to reach out to parents to find out more about their parental needs.

As part of the Summer Slide project, the Réseau québécois pour la réussite éducative has partnered with Frontier College to offer a series of webinars to community-based youth workers on the topic of facilitating reading. This webinar introduces the basics of facilitation. Note that the webinar is only available in French, but the PPT is in English.

This poster is designed for educational childcare services (SGÉE) and school staff, as well as for community members from the health and social services network and the general community. It is a useful popularization tool for developing a common vision of the educational programs offered to children in SGÉE and kindergarten for 4- and 5-year-olds. It brings together common elements from the Ministère de la Famille‘s Accueillir la petite enfance program and the Ministère de l’Éducation‘s preschool education cycle program. The garden metaphor is used to illustrate the cohesion and continuity of these programs. Feel free to use it in your interventions with families whose children will be transitioning into kindergarten to address the aspects covered in these two educational programs.

This placemat, designed for parents of 4-year-olds, aims to smooth the road into kindergarten with ideas for activities and learning that will support the school transition. One side of the placemat illustrates what a child needs in order to be ready for kindergarten. The other side is a “Look and Find” game that encourages children to develop their skills. The purpose of the placemat is to encourage parent-child discussions about starting school in a playful way, and to explain to and reassure the parent about expectations in order to reduce the pressure on both them and the child.

This toolkit contains three things: 1) Examples of transition to kindergarten activities for partners; 2) Tips & tricks for the transition to kindergarten for parents; and 3) Emotions, Stress, and the Transition to Kindergarten for parents.

This video, aimed at parents, features testimonials from parents and tips from professionals on how to prepare for a smooth transition to kindergarten.

The My Profile Tool 2.0 is used to assess children’s developmental achievements. It was created by childcare educators and distributed to partners in schools in order to promote continuity with regard to the educational services offered to children.

The Transition to Kindergarten guide is intended to provide readers with the tools they need to promote collaboration between various sectors and the implementation of activities aimed at the first school transition, all in the context of educational success. It aims to contribute to the development of a common vision of the first school transition and to shed light on the implementation of school transition activities, based on parameters recognized by research.