early learning and child care for first nations, inuit and MÉtis children and faMilies

early learning and child care for first nations, inuit and MÉtis children and faMilies This section sets out the context, foundations, considerations, and status of early learning and child care for First Nations, Métis and Inuit people, recognizing the uniqueness of each Indigenous cultural group. [...] For First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples, the principle of self-determination and the centrality of cultural identity are key in the design and delivery of early learning and child care services. [...] The Indigenous Early Learning and Child Care Framework IELCC recognizes the importance of a distinctions-based approach in ensuring that the rights, interests and circumstances of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation are acknowledged, affirmed, and implemented, and that Framework supports distinct First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Nation frameworks representing their respective vision, goals and pr. [...] In its submission to the UN on the rights of the Indigenous child under UNDRIP, NAFC emphasized the absence of a focus on urban Indigenous early learning and child care, “… something that is sorely needed.” transForMinG First nations, MÉtis and inuit earlY learninG and Child Care THE INDIgENOUS EARLY LEARNINg AND CHILD CARE TRANSFORmATION INITIATIVE the indigenous early learning and child care tra. [...] THE INDIgENOUS EARLY LEARNINg AND CHILD CARE FRAmEwORK The IELCC Framework (2018) is an overarching conceptual structure that sets the stage for implementation of three distinct frameworks for First Nations, Inuit and Métis early learning and child care policies, programs and services that Indigenous families and communities in rural, remote and urban locations across Canada want and need.