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Request for Proposals (RFP): Report on Early Learning in First Nation
Children
Deadline for proposals: August 12, 2009, 5 pm EST
Note: Due to technical difficulties, we are reposting this RFP. Send
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response that we have received your proposal, please follow up with us
by phone at 416.408.6913.
The Best Start Resource Centre is seeking a researcher/writer to
research and write a report about supporting early learning in First
Nation children.
Purpose: This report is being developed for a range of service providers
who work with First Nation parents, caregivers, or children. The report
will provide relevant research and practical, culturally relevant
strategies in supporting early learning in First Nation children. You'll
develop and write it in a way that is strength-based and respectful of
cultural values and beliefs. This project will be guided by an advisory
group of experts and key stakeholders in First Nation health. The report
will be produced in English. The main content of the report will be
about 20,000 words in length.
The text for this report will be completed by January 31, 2010. The
report will be available in print format, as well as through the Best
Start Resource Centre website. We'll promote it through listservs and
e-bulletins.
Preliminary content areas:
* Summary of current information on early learning in First Nation
children aged 0-6 in Ontario
* Cultural beliefs and teachings about early learning in First
Nation children aged 0-6 in Ontario
* Effective strategies/approaches for supporting early learning in
First Nation children aged 0-6 in Ontario, including information from
the literature and key informant interviews
* Other sources of information on early learning in First Nation
children aged 0-6 in Ontario
Audience: Service providers who work with First Nation parents,
caregivers or children aged 0-6, and have a role in supporting early
learning. Some examples include staff in public health, in-home support
services, friendship centres, early years programs, Community Action
Program for Children, early childhood education, infant development
programs, etc.
Approach:
Focusing on early learning in First Nation children aged 0-6 in Ontario,
the successful applicant will:
* Work with Best Start Resource Centre and the Advisory group to
further define the approach and the content for the report. Best Start
Resource Centre staff will bring together the advisory group for this
project, with input from the consultant.
* Gather information about the status of early learning in First
Nation children aged 0-6 in Ontario
* Complete a literature review on effective strategies in
supporting early learning in First Nation children aged 0-6
* Set up and complete a minimum of 20 key informant interviews
(including topic experts, experienced front line workers, Elders),
concerning effective practices and approaches in supporting early
learning in First Nation children aged 0-6
* Synthesize evidence from the literature and key informant
interviews, focusing mainly on effective strategies for supporting early
learning in First Nation children aged 0-6 in Ontario
* Draft a report, and update the text based on input from Best
Start Resource Centre and the Advisory group
Best Start Resource Centre has $10,000 available for this contract.
The successful applicant will demonstrate strong research and writing
skills. Applicant will have demonstrated experience, sensitivity, and
skills in developing resources related to First Nation health and child
development.
Interested groups/individuals are requested to submit a brief proposal.
The proposal should demonstrate the applicant's knowledge, skills, and
experience to successfully fulfill this contract; identify approach that
the applicant will take in researching and drafting the report; and fee.
All proposals will be held in confidence.
Completion date: January 31, 2010
Deadline for applications: August 12, 2009 at 5 pm (EST)
Submit proposal by email, fax, or mail to:
Best Start Resource Centre
c/o Health Nexus
180 Dundas Street West, Suite 1900
Toronto, ON M5G 1Z8
Attention: Early Learning in First Nation Children
Fax: (416) 408-2122
Email: [log in to unmask]
Thank you for your interest. We'll only contact those selected for an
interview. The Best Start Resource Centre is a key program of Health
Nexus and is funded by the Government of Ontario.
Melanie Ferris, Aboriginal Health Promotion Consultant
Health Nexus
Telephone: (416) 408-2249, ext. 2263
Learn more about my work at:
http://www.beststart.org/aboriginal/index.html
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