Hi Barbara.

"Social competence" in children is one of those 'outcomes' that is 
purportedly achieved through high quality early childhood programs. There 
is a lot of material that speaks to the social competence of children as, 
for example, a predictor to a child's Readiness for School, etc. Here's a 
few sites/research projects specifically related to early childhood 
programs, to get you started (you might also search out 
work by Gillian Doherty, esp. what she did for the Applied Research 
Branch at HRSDC):

Understanding the Early Years (UEY) is a federally funded initiative that 
is examining several factors in young children that contribute to their 
healthy growth and development, including "social competence". See
http://www.sdc.gc.ca/en/hip/sd/UEY2006/uey_overview.shtml

From a report on the Public Health Agency of Canada website: "There is 
good evidence that high quality ECEC programs: provide intellectual and 
social stimulation that promotes cognitive development and social 
competence, that can establish a basis for later success in elementary 
school. 
http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ph-sp/phdd/overview_implications/07_ecec.html

The previous federal gov't launched an initiative to support child health 
and well-being, called the Early Child Development Initiative. Five 
domains are considered to make up "well-being" including "Social knowledge 
and competence". See
http://www.socialunion.ca/ecd/2002/b-intro.htm

It's interesting ot me that the organization "KidsFirst" does not identify 
itself on their website or provide other related info. Who are they? Are 
they affiliated with a mental health group/org? How are they funded?

ZS

On Thu, 8 Jun 2006, Barbara Kahan wrote:

> I had this request from someone in the KidsFirst program I have been evaluating:
> "I am looking for specific websites regarding health promotion but focusing on enhancing the mental well being of children...and am interested in the area of building social competence in children... any links which you can provide that are evidence-based would be most helpful."

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