The Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development was mostly developed for policy-makers, planners and service-providers and for parents. This compilation of papers from leading experts covers 41 topics related to the social and emotional development of young children, from conception to age five, and addresses three perspectives: development, services and policies.

Additionally, a simplified synthesis on each topic presents key knowledge to practitioners and planners. The synthesis answers three main inquiries: What is the importance of the topic, what is the best and most up-to-date knowledge on the topic, and what can be done to improve services, policies and research. 

The Encyclopedia includes key messages on each topic geared to parents and service providers. It also offers perspectives on experts' texts, provided by international and Canadian practitioners, services planners and representatives of Aboriginal communities.

Published three times a year, the Bulletin of the CEECD revisits a topic from the Encyclopedia and includes an extensive synthesis on the papers from the expert and two summaries on recent research. Practitioners who are familiar with the practices and issues of the topic selected comment on the results of the research with their critical and enlightening views. Once a year, a prize-list of the ten best Canadian research papers on social and emotional development of young children that have been published in the previous year are featured in the Bulletin.

PowerPoint presentations and programs of the CEECD’s colloquia since 2002 are available online for consultation and can be printed.

The Early Childhood from A to Z index is a quick way to have access to all documents available on early childhood topics featured in the Encyclopedia.

A series of videotapes and CD-ROMS for service-providers and parents, will address key issues covered in the Encyclopedia.

The e-news letter CEECD: What’s new?, sent monthly to all subscribers, features news from the CEECD and new papers posted on the Encyclopedia. Click here to receive CEECD: What’s new?

The directory of researchers contains names, research summaries, recent publications and authors' biographies of more than 400 Canadian researchers specialized in early childhood development.