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Mi'kmaq Child Development Centre      Page last updated March 16, 2005

2161 Gottingen Street
PO Box 47012
Halifax, Nova Scotia
B3K 5Y2

Tel: (902) 422-7850
Fax: (902) 422-6642

mcdcahs@eastlink.ca

Programs & Services offered at Mi'kmaq Child Development Centre (Click for a complete listing)

Hours of Operation: Monday, Tuesday, & Friday 7:45 am - 5:45 pm; Wednesday & Thursday 7:45 am - 9:00 pm;
Saturday 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Setting:
The Mi'kmaq Child Development Centre is a non-profit family resource centre with a subsidized Daycare based in an urban environment

Established:
1994

Clientele:
Off-reserve aboriginal community in HRM

Are user fees charged?
No

Any eligibility requirements? Aboriginal. Programming is geared toward children aged 0-6

Major Funder: Public Health Agency of Canada (AHS) and Public Health Agency of Canada (CAPC)

Other Funders: Department of Community Services

Annual Operating Budget (range): $300,000 - $499,999

Best Practices: Parent Support Group has been running for 10 years and is a core program that has benefited parents in many, many ways

Future Program Development: More of a literacy component for the children in the Parent N Tot Program

Additional Information:
  • Staff is trained in Fetal Alcohol Spectrum disorder
  • Experience in adjusting to the transition involved with living off-reserve