Table I.

ECD services in Ontario.

	Mainstream Programs		Indigenous-led Programs
	Ontario Early Years	Ontario HBHC Program	Early Years	HBHC	Mother-infant classes at IFC
Funding	Ministry of Education	Ministry of Children and Youth Services Delivered by Public Health Ontario	Ministry of Education	Aboriginal Healing and Wellness Strategy	National Association of Friendship Centres
Aims	-Parenting support -Early childhood learning -Parent education on child health and development	-Health screening -Developmental assessments -Healthy mother-infant attachment -Link to community resources and supports -Home visiting	-Same as Ontario Early Years -Indigenous teachings, traditions, ceremonies and resources	-Healthy mother-infant attachment -Healthy infant growth and development -Resources and supports -Family advocacy -Indigenous teachings, ceremonies and resources	-Assist urban-dwelling Indigenous families to be healthy and successful
Eligibility	Parents and their children under six years of age	Pregnant women & families with children under six years of age (typical length of enrollment is one year or less)	Parents and their children under six years of age	Families with at least one child under the age of six years	Families with children
Enrollment	Self-enrollment	a) Screening by a health provider after the birth of an infant b) Self-referral during prenatal or post-natal period	Self-enrollment	a) Identified by HBHC FHVs b) Referral from health provider c) Self-referral	Self-enrollment
Expertise	-Early childhood educators -Affiliated PHNs	-PHNs -Lay-person Family FHVs	-Indigenous early childhood educators -Affiliated PHNs	-Indigenous lay-person FHVs	-Indigenous lay-persons