Toronto First Duty (TFD) is a universal early learning and care program model for every child that simultaneously:

• meets the developmental needs of children to ensure they reach their full potential
• supports parents to work or study
• supports parents in their parenting role

The TFD model brings together kindergarten, child care and parenting supports into a single program. Through TFD parents are able to access the full range of child and family supports available in their community.

Bruce WoodGreen Early Learning Centre (BWELC)
The demonstration period for Toronto First Duty has concluded. The partners continue to strive to make integrated service delivery the operational standard for Toronto's children's service system. The Bruce WoodGreen Early Learning Centre (BWELC) is a prototype that furthers the integration process and continues to inform the implementation of full-day kindergarten in Toronto and across Ontario.

Tours are offered on the third Tuesday of each month.  Please contact Kerry McCuaig,  kmccuaig@rogers.com for more information.

		Video presentations
		September 2010 - This 12 minute video examines the program elements that combine education, care and family supports to meet the needs of children and their families. Inside a community school and child and family centre 2006 - Following the first evaluation of the integrated environment at Bruce WoodGreen Early Learning centre, parents, educators, administrators and researchers share their views of its successes and challenges. Working Together: Toronto's Vision for Children Produced in 2002 as a teaching video to demonstrate the concept of an integrated children's centre, this 7 minute docu-drama follows a typical day at the Bruce WoodGreen Early Learning Centre for a mother and her four year old daughter. All the elements shown are now in practice at the centre. A day in the life of child and parent attending a First Duty