Why did the North Vancouver School District develop Early Learning Foundations Preschools?

The Early Learning Foundations initiative was developed by the North Vancouver School District in the 2005/ 2006 school year.  With increasing interest and focus on early learning and childcare locally, provincially and federally, the North Vancouver School District wanted to be proactive in the support and establishment of quality early learning and childcare programs and to implement programs that improve the transition from early care settings to the formal school years. 

The Early Learning Foundations project is intended to support early childhood learning and address the issue of school readiness in many ways including increasing communication and dialogue between preschool educators and the formal school environment and to provide preschool teachers and children access to school based resources.