ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

We thank all the families who participated in our study, without whose help, patience and expertise we could not have gained the understanding we have about service provision for young children.

In addition to the named stakeholders below, we would like to extend a thanks to the front-line service providers, administrators and key informants who generously shared with us their expertise and experiences in the provision or administration of services for young children.

Stakeholders: Alberta

Germaine Dechant, Child and Adolescent Services Association, Edmonton
George Ferhout, (replaced Anita Murphy) Aspen Regional Health Authority
Sandra Harrison, (replaced Janice Popp) Alberta Mental Health Board
Donna Ludvigsen, Alberta Health and Wellness
Donna Mah, (replaced Leanne Reeb) Edmonton and Area Child and Family Service Authority Region 6
John McDermott, Alberta Children’s Services
Sandi Roberts (replaced Tony McLellan) Alberta Learning
Delmarie Sadoway, (replaced Frank Langer) Regional Health Authority 6, Capital Health
Garry Sebulsky, (replaced Harry Oswin) Region 7 North Central Alberta Child and Family Service Authority

Heather Toporowski, (replaced Linda Killick) Aspen Regional Health Authority

Stakeholders: Ontario

Karen Boughner, Health & Social Services Department, Haldimand-Norfolk
Don Buchanan, (replaced Heather Elbard) Chedoke Child & Family Centre, Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Kathy Gallagher-Ross, (replaced Brenda Ross) Integrated Services for Children, Ministry of Community, Family and Children’s Services/Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care
Virginia Gibson, Haldimand-Norfolk R.E.A.C.H.
Cathy Hartman, Ministry of Community and Social Services, Municipal Services and Regional Director, Hamilton
Beatrice Kemp, The Catholic Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton
Nikolaas Nadel, Children’s Aid Society of Hamilton
Jane Soldera, Public Health and Social Services, City of Hamilton