Heartland Agency and Educational Services

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Heartland Agency is a non-profit company founded by Ilona Boyce, MSW. As Heartland's Executive Director, Ms. Boyce has worked with government and children's services in positions of increasing responsibility for 16 years. She left the government in 1995 to start Heartland Ms. Boyce is a recognized expert in the field of early childhood programs and is regularly asked to speak at conferences about early intervention initiatives. She has been awarded the Early Childhood Professional Association of Alberta's Children's Service Award for her work. Ms. Boyce is a member of the Board of Directors of the Calgary Drop-in Centre Society , is a member of the Advisory Board for the Faculty of Social Work at Mount Royal College, and chairs the EvenStart for Children Foundation .Heartland successfully operates Early Childhood Education (ECE) , Early Childhood Services (ECS) and Out-of-School Care programs . All Heartland programs are based on the most current research in children's services. Heartland's mission statement is that "all children, regardless of circumstance, need to be supported by their community in order to grow up healthy, happy and with every opportunity to meet their potential." The agency employs professional staff, most of whom have post secondary education. Teachers all hold a Bachelor of Education degree.In addition to its mainstream programming, Heartland operates EvenStart , an early intervention program for children three to five years of age. The goal of the EvenStart Programs is to give children born into hardship, the same opportunities as those available to their peers.

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