ABSTRACT

Providing the best start for our youngest generation is a growing priority internationally. Integrated Service Delivery (ISD) offers an approach to address complex system challenges and improve access to early childhood public services for young children and their families. The purpose of this paper is to use the Integrative Framework for Collaborative Governance to reflect on the elements of collaboration that may have influenced the establishment and implementation of an early childhood ISD approach in Nova Scotia (Canada). The provision of adequate resources for partnership development, clarification of roles and formal agreements to enable commitment and the importance of building collaborative capacity among partners was found to be critical to develop a shared vision for ISD for early childhood. The Integrative Framework for Collaborative Governance provided a useful lens to consider some of the interactive components of ISD in the early childhood initiative and further, more in-depth study is warranted to determine which components are necessary for collaborative success.

摘要

为我们的年轻一代提供最好的开始是国际上越来越重要的任务。综合服务提供（ISD）提供了一种解决复杂系统挑战的方法，并为幼儿及其家庭提供了获得幼儿公共服务的途径。本文的目的是使用“协作治理综合框架”来反思可能影响到新斯科舍省（加拿大）幼儿ISD方法的建立和实施的协作要素。人们发现，为发展伙伴关系，澄清角色和正式协议以作出承诺提供足够的资源，以及在伙伴之间建立协作能力的重要性对于为ISD制定关于幼儿的共同愿景至关重要。