The LTP Program is an internationally recognized, low-literacy, sustainable program that provides parents with a path for the healthy growth and development of their young children birth to six.
The major goal of LTP is to promote the mental health of young children and to prevent psycho-social problems in infancy and beyond. It teaches parents about the importance of play activities that they can use to engage their child and to foster early development and mental health. These activities enhance child development while simultaneously promoting attachment security through building parents’ ability to read and be sensitive to their child’s cues and capacities and through active parental involvement in their child’s development
Learning Through Play (LTP) International Program
LTP, an early child development resource, was developed by The Hincks-Dellcrest Centre, (now SickKids) a children’s mental health centre, in collaboration with Toronto Public Health and a group of agencies in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The purpose was to serve families with young children in a very multi-cultural environment. Hincks-Dellcrest amalgamated with The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids). Recently SickKids shared that the LTP resources can be by international organizations at no cost.
A LTP Advisory Team, (volunteers not connected with SickKids) guide the effort to support the 20 international partners in 15 countries in the LTP International Network. The purpose of this group is to provide ECD related information and networking as well as invite other international groups to consider if LTP would enhance their ECD work.