On Monday, November 25th the following open letter was delivered to Premier Furey and released to the public today. As a voice for the children of this province, we call for the government to divert from their Pre-Kindergarten program which, in three years, continues to fall short with less than 20% of 4-year-olds having access.
EXPANDING PUBLIC EDUCATION
Beginning School at Age 4
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Open Letter to the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador to follow the research and expand the education system to include four-year-olds
Your questions about 10-dollars-a-day childcare program answered
Canada's Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Jenna Sudds, and the Executive Director of Child Care Now, Morna Ballantyne discuss the challenges of 10-dollars-a-day childcare program and answer listeners questions.
Listen to the discussion: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6510228
The experience of jurisdictions with universal pre-kindergarten shows that 4-year-olds benefit from the expertise of school staff and services, especially marginalized students.