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Nova Scotia: Province Ensuring Children Get Strong Start in Life

Nova Scotia: Province Ensuring Children Get Strong Start in Life

Source: Government of Nova Scotia, April 10, 2013 Excerpt: "Families will have better access to the supports they need to ensure their children get a strong start in life thanks to changes and funding announced in this year's budget. Premier Darrell Dexter and Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Ramona...

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MWMFF Joins with Government of NS to Open Early Years Centre

MWMFF Joins with Government of NS to Open Early Years Centre

The MWMFF is joining with the government of Nova Scotia to establish three early years centres across the province that will provide support for young children and their families at accessible community locations. These centres will build on the highly successful SchoolsPlus model being used in schools that help bring...

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Margaret McCain: Hooked on Philanthropy

Margaret McCain: Hooked on Philanthropy

Source: Dolce Vita Luxury Magazine, March 7, 2013 By: Michael Hill Excerpt: "Margaret McCain’s mother had a problem managing her money: she loved giving it away. “She was incorrigible,” McCain says with a chuckle, recalling the predicaments that wild munificence brought. The family farm sunk into deep financial trouble over...

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National strategy for early years required

National strategy for early years required

Source: Telegraph-Journal, February 18, 2013 By Jennifer Pritchett Excerpt: Philanthropist Margaret McCain is calling on the federal government to create a national early childhood development strategy for a public system that will give children a better life start. "It's absolutely necessary," she said, in an interview. Through the Margaret and...

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UNB Launches Feasibility Study into Early Childhood Degree

UNB Launches Feasibility Study into Early Childhood Degree

Source: Faculty of Education, University of New Brunswick, February 2013 Excerpt: "The Faculty of Education at the University of New Brunswick has partnered with the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. and the Jimmy Pratt Family Foundation to conduct a feasibility study into an online B.Ed. degree in early childhood...

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