EDUCATION/EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT--Four New Early Years Centres Announced January 19, 2015 Families in communities across the province will have services and supports for young children as a result of four new Early Years Centres. The new centres were announced today, Jan. 19, and will be located at: Clark Rutherford Memorial...
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The Yarmouth County VanguardSeptember 23, 2014 Excerpt: "The purpose of these Early Years Centres are to get young pre-school aged children ready for their school years. The centres aim to meet the needs of the community by offering play-based early learning programs for four-year olds, family supports and resources and...
Government of Nova Scotia, Education and Early Childhood DevelopmentApril 7, 2014 Excerpt: "Early Years Centres in three communities are now providing families with more access to services and supports for young children. Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Karen Casey and Margaret McCain, chair of the Margaret and Wallace McCain...
April 4, 2014 The Chronicle Herald, by Margaret Norrie McCain Excerpt: "Across Canada, it is a familiar scene: parents lined up in the cold to get their children into a preferred slot at a preschool. Whether motivated by a desire to give their child a head start for school or...
August 22, 2013Nova Scotia - The province is opening early years centres in four communities to provide families with more access to services and supports for young children.Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Ramona Jennex announced the locations of the province's first early years centres today, Aug. 22, at Rockingstone...