Media - Prince Edward Island


Open Letter: A Smart Investment in Our Future

In an open letter sent to several media across Canada, a group of charitable foundations urge politicians to look at early childhood education in a new light - as a must-have element to build a more prosperous Canada for all. To access the Early Child Development Funders Working Group page

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PEI's Preschool Excellence Initiative

Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island - September 4, 2013 Press Release (294.7 KB)

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PEI Takes Another Step Towards Integrated Early Childhood System

Prince Edward Island takes another step to transform its patchwork of child and family services into an integrated early childhood system. The government of PEI announced further investment in Best Start, the provincial newborn screening and home-visiting program operated by CHANCES Family Centre in partnership with Public Heath Nursing and...

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Smart Start Joins PEI

Smart Start PEI joins new Preschool Excellence InitiativeSmart Start, the integrated service model demonstrating best practices in early childhood service delivery, is becoming part of the PEI government’s new Preschool Excellence Initiative. Four Smart Start programs have been selected to become Early Years Centres in phase one of implementation. Early...

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Hon. Margaret McCain opens early years programs in Charlottetown

Margaret McCain accepts gift from children at the opening of the Holland College Early Learning Centre CHARLOTTETOWN: Friday, Dec. 2/ The Honourable Margaret Norrie McCain joined Premier Robert Ghiz here today for the opening of a newly expanded Smart Start program at West Kent School and a new early learning...

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