Reports

Year Three Research Report - New Brunswick Early Childhood CentresHealth & Education Research Group Health & Education Research Group Year Three Research Report (English) (2.7 MB) Health & Education Research Group Year Three Research Report (French) (3.8 MB)

Play is a fundamental right of childhood and should be part of ALL children’s life. Not only does it help children develop pre-literacy skills, problem solving skills and concentration, but play also generates social learning experiences and helps children to express possible stresses and problems. To learn more about Play...

The Year 2 research report on the New Brunswick Early Childhood Centres, produced by the Health and Education Research Group (HERG) is now available. Year Two Research Report - New Brunswick Early Childhood Centres (3.2 MB) Rapport de recherche pour la deuxième année - Centres de la petite enfance du...

November 22, 2011. Co-authored by the Hon. Margaret Norrie McCain, Fraser Mustard and Kerry McCuaig, the third edition of the Early Years Study: Making Decisions, Taking Action is launched. The federal government may have ended the national child care plan in 2007 but that hasn’t stopped the provinces from making...

Smart Start is a comprehensive program that offers a continuum of services to children, parents and families. At the core are Smart Start Early Years Centres that offer early learning and child care to preschool children and a continuum of services to their families. Smart Start began as a preschool...