Early Childhood Education

The Chronicle Herald
July 30, 2015

Excerpt: "To help prepare today’s young children for the elementary school experience, the provincial government, under the leadership of Education Minister Karen Casey, has opened preschool early years centres all across Nova Scotia.

The Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation is providing $500,000 over five years to help establish these centres and the province is providing $125,000 per site. Margaret Norrie McCain is making a profound impact on our Nova Scotian communities through her philanthropy and advocacy for children.

These early-years centres assist with the emotional, social and physical development of ...

Shared on the Manitoba Child Care Association webpage
July 3, 2015

The Early Child Development Funders working group has developed an open letter to urge Canada’s politicians to recognize that ECE is an must have element in building a more prosperous country.

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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

Edmonton Journal
June 30, 2015

Excerpt: "The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child identifies ECE as a right of all children. But children have no means to exercise that right. They cannot vote; they have no professional lobbyists.

We are raising our voices on their behalf in the hope that many more Canadians will do the same. ECE is a powerful tool to enable children and Canada to succeed. We want it to be prominent on the public agenda."

To read the entire article

• To access more information about the Early Child Development Funders Working Group

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 School in Clementsport, Annapolis Co., Annapolis Valley Regional School Board
• West Highlands Elementary School in Amherst, Chignecto-Central Regional School Board
• École Beau-Port in Arichat, Richmond Co., Conseil scolaire acadien provincial
• New Germany Elementary School, Lunenburg Co., South Shore Regional School Board.

With the addition of these centres, every school ...