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Open Letter to the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador to follow the research and expand the education system to include four-year-olds
Jimmy Pratt Foundation, November 26, 2024 On Monday, November 25th the following open letter was delivered to Premier Furey and released to the public today. As a voice for the children of this province, we call for the government to divert from their Pre-Kindergarten program which, in three years, continues...
Read More >Lower daycare fees are a game-changer. But federal plan to expand spaces still faces roadblocks, say experts
CBC News, November 4, 2024 Excerpt: "For Canadian families who've seen their child care fees halved or plummet to $10 a day in the past few years, Canada's affordable child care plan has undoubtedly been a game-changer.After committing to build a Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system in...
Read More >Making the Canada-wide early learning and child-care program work for everyone
Toronto Sun, September 23, 2024 Excerpt: "Debates regarding federal child-care policy have been heating up as the Liberal Party seeks to defend its $10-a-day program from various critics.While there will always be partisan debates about the best approach toward child care, what is often left by the wayside is that...
Read More >Atlantic Chamber of Commerce Professional Development Event - Why Chambers should care about the evolving early learning and care landscape
September 17, 2024 | Presentation to Atlantic Chamber of Commerce On September 17th, 2024 the Atlantic Chamber of Commerce hosted a professional learning event for their members featuring Cathy Bennett as presenter. Cathy is a business leader and former finance Minister of Newfoundland and Labrador, with over three decades of...
Read More >Expanding Public Education to Include Four-Year-Old Children - Atlantic Region ECE Initiative
Young children are waiting for early learning and child care in Atlantic Canada and across the rest of the country. This matters. As children wait, their early learning is stifled, their parents are unable to work, with the economy foregoing needed skills, now and in the future. Instead, we can...
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