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The Early Years for Everyone: Lessons from Nova Scotia
Jill Piers, Manager Pre-primary Operations, Department of Education & Early Childhood Development, Government of Nova Scotia presenting at the Putting the Public into Early Learning and Child Care Symposium, December 1, 2023, at the Atkinson Centre for Society and Child Development, OISE, University of Toronto.
A day at Junior Kindergarten/Kindergarten
The Government of the Northwest Territories is committed to investing in quality early childhood development through free and optional, play-based care for four-year old children in the NWT.
Parents' Experiences with Pre-Primary
Nova Scotia families can access free, universal pre-primary education for four-year-olds, over the next four years. This is an investment in our youngest Nova Scotians that will help them transition more easily into their school years, and identify those who will need additional supports once they begin school a little earlier.
Open Letter to the Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador to follow the research and expand the education system to include four-year-olds
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 to fall short with less than 20% of 4-year-olds having access.
The value of play placed learning in Norway
Kindergarten is so important to level out social inequities,” said Ullmann as we drove to a second site run by Kanvas. “In Norway, we think it’s democratic that everyone can have the same opportunities and move out of being poor. Social differences are something Norway does not accept.
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...
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...
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...
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...
Your questions about 10-dollars-a-day childcare program answered
Canada's Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Jenna Sudds, and the Executive Director of Child Care Now, Morna Ballantyne discuss the challenges of 10-dollars-a-day childcare program and answer listeners questions.
Listen to the discussion: https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6510228
Giving Parents Money Doesn’t Solve Child Care Problems
The Prosperity Project | September 5, 2024 The Prosperity Project’s new report, Giving Parents Money Does Not Solve Child Care Problems by Dr. Gordon Cleveland, argues why creating an early learning and child care system advantages families. and the country, more than vouchers for parents. The report makes a number...
Communities join forces to Nourish the Future of Ontario's Children
Breakfast Club of Canada, June 19, 2024 Excerpt: "Breakfast Club of Canada, Student Nutrition Ontario (SNO), The Schad Foundation and The Arrell Family Foundation are pleased to announce $3.6M in donations raised during the 2023-2024 school year for the Healthy Students Brighter Ontario campaign. The fundraising campaign builds on the...
Carol Loughrey Response to Bruce Perry’s keynote
Carol Loughrey, Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. Board Member response to Dr. Bruce Perry’s keynote at the HeadStart Gala in Moncton, New Brunswick | May 24, 2024 READ her presentation
More Access to Child Care for Families in Halifax
Government of Nova Scotia, May 10, 2024 "An investment in early childhood really is an investment in brighter futures and better societies. We are tremendously grateful for the provincial and federal government investment announced today through which we will ensure that MSVU continues to serve as the region’s go-to resource...
New Brunswick leads in early learning and child care
Margaret Norrie McCain The Early Childhood Education Report (ECER), released April 25, 2024 by researchers at the University of Toronto, shows that Canada has made great strides since the 2006 study by the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) exposed the country as a policy laggard. In the OECD’s...
Early Childhood Education Report 2023
Atkinson Centre, University of Toronto | April 25, 2024 This is the 5th edition of the Early Childhood Education Report (ECER). Established in 2011, the report is released every three years to evaluate provincial/territorial early years services against a 15-point scale. Results are populated from detailed profiles of each province...
