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June 22, 2022

Government of Canada invests in accessible and disability inclusive early learning and child care system across Canada

Excerpt: "Building a barrier-free country is a key priority for the Government of Canada. That is why it is working closely with provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners to create an early learning and child care system that is high quality, affordable, accessible and inclusive. These efforts will help ensure that all families in Canada – including those with children with disabilities – have access to child care that is adapted to their needs, and inclusive from the start. Today, Minister of Employment, Workforce Development and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, joined with Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, Karina Gould, to announce $12.5 million in funding support for 225 regulated and/or licensed early learning and child care centres across Canada through the Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) small projects component of the Enabling Accessibility Fund (EAF)."
June 21, 2022

YMCA-NL to Act as Not-For-Profit Operator of Pre-Kindergarten Pilot Locations

Except: [June 21, 2022], the Provincial and Federal Governments announced that YMCA of Newfoundland and Labrador (YMCA-NL) has been selected by the province as the not-for-profit organization that will operate all of the initial locations in the Pre-Kindergarten early learning pilot program set to open in 2022-23.
June 20, 2022

Expansion of $10 a day child care to benefit thousands more B.C. families

Excerpt: "Applications are being accepted from child care providers to join the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program this year, which will enable them to offer low-cost child care, making life more affordable for thousands more families in B.C. Spaces in the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program reduce the average cost of child care from $1,000 a month (for full-time, centre-based infant care) at facilities participating in the Child Care Fee Reduction Initiative (CCFRI) to $200 a month, saving families an average of about $800 a month per child."
June 16, 2022

Signs of extra-billing need extra oversight

The Atkinson Centre promotes research on child development, and the development of early learning policy and practice that serve young children and their families.
Allison Correia
June 14, 2022

Allison Correia

Allison Correia: Master of Education in Developmental Psychology & Education (DPE), Class of 2022.
Savvy Dhir
June 14, 2022

Savvy Dhir

Savvy Dhir: Master of Arts in Child Study and Education (CSE), Class of 2022.