The importance of facility quality in early education
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At Development Centers' Winston Head Start program in northwest Detroit, a temperamental boiler kept staff on edge daily. When it broke down, parents scrambled for childcare, often days at a time.
"That...
Worries mount for private, non-profit childcare centres ahead of N.S. pre-primary rollout
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As Nova Scotia continues to move towards the anticipated pre-primary rollout, many private and non-profit child care program providers are feeling on edge.
"They have children currently enrolled in their...
Australians are paying more for childcare than mortgages and food, leading to calls for action
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Childcare costs are driving Australian families to breaking point with an exclusive survey for News Corp Australia finding close to 40 per cent are paying more than or equal to their mortgage in out of pocket...
Effects of child–caregiver ratio on the interactions between caregivers and children in child-care centres: An experimental study
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New effort to reform early education gives some a sense of deja vu
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The line behind the microphone snaked down the aisle, as two dozen people stepped up to advocate for their slice of the early childhood education pie.
Several members of the local education workers union...
Applause for early childhood educator pay hike
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The province's early childhood educators are getting a pay hike.
Dale Kirby, minister of Education and Early Childhood Development Dale Kirby announced Thursday that the provincial government will be topping...
Affordable housing tower to open $25-a-day daycare in SW Calgary
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Parents living in a Manchester affordable housing tower will soon have the convenience of dropping their children off at a $25-a-day daycare within the building.
City council approved a land-use amendment...
Quebec daycare a model for Canada, but province shouldn't rest on its laurels
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The decision about whether both parents work or one stays home to look after the kids is an intensely personal matter for Canadian families.
Some moms (or dads) just want to be there when their children are...
New Child Care Act And Regulations now in effect
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Education and Early Childhood Development
Minister Kirby Introduces New Child Care Act
The Honourable Dale Kirby, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, announced the new Child Care Act and...
CCAAC submission to the Standing Committee on Finance: Pre-budget consultation, 2018
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