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Early childhood care act could bring B.C. in line with UN, advocate says
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VANCOUVER—Affordable child-care advocate Sharon Gregson said B.C. could soon...
20
Feb
Pre-kindergarten classes risk hurting subsidized daycares: workers
"Is (pre-K) where we should be putting the money today?" asked the Quebec Liberal Party's...
20
Feb
Elizabeth Warren to unveil sweeping plan for universal child care
The proposal could put the issue on top of the 2020 campaign agenda...
Quick Fact
Early Childhood Education a worthwhile investment...
"If you compare the rate of return to investment in early childhood, what you find is the rate of return is as high as it is on portfolios held in the Dow Jones, between 1945 and 2005, before the meltdown. So what you're getting is a very high return from a purely business standpoint." Nobel Prize winning economist James Heckman
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Victoria Foundation: Applications for 2018/2019 Community Grants will open May 28 and close July 31.If you have questions regarding the application process, please contact us at 250-381-5532 or via email. http://victoriafoundation.bc.ca/grants-funding/grants/how-to-apply/Also check out this "Other Funding: resource page from Victoria Foundation http://victoriafoundation.bc.ca/grants-funding/other-funding-sources/Indigenous Research Capacity and Reconciliation—Connection Grants support interdisciplinary events and outreach activities geared toward short-term, targeted knowledge mobilization initiatives to contribute to the CRCC-prioritized national dialogue. These events and activities represent opportunities to engage and exchange knowledge on successful ways of conducting Indigenous research that are transformative and contribute to reconciliation, including holistic, interdisciplinary and distinctions-based approaches. For more information: http://acc-society.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=a74eaafbca72d669859e6453b&id=8257aec2f1&e=80ecf79ac2
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