Policy Monitor
The Policy Monitor tracks Federal, Provincial and Territorial early childhood policy initiatives, developments and announcements.
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Ontario
Family Services and Labour Minister Jennifer Howard announced a new partnership with l鈥橴niversit茅 de Saint-Boniface and an expanded partnership with Assiniboine Community College that will give 70 more child-care professionals access to the province鈥檚 popular workplace-based early childhood education diploma program. The new partnerships mean the program will begin training a total of 135 early childhood educators this year.
Excerpt: "Through the Public Health Agency of Canada鈥檚 Aboriginal Head Start Strategic Fund, the Government of Canada invests $3 million annually in support of initiatives that benefit the Aboriginal Head Start in Urban and Northern Communities (AHSUNC) program.
Today鈥檚 funding announcement of over $1 million will support a project led by the Nunavut Arctic College in partnership with the Government of Nunavut Department of Education to increase the quality and the availability of early childhood care and programming such as AHSUNC; and to establish an approach that will build early childhood development capacity across three regions in Nunavut."
Today鈥檚 funding announcement of over $1 million will support a project led by the Nunavut Arctic College in partnership with the Government of Nunavut Department of Education to increase the quality and the availability of early childhood care and programming such as AHSUNC; and to establish an approach that will build early childhood development capacity across three regions in Nunavut."
Excerpt: "The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health and Member of Parliament for Nunavut, announced funding for a project to provide capacity to expand the availability of preschool programs for children ages 3 to 5 years of age living in communities across Nunavut.
鈥淲e want children to achieve their full potential,鈥 said Minister Aglukkaq. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 why we are investing to have qualified early childhood educators deliver culturally relevant programs that prepare Nunavut children for school and a good start in life.鈥"
鈥淲e want children to achieve their full potential,鈥 said Minister Aglukkaq. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 why we are investing to have qualified early childhood educators deliver culturally relevant programs that prepare Nunavut children for school and a good start in life.鈥"
Excerpt: "Update and amend legislation designed to improve the well-being, safety, security, education and health of children. Enhance the tools, process and policies that impact how government and service providers deliver programs and services for children and youth."
Excerpt: "The Children First Act supports the health, safety, education, security and well-being of children in Alberta by enhancing legislation and policies that affect children and youth. It is an important step in continuing the process of transforming how government supports the health, safety and success of Alberta鈥檚 children."
Ontario
Excerpt: "Government, stakeholders and service delivery partners have identified opportunities to enhance legislation, tools, processes and policies to improve the security, education, health, safety and well-being of children and youth in Alberta."