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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.

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."

²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ Professor, Kathleen Gallagher, has released a new book: Hope in a Collapsing World: Youth, Theatre, and Listening as a Political Alternative.

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

Dr. Jacque/line Lavallee, 79, earned her Doctorate of Education this spring. Dr. Lavallee is ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½'s elder-in-residence.

Mona El Samaty was named the 2022 winner of the ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ Leithwood Award for Outstanding Thesis of the Year for her dissertation.

Bertha Kizito: Master of Education in Counselling Psychology - Global Mental Health Field (CP-GMH), Class of 2022.

Allie Bickle: Master of Education in Developmental Psychology & Education (DPE), Class of 2022.

Mira Persaud: Master of Education in Counselling Psychology (CP), Class of 2022.

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

Meet our 2022 ²ÝÝ®ÎÛÊÓƵµ¼º½ graduate, Dr. Bishop Owis, who reflects on their doctoral journey with an emphasis on care

Veroushka Coronel: Master of Education in Developmental Psychology & Education (DPE), Class of 2022.