Meet the Next Generation of ECEs This month, we had the chance to speak with Kayleigh Anderson and Grace Murphy, both third-year Early Childhood Education students at Mount Saint Vincent University. They’re entering the profession at a pivotal moment — a time of rapid change, growing expectations, and long-overdue conversations about value, wages, and respect… Continue reading 🎓 Emerging Voices
Category: Child Care Now
After-School Supervision is Not Child Care: Child Care Now NS Responds
The Nova Scotia government’s announcement of additional Before and After Program (BAP) spaces does not address the urgent need for a comprehensive, licensed child care system. Most BAP programs do not operate before school—outside of a handful in Halifax—and instead provide only after-school supervision. These programs are unlicensed and unregulated, and leave families without care… Continue reading After-School Supervision is Not Child Care: Child Care Now NS Responds
Nova Scotia Behind on Meeting Child Care Demands: Child Care Now NS Responds
A new report from the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA), Cash Cow: Assessing child care space creation progress, reveals that Nova Scotia’s child care system is still falling far short of meeting families’ needs. When considering community-level access, 34% of children under 5 live in child care deserts—areas with fewer than 3 licensed spaces… Continue reading Nova Scotia Behind on Meeting Child Care Demands: Child Care Now NS Responds
Press Release: Child Care Nova Scotia Opposes the Province’s Request to Expand For-Profit Child Care
APRIL 25, 2024, KJPUKTUK/HALIFAX (FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE) – Child Care Now Nova Scotia is very concerned to learn that Minister Becky Druhan, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, has petitioned the federal government to allow the Province of Nova Scotia to provide federal funding to expand for-profit child care centres. Nova Scotia’s ELCC existing… Continue reading Press Release: Child Care Nova Scotia Opposes the Province’s Request to Expand For-Profit Child Care
Examining Nova Scotia’s 2023-2026 Child Care Action Plan
Earlier this month, the Government of Canada and the Province released a new Action Plan to continue implementation of the Canada-Nova Scotia Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement across the province. Action Plans set priorities and direction for the roll out of child care, and are required by the federal government in order to… Continue reading Examining Nova Scotia’s 2023-2026 Child Care Action Plan
Marking the National Day of Action for Early Learning and Child Care in Nova Scotia
Today is the National Day of Action for Early Learning and Child Care! Child care advocates across the country are pushing for a strong system of early learning and child care, and calling on the federal, provincial, and territorial governments to fulfil their promises to make this system a reality! In Nova Scotia, we’re pushing… Continue reading Marking the National Day of Action for Early Learning and Child Care in Nova Scotia
Child Care Now: Nova Scotia’s approach to the child care pension plan raises concerns
This article was first published by Child Care Now’s national office on 21 June 2023. See the original post here. The government of Nova Scotia has hired the consulting firm HUB International to develop options for putting in place extended benefits and pensions for the child care sector In a presentation made to the sector on May 11 2023,… Continue reading Child Care Now: Nova Scotia’s approach to the child care pension plan raises concerns