Canada – Nova Scotia Early Learning and Child Care Agreement – 2017 to 2020 Canada – Nova Scotia Early Learning and Child Care Agreement – 2020 to 2021 Canada – Nova Scotia Early Learning and Child Care Agreement – 2021 to 2025 Nova Scotia's Action Plan for fiscal year 2022 to 2023 Agreement to amend the Canada – Nova Scotia Early Learning and Child Care Agreement - 2021 to 2025 Canada – Nova Scotia Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement – 2021 to 2026 Agreement to amend the Canada – Nova Scotia Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement - 2021 to 2026Agreement to amend the Canada – Nova Scotia Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement – 2021 to 2022 through 2025 to 2026Affordable child care, a stronger economy, March 6/25Toward $10-a-day: An Early Learning and Child Care Backgrounder, March 6/25
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Agreement/Action Plan
Expansion primarily through non-profit and public child care providers
Transition support – for-profit to non-profit
Establish provincial organization to manage regulated child care in the province
Government Announcements/Updates
February 16/24Governments of Canada and Nova Scotia Release Early Learning and Child Care Action Plan
May 20/22 Province Creates Team to Advise on Child Care Transformation
No date Information for Operators
Federal investment of $605 million over five years
Reduce fees to average $10/day by 2025-2026
Extra fees to cover registration, cancellations and summer breaks will not be permitted
Implementation of wage grid for early childhood educators
December 20/23Wage Increases for Early Childhood Educators; New Pension, Benefits for Child-Care Sector
March 29/23 Budget 2023-24
February 17/23 More Funding for Child Care Centres
November 28/22Lower Child Care Fees for Nova Scotians
October 11/22Higher Wages, Retroactive Pay
Early Childhood Educator Compensation
March 31/22 Families will pay less for child care
March 29/23 Budget 2022/2023
January 14/22 Province Moves to Reduce Child Care Fees by 25 Per Cent
Increase spaces for children from birth to age 5 by at least 9,500 by March 31, 2025, including new infant and toddler spaces
Create new three-year old early learning program with priority access for vulnerable and equity-seeking families
Enhance before- and after-care options at schools
Expand Inclusion Support Grant
Increase funding to Early Childhood Development Intervention Services by 5%
Expand Pyramid Model in family home child care and NS Before- and After-School Program
In collaboration with First Nations & other relevant partners work toward plan to ensure First Nations/Indigenous children have access to ELCC
May 14/24Budget 2024: More $10-a-day child care spaces in Nova Scotia
May 10/24More Access to Child Care for Families in Halifax
May 1/24New Child-Care Spaces in Hammonds Plains
February 22/24Province Ensures Family-Centred Child-Care Policies, Helps Operators Manage CostsDecember 5/23New Programs to Increase Child Care Spaces
August 10/23 New Child-Care Spaces in Southwest Nova Scotia
May 10/23 New Child-Care Spaces in Northern Nova Scotia
April 21/23 New Child-Care Spaces in Halifax Regional Municipality
June 1/22 More Nova Scotia families will have access to licensed early learning and child care
January 14/22 Province Moves to Reduce Child-Care Fees by 25 Per Cent
At least 70% of staff in ELCC programs will have at least ECE diploma
Develop PD related to culturally responsive practice, equity & inclusion in ELCC
Develop PD related to outdoor play for licensed ELCC & school based early learning programs
Increase PD spending by 10% over 2020/21 spending
Expand Quality Matters assessment program to include home child care, wrap around programs and school based early childhood programs
Annual report, on the results and expenditures of early learning and child care programs and services attributable to the funding provided by Canada under CWELLC Agreement no later than October 1 of each fiscal year
December 13/24National Progress Report on Early Learning and Child Care 2020 to 2021
September 2022 Department of Education and Early Childhood Development’s (EECD) 2021 -22 Accountability Report
September 2021 The Department of Education and Early Child Development (EECD) Accountability Report 2020 - 2021
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