Canada – Nunavut Early Learning and Child Care Agreement – 2017 to 2020 Canada – Nunavut Early Learning and Child Care Agreement – 2020 to 2021 Canada – Nunavut Early Learning and Child Care Agreement – 2021 to 2025 Canada-Nunavut Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement – 2021 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
Prioritize not-for-profit including public, early learning and child care programs and services
Government Announcements/Updates
November 14/24Early Learning and Child Care Quality Framework Action Plan: 2024-2033 (also see News Release)
November 10/23 Governments of Canada and Nunavut Launch Early Learning and Child Care Action Plan
Reduce parent fees to an average of $10/day by April 2026
Improve ECE compensation
February/25Licensed child care centre wage scale increase
October/23Wage Scale Program
January 24/23 Celebrating the one-year anniversary of the signing of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement with Nunavut
November 17/22 $10-a-day child care becoming a reality for families in Nunavut in December 2022
No date: $10-a-day Child Care
Expand 238 non-profit & public child care spaces
Remove barriers to inclusive and flexible child care
Create more spaces in underserved communities
February 28/25Canada and Nunavut celebrate the new location and expansion of Iqaluit’s only Inuktitut daycare
May 15/24Building more child care spaces for families in Nunavut
November 10/23Governments of Canada and Nunavut Launch Early Learning and Child Care Action Plan
May 2023Infrastructure Funding Program
May 15/23 Five schools chosen for full-day kindergarten pilot project
Develop culturally appropriate educational programming resources
Invest in training and professional development opportunities for early childhood educator
Annual report starting in fiscal year 2022 – 2023, no later than October 1 of each fiscal year, report on the results and expenditures
December 13/24National Progress Report on Early Learning and Child Care 2020 to 2021
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