Reports


Nova Scotia Learning as we grow: Evaluation of the Pre-primary Program and Early Years Centres

Round 1 Report: 2016 Year 2 Report: 2017 Year 3 Report: 2018 Year 4 Family Survey, Preliminary Findings: 2019 Year 4 Overall Report: 2019 Apprendre en grandissant : Évaluation du programme de prématernelle et des centres de la petite enfance Partie 1 : 2016 Rapport pour la deuxième année :...

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Early childhood services that work for children, families and islanders - Update March 2019

March 2019 CHANCES (Caring, Helping, And Nurturing, Children Every Step) is a non-profit, charitable organization providing child development and parent supports for children from prenatal to 11 years and their families. CHANCES, in partnership with the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc., completed a six-year research project (2012 – 2018) to...

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The Preemptive Nature of Quality Early Child Education on Special Educational Needs in Children

Memorial University, February 2019 Abstract: "Given the growth of scholarship in early child education (ECE), as well as the rapid emergence of the sector as an area of academic inquiry, a team of special education/mental health scholars opted to explore its preemptive nature. Despite long and distinguished careers in childhood...

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Policy Oversight of Outdoor Play in Early Childhood Education Setting in Canadian Provinces and Territories

This report provides an overview of Canadian provincial and territorial perspectives of outdoor play in child care and kindergarten settings. It reviews curriculum frameworks that guide early childhood practice and the legislative oversight of early childhood environments to assess potential contradictions. While legislation can be a barrier to outdoor play,...

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UNICEF Report Card 15

The Equalizer: How Education Creates Fairness for Children in Canada On October 30, 2018 UNICEF Canada launched their Report Card 15, with a Facebook Live discussion that included Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc.'s own Program Director, Jane Bertrand. The report measures the rights and well-being of children in rich...

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