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Exploring Stakeholder: "Government of Canada"
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October 24, 2024
Arctic Bay set to get 44 new daycare spots
Construction plans for Kakivak Association facility set for 2026 This artist’s rendering depicts what Arctic Bay’s future child-care facility will look like when it is completed. (Photo courtesy of Kakivak Association) NationTalk: Nunatsiaq News – Plans are in motion to build a new daycare facility in Arctic Bay. Kakivak Association signed a 50-year land lease...
August 26, 2024
New childcare facility in Winnipeg creates economic opportunity for the city and culturally-focused education for Red River Métis children
NationTalk: Winnipeg, MB, in the National Homeland of the Red River Métis - Today, the Manitoba Métis Federation (MMF) celebrates the grand opening of the Louis Riel Child Care Centre, a 40-space centre designed to serve infant and preschool children, which will provide quality, culturally focused programming for the young Red River Métis in the area, create employment and...
August 9, 2024
Governments of Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada Announce Early Learning and Child Care Action Plan, More than 10,000 Spaces Now Operating at $10-a-day or Less in the Province
Nationtalk: Families across Canada know that affordable child care is not a luxury—it is a necessity. That is why the Government of Canada is working with provincial, territorial, and Indigenous partners to implement a Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) system that will bring fees for regulated child care across the country down to...
August 8, 2024
New child care centres coming for families throughout B.C.
NationTalk: COLWOOD – More families throughout B.C. will have access to affordable and high-quality child care as the Province invests in almost 600 new licensed child care spaces. “Thanks to our government’s ChildCareBC plan, hundreds more families will be able to access the child care they need, close to home,” said Mitzi Dean, B.C.’s Minister...
August 7, 2024
Governments of Canada and New Brunswick announce Early Learning and Child Care Action Plan
NationTalk: Employment and Social Development Canada – Affordable child care is not a luxury—it is a necessity. That is why the Government of Canada is working with provincial, territorial and Indigenous partners to implement a Canada-wide early learning and child care (ELCC) system that will bring fees for regulated child care across the country down...
March 29, 2023
New daycare in Fort Smith, N.W.T., opens with focus on culture and life skills
Daycare already has waitlist of more than 30 CBC News: The manager for a new daycare in Fort Smith, N.W.T., says she has a plan to connect kids with elders, culture and community. The Fort Smith Métis Daycare, which officially opened its doors on March 6, was two years in the making — a project...
January 31, 2023
Call for proposals to help support high-quality Indigenous early learning and child care
NationTalk: Employment and Social development Canada – High-quality and culturally appropriate early learning and child care programs designed by and with Indigenous families and communities give Indigenous children the best start in life and forms an essential part of Reconciliation. That is why the Government of Canada is committed to promoting and investing in Indigenous-led...
November 22, 2022
Centennial College launches early childhood education program for Indigenous learners
NationTalk: TORONTO – Centennial College, in partnership with Native Child and Family Services of Toronto and Dnaagdawenmag Binnoojiiyag Child & Family Services, is offering 25 Indigenous applicants an opportunity to become credentialed early childhood educators. The fully funded two-year program will support learners from Toronto and the Region of Durham in a culturally affirming environment...
November 14, 2022
Manitoba Government Partners to Create 1,200 New Child-Care Spaces in Rural Communities over the Next Year
Working Together Improves Access to High-Quality Child Care, Grows Communities and Economy: Stefanson NationTalk: The governments of Canada and Manitoba are allocating up to $70 million in capital funding for new child-care facilities, creating more than 1,200 new, regulated non-profit child-care spaces across the province with a focus on rural and First Nations communities, Premier...
August 15, 2022
Governments of Saskatchewan and Canada offer free training to Early Childhood Educators
NationTalk: Saskatchewan is committing nearly $9 million for training and professional development grants for the early learning and childcare sector. This is part of Saskatchewan’s commitment to improve quality in the early years and childcare sector, and is just one of many programs delivered through the Canada-Saskatchewan Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. The...