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Children and adults stand behind a banner for 2018 National Child Day parade

Communities Island-wide celebrate National Child Day

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/communities-island-wide-celebrate-national-child-day
2019-11-19
Communities across Prince Edward Island will come together on November 20 to recognize National Child Day and celebrate children. This date marks a special celebration of the rights of all children, including the rights to good health, good education, protection from harm, to be proud of their...
Children and adults sitting at school table with books

Schools welcome children entering kindergarten next year

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/schools-welcome-children-entering-kindergarten-next-year
2019-05-15
Schools are making special efforts this month to welcome 1,350 pre-schoolers who will be entering kindergarten next year and their parents.  The, Welcome to Kindergarten, program is being offered by 43 schools to give families a chance to tour their new school, meet teachers and administrators, and...
Three adults crouch on the floor where day care children are sitting

Wage increase for early childhood educators

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/wage-increase-early-childhood-educators
2019-03-18
Prince Edward Island’s early childhood educators will receive a wage increase starting April 1, 2019. “Prince Edward Island leads the country in early childhood education. Excellence in this area has been a priority because the early years are foundational to the future of our whole province,” said...

Young students getting more support with early literacy

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/young-students-getting-more-support-early-literacy
2018-10-03
Prince Edward Island’s youngest students are getting a stronger start in writing thanks to provincial government support. As part of the province’s new provincial literacy plan, government is investing $700,000 to hire new early literacy coaches, purchase classroom resources, and specially train...
Katie Melville

More early-learning spaces help grow tomorrow’s leaders

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/more-early-learning-spaces-help-grow-tomorrows-leaders
2018-09-27
A time-honoured symbol of teachers and students, even the humble apple can be an all-day learning opportunity at Wee the West early childhood centre in Bloomfield. “We picked apples and talked about how they come in all shapes and sizes and colours,” Wee the West director Katie Melville says. “We...
Katie Melville, owner of wee the west and Minister Jordan Brown

More child-care spaces benefit Island children, families

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/more-child-care-spaces-benefit-island-children-families
2018-09-19
Supporting Island families -, Early learning and child care are becoming more accessible to Island families with the opening of 358 new child-care spaces over the past six months. The Prince Edward Island government is working with community partners to improve an early childhood sector that is...
Minister Jordan Brown sits on the edge of a sandbox holding a hardhat, beside him sits Paige MacLaren, Director of the Morell Early Childhood Development Centre , and a cute little girl stands nearby.

Work begins to move Morell early years children into the school

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/work-begins-move-morell-early-years-children-school-0
2018-07-10
Moving children from Morell’s Early Years Centre into the consolidated school next door will increase space and improve programming. Construction will be finished this summer so there will be no disruption for students and educators. The Morell Early Childhood Development Centre has been located in...
Sonya Hooper, Minister Jordan Brown, Alice Taylor, and Carolyn Simpson

Handle with Care giving young children a good start

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/handle-care-giving-young-children-good-start
2018-05-09
Strengthening mental health services -, Across the province, hundreds of Island children – and their parents and caregivers – are getting help to build a strong future together. More than 25 Handle With Care programs have been held in Island communities to support the mental health of young...
Minister Jordan Brown and owner of Kidz Corner Early Learning Academy Josie Sheehan

Children benefit from new early years investments

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/children-benefit-new-early-years-investments
2018-03-02
Supporting Island families - , Our youngest Islanders will have the chance for a better start thanks to new investments in early learning and child care. As the three-year, Action Plan for Children, begins to roll out, it includes $10.5 million to create nearly 200 new child care spaces and build...
Minister Jordan Brown sits at a table with a group of day care children

Early learning and child care system leads Canada

https://www.princeedwardisland.ca/en/news/early-learning-and-child-care-system-leads-canada
2018-02-07
Prince Edward Island’s early learning and child care system is highly rated, according to a new report. The, Early Childhood Education Report, measures provincial and territorial performance in early education and child care, children’s access, quality, and other measures. The University of Toronto...
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