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Early Childhood Education Grants

Early Childhood Education Grant Guidelines April 2025 The purpose of the Early Childhood Education Grant is to provide our early childhood education workforce with the opportunity to develop and strengthen knowledge, skill base, and credentials necessary to provide excellence in early learning and child care. Who can apply? Permanent, casual, part-time and temporary employees of Licensed Early Childhood Centres (including Early Years Centres), Preschool Centres and Family Home Centres are eligible to receive funding under this program. We encourage applications from all interested individuals...

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Family Home Centre Owners

What are the benefits to becoming a licensed Family Home Centre? You can provide care for up to eight children in your home, depending on their ages. Families attending a licensed centre are eligible to apply for fee subsidies up to the maximum per diem rates through the Child...

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PEI Early Learning and Child Care Registry

The PEI Early Learning and Child Care Registry provides parents and guardians with an easy way to search and sign up for early learning programs and child care on Prince Edward Island. To maximize your chances of accessing a program in the time frame you desire, it is recommended...

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New funding available to create new and inclusive early years spaces 

Early Years Centres can now access further financial supports for inclusive early years education initiatives and new start-up funding is available to not-for-profit organizations (NPOs) to open new early childhood centres across the Island. The Province, in partnership with the...

Left to right: Jennifer Nangreaves, Executive Director, ECDA; Rob Lantz, Minister of Education and Early Years; Laura MacNevin, Board Chair, ECDA
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Islanders encouraged to celebrate Early Childhood Educators Week

The Province is recognizing early childhood educators for their many contributions in helping our Island children to grow, learn, and reach their fullest potential. From February 3-7, Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Week celebrates the essential role these professionals play in...

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Federal, provincial and territorial ministers most responsible for early learning and child care meet to drive progress on a draft workforce strategy and discuss the long-term sustainability of their Canada-wide system partnership

Federal, provincial and territorial ministers* most responsible for early learning and child care gathered today in Charlottetown to advance shared priorities. The meeting was co-chaired by the Honourable Jenna Sudds, Canada’s Minister of Families, Children and Social Development...

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Kindergarten registration opens for the 2025-26 school year

Island parents and guardians can now register their child at their local school for kindergarten. Any child turning five years old by December 31 the same year they are to begin kindergarten is eligible to be enrolled at their local English or French public school. For any parent...

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Early Development Instrument

What is the EDI? The Early Development Instrument (EDI) is a Canadian-made, internationally recognized research tool developed by the Offord Centre for Child Studies at McMaster University. It is used to measure developmental health trends and changes in populations of five-year...

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New funding available for before and after school programs

Licensed school-age child care centres will be able to access new funding to help them deliver before and after school programming for Island children. To ensure Island families can continue to access affordable child care programming, the Province is investing $537,900 to...

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