The Special Needs Grant supports the inclusion of children with special needs in a licensed early learning and child care setting by providing funding for additional staff. For the purposes of this grant, a child with special needs is defined as a person who is under the age of...
New financial support is available for people who provide child care in their home and want to be licensed to operate as a family home centre. As outlined in the Canada-Prince Edward Island Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, Prince Edward Island will use federal...
Grants and incentives are rolling out to support Island residents interested in providing licensed child care in their own home. Licensed family home centres can receive financial support to reduce parent fees, fund wages and professional development opportunities, and purchase...
Annual Report, Education and Lifelong Learning, 2020-2021
Community organizations can apply through the Interministerial Women’s Secretariat for funding to enhance awareness, education and action to prevent violence against women in Prince Edward Island. The annual fund of $75,000 supports projects that focus on the prevention of...
Prince Edward Island continues to increase access to early learning and child care across the province. More than 230 affordable child care spaces are being added across the province, with five additional early childhood centres receiving an official Early Years Centre...
This report summarizes the public and stakeholder consultations carried out by the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning between January and March 2021 to gather feedback regarding the development of an elected school board for the Public Schools Branch.
The impact of storm surges and coastal erosion is an issue PEI has always faced. But the work of some innovative Islanders, coupled with financial support from government, has helped cushion that impact—literally. “This is a soft approach,” says Kalyee Busniuk, watershed...
Reaching out for help or support can be difficult for many people. It can be even more difficult for unpaid caregivers who regularly provide that help and support to others. “A primary caregiver might be a good support system themselves, but they still get burned out,” says...
This document describes the process and means by which high school students may receive credit for programs and courses completed outside of the public senior high school system.