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News before 1996 is not available online.
Today is Family Literacy Day and Island families can celebrate the benefits of reading and learning together in many ways. The theme this year is, Learning in the Great Outdoors, to encourage families to get outside and have fun while learning at the same time. “Spending time in...
Island schools are getting set to reopen for in-class learning on Monday, January 31, with heightened health and safety measures in place to reduce the risk of COVID-19 transmission for students, staff and families. “As we plan for the reopening of in-person learning, the safety...
The province is expanding child care support as COVID-19 public health measures tighten in Prince Edward Island. “As we move through this next stage of the pandemic, we recognize that some families are choosing to keep their children home from early years centers to help decrease...
Island authors, editors, and book creators are encouraged to apply for a PEI Book Award before January 31, 2022. The awards are presented every two years in four categories of writing including, fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children’s literature, that show excellence in...
Over a half million items were borrowed from the Prince Edward Island library system in 2021, with The Sentinel by Lee Child topping the chart. There are 25 public libraries across the province where Islanders can borrow books, DVDs and other materials, access the Internet and...
Today, the Province of Prince Edward Island announces further details on school aged child care supports as schools remain closed to in-class learning until at least January 17, 2022 due to Covid-19. Government recognizes the increased burden to families who require child care...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, is recommending a further delay to the opening of public and private schools to in-class learning until January 17, with a further assessment next week. The Chief Public Health Office has prepared Back to School Guidance for...
Out of an abundance of caution and to slow the spread of the Omicron variant, schools across PEI will remain closed to students until at least Monday, January 10. “The health and well-being of our school community continues to remain at the forefront of all our decisions. This...
Parents and guardians with children in designated and licensed early years centers (EYCs) across the province will see child care fees reduced to $25 on January 1, 2022. This is one of the milestones to achieving an average of $10/day early learning and child care in the province...
Chief Public Health Officer, Dr. Heather Morrison, has announced seven new cases of COVID-19 in Prince Edward Island. One of the individuals is in their 40s, one is in their 30s, three are in their 20s, and two are under the age of 12 years. Two cases are close contacts of...