The PEI Suitability Tool is designed to help project owners such as Early Years Centre operators, municipalities and individuals responsible for construction or renovation of facilities intended for Early Years Centre operations to determine project site feasibility. The tool is...
Access this pdf form to apply for the Early Years Expansion Capital Equity Grant Pilot Program
Providing safe, quality child care is very important. As a parent, guardian, or community member, you have the right to give feedback about child care services in Prince Edward Island. Your feedback provides an opportunity to improve the quality of early learning and child care in our province. What is the first step? If you have a comment, compliment or complaint we suggest that you first talk to those involved. We encourage you to share a compliment, or address and resolve complaints, at the time and place they occur. How do I lodge a complaint or concern? Where appropriate, it is always...
Early learning and childcare centres are licensed through the Early Learning and Child Care Board in according to the requirements of the Early Learning and Child Care Act and Regulations. The board also monitors and investigates complaints. What do I need to apply for an Early Childhood Centre Licence? In addition to completing the webform questions, you must upload additional documents to support your application. The contents of the support documents are described in Early Childhood, Preschool and School Age Child Centre Licence Application Guidelines. The webform requires the following...
At first glance, it looks like any other summer camp. Kids are having fun, making new friends, and enjoying indoor and outdoor play. But this camp is so much more than meets the eye. It’s the Literacy and Numeracy Outreach Project - an eight-week summer camp that helps Island...
Natalie Jameson, Minister of Education and Early Years, issued the following statement after representing Prince Edward Island at the national meetings for the Council of Ministers of Education Canada (CMEC) and the Ministers Most Responsible for Early Learning and Child Care:...
Government is inviting Island residents to provide feedback on the proposed changes to the Early Learning and Child Care Act regulations. The changes will streamline early childhood educator certification titles, increase the capacity of licensed early learning and child care...
February 6-10 recognizes that early childhood educators play a vital role in early childhood development and help to shape children’s emotional, intellectual and social skills. “Early childhood educators are an invaluable part of our education system and deserve the utmost...
Fees for parents have been reduced and salaries for staff increased at Early Years Centres (EYCs) across the province. This fall, parents and guardians with children in designated EYCs saw child care fees reduced to $20 per day. Staff salaries at EYCs also increased as part of a...