{"id":45045,"date":"2024-05-10T12:11:19","date_gmt":"2024-05-10T15:11:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=45045"},"modified":"2024-05-10T12:11:19","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T15:11:19","slug":"n-s-adding-more-child-care-spaces-in-halifax-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=45045","title":{"rendered":"N.S. adding more child care spaces in Halifax region"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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HALIFAX:<\/strong> Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) will add more spaces to its child study centre in Halifax and expand the age groups it serves with funding support from the provincial and federal governments, the Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Becky Druhan made the announcement of the cost-sharing agreement in support of Mount Saint Vincent University\u2019s child study centre May 10 at MSVU in Bedford.

This will help meet the need for child care in the community and enhance the education and professional development of aspiring early childhood educators in the university\u2019s child and youth study program, while offering research opportunities in the field.

\u201cWe are pleased to support the expansion of MSVU\u2019s child-care facility. Families need greater access to reliable and affordable child care, and we need more professionals to provide that care,\u201d said Druhan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWe\u2019re proud of the work MSVU is doing to help meet the needs of families in the community.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The larger facility will add an additional 82 spaces and introduce up to 32 infant spaces.<\/a> Parents who are on the existing wait list will be given priority.

Design work is underway; construction is expected to take about two years.

MSVU will also explore offering flexible hours at the centre to accommodate shift workers, particularly healthcare workers.

This initiative is part of the Canada-Nova Scotia Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement, which supports the child-care system so all families have access to affordable, high-quality and inclusive care when and where they need it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cNova Scotia\u2019s post-secondary institutions play an important role in helping to address labour shortages and prepare the next generation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

MSVU\u2019s expanded centre will help prepare early childhood educators for the workforce while providing quality care for children in this learning environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We\u2019re proud to support investments like this that will make a real difference for families.\u201d 
\u2014 Brian Wong, Minister of Advanced Education<\/em>

\u201cThese new child-care spaces at Mount Saint Vincent University will make life easier for parents and students in the community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We will continue working with Nova Scotia to meet our shared goal of creating 9,500 new child-care spaces across the province by March 2026. 
\u2014 Jenna Sudds, federal Minister of Families, Children and Social Development<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cAn investment in early childhood really is an investment in brighter futures and better societies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are tremendously grateful for the provincial and federal government investment announced today through which we will ensure that MSVU continues to serve as the region\u2019s go-to resource for best practices in early childhood for years to come. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Not only will this funding create more child-care spaces and support research of sector-wide benefit, but it will also mean expanded teaching capacity in support of greater numbers of students pursuing early childhood education as their chosen profession.\u201d 
\u2014 Jo\u00ebl Dickinson, President and Vice-Chancellor, Mount Saint Vincent University

<\/em>Quick Facts:
<\/strong>– MSVU\u2019s child study centre currently operates a full-day program for 40 children from 18 months to five years
– the expansion is expected to cost $10 million, with $2 million from the Province, $3 million from the Canada-Nova Scotia Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement and $5 million from the university
– Nova Scotia, in partnership with the federal government, now invests $333 million annually in early learning and child care<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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