Early childhood education report 2014 / : Public policy shapes early childhood programs

British Columbia We would like to acknowledge the Atkinson Centre at the Ministry of Children and Family Development Ontario Institute for Studies in Education/University of Toronto Ministry of Education and the support and encouragement provided by its chair, Dr. [...] Newfoundland and Labrador We are grateful to Department of Child, Youth and Family Services the Lucie and André Department of Education and Early Childhood Development Chagnon Foundation Department of Health and Community Services who sponsored the French translation for the New Brunswick Report and contributed to Department of Education and Early Childhood Development its content development and [...] Québec Ministry of Children and Youth Services While appreciating the input of many, the authors accept full Ministry of Education, Leisure and Sports responsibility for the content of the Early Childhood Education Report 2014. [...] Administrators and educators are not required to opening was created for community planning, for support for have the same qualifications as educators working in provincial the early childhood workforce and to establish curriculum and schools and programs. [...] In 2006, the OECD released Starting Strong, the most The National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth (NLSCY), comprehensive examination of early childhood education developed jointly by Human Resources and Skills Development and care ever undertaken.14 Its investigation of services in Canada and Statistics Canada, followed the development of 20 countries found that in jurisdictions where th