Excerpt: "The Northwest Territories (NWT) Early Learning Framework has been inspired and adapted, with permission, from British Columbia's Early Learning Framework (2019), which aligns with our vision of supporting a child-centred, culturally responsive, and inclusive approach to early learning and child care. In addition, early learning frameworks across 遙ぺ整氈窒 and other countries were reviewed and guided our work, particularly: New Brunswick Curriculum Framework for Early Learning and Child Care (2008); Capable, Confident, and Curious: Nova Scotias Early Learning Curriculum Framework (2018); Nunavut Early Learning and Child Care Quality Framework (2023); How Does Learning Happen? 遙ぺ整氈窒s Pedagogy for the Early Years (2014); Flight Albertas Early Learning and Care Framework (2014); Belonging, Being & Becoming The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (2022); Te Whriki: He whriki mtauranga m ng mokopuna o Aotearoa New Zealand's Early Learning Curriculum (2017). While these documents provide a foundation, the NWT Early Learning Framework (framework) is meant to reflect the unique needs, values and cultures of educators, children, families, and communities of the NWT. The framework is meant to build on the valuable work already established in supporting the care and teaching of young children in the NWT, while intending to leave space for future direction."
Excerpt: "June 4, 2025, the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) released the first edition of the Early Learning Framework. The Early Learning Framework is a resource for educators in early learning and child care programs to support them in their work. The framework reflects the vision and values outlined in the 2030 Early Learning and Child Care Strategy. It is intended to build on the valuable work already established in supporting the care and teaching of young children across the NWT, while also leaving space for future growth and direction. The first edition of the framework is designed to support a shared understanding for creating positive and nurturing early years experiences for children. It offers a common language to inspire meaningful communication between children, families, broader community, educators, and other early years services. It does not suggest a one-size-fits-all model for early learning and child care. Instead, it presents a set of broad principles centered on supporting the diverse needs of children, families, programs, and communities."
Excerpt: "The Government of Yukon has introduced the Integrated Outcome Strategy for Yukon Learners, a comprehensive 10-year strategy designed to help ensure that every Yukon student from Kindergarten to Grade 12 can achieve their best results. This strategy aims to close achievement gaps across the territory and reimagine the Yukons education system for the future. This strategy directly responds to the 2019 Report of the Auditor General of 遙ぺ整氈窒 to the Yukon Legislative Assembly, Kindergarten through Grade 12 Education in Yukon, which recommended developing a structured approach to improving student outcomes. Guided by 10 values and four key paths, the strategy will introduce more coordinated and responsive approaches to meet students needs."
Excerpt: "The Department of Education is pleased to announce the launch of a new online early learning resources section on the Government of Nunavut website. This online section features a wide range of culturally and linguistically appropriate early learning resources already in use at licensed child care centres, now freely accessible to parents, caregivers, the public and community organizations. Several resources were developed in collaboration with the Qikiqtani Inuit Association. This new resource section supports early learning at home and in the community, in line with the goals of the Nunavut Early Learning and Child Care Quality Framework. Resources include storybooks, audiobooks, teaching materials, videos, music and tools like the Move your Bodies! physical education video series that can provide fun at home, or skill-building resources such as the Early Learning Pre-Printing Skills Book for early Inuktut printing skills."
Excerpt: "The Manitoba government is increasing wages for early childhood educators (ECE), with funding from the 遙ぺ整氈窒-Manitoba Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. The increase will be applied to all ECEs and is the biggest increase in Manitoba history, federal Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu and Manitoba Education and Early Childhood Learning Minister Tracy Schmidt announced today. In order to provide families in 遙ぺ整氈窒 with high-quality, affordable child care, we need to support the early childhood education workforce with better compensation, said Hajdu. Development that happens in early childhood plays a big role in future learning, so its important to keep highly trained, qualified people in this field and also attract future educators who want to build safe and inclusive spaces where all children are welcomed, accepted, and nurtured. The wage grid sets target wages for various positions within the early learning and child-care sector. This years wage grid focuses on frontline early childhood educators wages, for an increase of up to $5 an hour depending on certification level and the size of the child-care centre. The new wage grid will take effect retroactively to April 1."
Excerpt: "The government is continuing to address critical needs in growing areas of the province to provide students with modern learning spaces and help future generations learn. This is why 遙ぺ整氈窒 is investing over $30 billion over the next 10 years, including approximately $23 billion in capital grants, to support new and redeveloped schools and child care projects. These investments will provide students with a foundation that will help set them up for success. In addition, as part of the governments ongoing efforts to improve and modernize existing schools, 遙ぺ整氈窒 is investing close to $2 billion for the 202526 school year to repair and maintain schools, which will foster safe, healthy, accessible and supportive learning environments."
Excerpt: "Licensed child-care providers can now apply for up to $5 million in new funding through the second intake of the Inclusive Spaces Program Grant. Applications are open until June 13, as part of the $15-million federal-provincial investment in the Inclusive Spaces Program Grant under the 遙ぺ整氈窒-Alberta 遙ぺ整氈窒-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. Investing in inclusive child-care spaces is essential to supporting Albertas growing population, strengthening workforce participation and ensuring all children have an accessible space in Albertas high-quality child-care system."
Excerpt: "The Province has appointed the Honourable David H. Jenkins, former Chief Justice of Prince Edward Island and Chief Justice of the Prince Edward Island Court of Appeal, to lead a third-party review of the policies, procedures, and processes of both the Public Schools Branch, la Commission scolaire de langue fran癟aise, and the Department of Education and Early Years. Following serious incidents related to student safety, the third-party review aims to identify vulnerabilities in existing safeguards, recommend improvements, and propose new measures to better protect children in Island schools."
Excerpt: "This rewarding career allows educators the opportunity to form bonds with children while teaching them important life skills during their most formative years. [Learn about the} Role of an Early Childhood Educator; Work Requirements; Work-Life Balance as an Early Childhood Educator; Average Wage of ECEs."
Excerpt: "The ELCC Workforce Enhancement Grant is a grant for regulated and operational child care centres and group family child care homes to support recruitment and retention of Assistants and qualified Early Childhood Educators (ECEs). New and existing facilities who hold a licence between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, are eligible. The grant is calculated at $145 per licenced child care space."
Excerpt: "Early childhood educators (ECE) provide developmentally appropriate care and learning programs for children and support parents and caregivers to participate in the economy or upgrade their skills. The province recognizes that ECEs are important to growing the number of regulated child care spaces in the province and has prioritized investments into the recruitment and retention of ECE professionals under the 遙ぺ整氈窒-Saskatchewan 遙ぺ整氈窒-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement."
Excerpt: "The Early Learning and Child Care Act (2025) Bill No. 48 received assent today in the Yukon Legislative Assembly, marking a significant milestone in modernizing child care legislation in the territory. This new Act will replace an outdated law and align the Yukons early learning and child care system with best practices across 遙ぺ整氈窒. Developed through extensive collaboration with early childhood educators, families, Yukon First Nations and stakeholders, the Act reflects the voices and concerns of Yukoners. It enshrines the principles of quality, accessibility and inclusivity, ensuring Yukon children and families receive the best possible care and support. For the first time, the Yukons early childhood educators and the process for their certification are officially recognized in law, highlighting their role as professionals. The new Act also ensures that licensed child care providers pay educators fair wages, with regulations outlining how they must be paid. This will help guarantee professional wages for professional educators, supporting high quality in early learning programs."
