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Excerpt: "The Province is providing $2.5 million to the Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education to purchase and expand the Stepping Stone Preschool and Childcare Centre. The college is adding 42 new spaces for infants, toddlers and preschoolers, and they are expected to be available next spring."

À l'occasion du Mois de l'histoire des autochtones, honorons leurs histoires, leurs langues, leurs cultures et leurs contributions essentielles.

Qui de mieux pour vous expliquer ce qu'est le CREFO que ceux qui le vivent au quotidien ? Écoutez les témoignages touchants de 3 étudiantes du CREFO.

Nicole George a soutenu sa thèse avec succès le 28 mai dernier. Le CREFO lui adresse ses sincères félicitations.

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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 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 Canada 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 Scotia’s Early Learning Curriculum Framework (2018); Nunavut Early Learning and Child Care Quality Framework (2023); How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years (2014); Flight Alberta’s Early Learning and Care Framework (2014); Belonging, Being & Becoming The Early Years Learning Framework for Australia (2022); Te Whāriki: He whāriki mātauranga mō ngā 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."

On June 3 we joined Veroushka Coronel (Professor and Field Liaison, George Brown College) and Hilary Bartlett (Learn Through Active Play) for an engaging discussion as we took a deeper dive into the value of risky and outdoor play in early learning environments. This webinar explored the developmental and well-being benefits of outdoor play for both children and educators, clarified the role of "risk" in early years programs, and highlighted practical strategies and professional learning opportunities to enhance implementation in child care settings.