Budget website [1]
Budget bulletin: Putting kids & Learning first [2]
Helping Children in the Early Years
Budget 2013 will:
•establish children's centres so it is easier for families to access support services for their young kids and help them make a successful transition to elementary school-$1.2 million
•expand the ability of teachers to assess the developmental health of their students in critical areas like physical well-being, emotional maturity, social skills, and language-$70,000
Strengthening connections, connecting communities: Nova Scotia Alternative Provincial Budget 2013, [3]Canadian Centres for Policy Alternatives, 26 Mar 13 [3]
The Consensus: Building a System of Early Learning and Child Care
The message from the consultation process is clear. Nova Scotia needs a planned approach, developed in close consultation with the community. There is a consensus that we need a system. The NsaPB suggests that the following are fundamental principles for an elCC system in Nova Scotia: universality, quality, developmentally appropriate, non-profit, democratic-ally governed, and appropriate for First Nations
NS budget misses opportunity to reshape child care services-CUPE [4], Market Wired, 4 Apr 13
Nova Scotia throne speech announces new department for child care [5], Government of Nova Scotia, 26 Mar 13
New poll shows Nova Scotians strongly support government role in child care [6], CUPE, 7 Mar 13
Links
[1] http://www.novascotia.ca/finance/en/home/budget/default.aspx
[2] http://www.novascotia.ca/finance/site-finance/media/finance/budget2013/Kids_and_Learning_First_Bulletin.pdf
[3] https://childcarecanada.org/Nova%20Scotia%20Alternative%20Provincial%20Budget%202013
[4] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/13/04/ns-budget-misses-opportunity-reshape-child-care-services-cupe
[5] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/13/04/nova-scotia-throne-speech-announces-new-department-child-ca
[6] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/13/03/new-poll-shows-nova-scotians-strongly-support-government-ro