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Early childhood care and education in Canada: Provinces and territories 1998
Early childhood care and education in Prince Edward Island
Planning and development Provincial context Legislation History Related services Planning and development Standards and regulations Space statistics Provincial context Child care services Provincial official responsible for child care Legislation Recent developments History Standards and regulations Children with special needs Child care services Key provincial organizations Recent developments Municipal role Administration Funding Standards and regulations Aboriginal child care Children with special needs
Legislation

PE 

Prince Edward Island. Legislative Assembly. The Child Care Facilities Act. 1988.

Prince Edward Island. Legislative Assembly. Child Care Facilities Regulations. 1988.

Prince Edward Island. Legislative Assembly. The Welfare Act. 1988.

 
Provincial official responsible for child care PE
Kathleen Flanagan Rochon
Provincial Coordinator, Community Services Section
Department of Health and Social Services
P.O. Box 2000, 16 Garfield Street
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island C1A 7N8
Telephone: (902) 368-6517
Facsimile: (902) 368-6136

 
Child care services PE

UNREGULATED CHILD CARE
Maximum number of children permitted   5

If all children are under 2 years, three are allowed; five preschoolers if not more than two of them are younger than 2 years; six in a mixed-age group up to 10 years with no more than two younger than 2 years. Figures include the caregiver’s own preschool-age children.

REGULATED CHILD CARE

Early childhood centres  Group care for less than 24 hours/day for children from birth to 7 years including half-day kindergartens for children 5 years and half-day nursery schools for children 2-5 years.

School-age child care centres Care outside school hours for school-age children (usually 6-12 years).

Family day care homes  Full-day care in a private home for mixed-age groups up to a maximum of seven children, including the caregiver’s own children under 12 with a maximum of three children under 2 years.

Occasional centres  Care on a flexible basis for children between birth and 10 years.

 
Children with special needs PE

Prince Edward Island does not have a written policy regarding children with special needs.

There are no segregated child care programs for children with disabilities.

 
Aboriginal child care PE

Prince Edward Island does not fund or license child care programs on-reserve.

There is one kindergarten centre on-reserve but it is not licensed.

There are no First Nations/Inuit Child Care Initiative or Aboriginal Head Start programs in PEI.
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