Growing Up: Early Childhood Education in Nova Scotia

More than a quarter of Nova Scotian children are starting school with a developmental vulnerability. Due to a growing understanding that the early years of a child’s life set the foundation for lifelong learning, health and wellbeing, Nova Scotia has seen an increase in supports for early childhood education and research.

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In Season 1, Episode 2 – Growing Up: Early Childhood Education in Nova Scotia, we cover: 

0:34 – Early Childhood Collaborative Research Centre (ECCRC) and what it does

3:58 – Academic and government partnerships

6:14 – Shift to a publicly-funded pre-primary program

9:22 – Developmental vulnerabilities, the early development instrument (EDI), and supportive early childhood environments

13:34 – Nutrition in early childhood: Responsive feeding

20:32 – Impact of COVID-19 on families with young children

24:53 – Future research goals and aspirations

Thank you to our guest:

Dr. Jessie-Lee McIsaac is the Tier II Canada Research Chair in Early Childhood: Diversity and Transitions and director of the Early Childhood Collaborative Research Centre (ECCRC) at Mount Saint Vincent University. Her team of researchers are actively engaging policy makers, early childhood educators, and families across the province to enhance child wellbeing.

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