Symposium Report: Growing Education Down to Include the Early Years

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Under the auspices of the Jimmy Pratt Foundation, and in collaboration with the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation and the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development, Memorial University of Newfoundland, a day-long symposium was held to explore the current research on: • Self-Regulation and play • Benefits of full day Kindergarten • … Continued

Workshop Summary: Early Childhood Education is Prudent Economic Development

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Under the auspices of the Jimmy Pratt Foundation, and in collaboration with the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation and the Leslie Harris Centre of Regional Policy and Development, Memorial University of Newfoundland, a day-long symposium was held to identify and better understand the economic arguments that support investments in early childhood education and learning … Continued

The Early Years Last a Lifetime: Workshop Part IV

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The Jimmy Pratt Foundation, in partnership with the Margaret and Wallace McCain Foundation and The Harris Centre at MUN, hosted a day-long visioning workshop to stimulate a year-long public conversation on what quality early childhood education could look like in our province. Held on November 5, 2013, this workshop was intended to spark an informed … Continued

The Early Years Last a Lifetime: Workshop Part III

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The Jimmy Pratt Foundation, in partnership with the Margaret and Wallace McCain Foundation and The Harris Centre at MUN, hosted a day-long visioning workshop to stimulate a year-long public conversation on what quality early childhood education could look like in our province. Held on November 5, 2013, this workshop was intended to spark an informed … Continued

The Early Years Last a Lifetime: Discussion Paper

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The Jimmy Pratt Family Foundation partnered with the Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation and the Harris Centre to facilitate a year-long discussion about early childhood education in Newfoundland and Labrador.