PEI Literacy Environmental Scan – “factors will force nearly half of the early childhood centres in PEI to close”

Quote from PEI Literacy Alliance Environmental Scan  – March 3, 2010
 

"In September 2010 kindergarten-aged children will move to the public school system. As a result many trained early childhood educators from the daycare system are moving with them.  This will create a lack of trained early childhood educators in the day care facilities across the Island.  As well the government subsidy that was available to support kindergarten training in child care centres will be lost.  These factors will force nearly half of the early childhood centres in PEI to close, putting an added burden on working parents and employers.  Another fall-out from this move will be that quality pre-LES training for children will be lost in the rural communities."