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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · 12d

La maternelle gratuite et universelle pour tous garantit l'égalité dès le plus jeune âge.

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · 12d

Free, universal junior kindergarten means equity from the very beginning. #ECinCanada #PublicEducation #Junior Kindergarten

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · 13d

Daycare in Denmark is a basic right. Could Canada offer the same? www.cbc.ca/news/world/d...

#ChildCare #Daycare #ECinCanada

Daycare in Denmark is a basic right. Could Canada offer the same? | CBC News

With months ticking down to the goal of $10-per-day daycare across Canada, there are at least five provinces who have yet to meet that goal. And there is mounting evidence from other countries that Ca...

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · 19d

Kids in #childcare need healthy movement — and guidelines can improve their health theconversation.com/kids-in-chil...

Kids in child care need healthy movement — and guidelines can improve their health

Best practice guidelines for healthy movement in child-care settings serve as a critical step to create more active and health-promoting child-care centres.

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · 23d

Children’s best interests should anchor Canada’s approach to their online privacy
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Children’s best interests should anchor Canada’s approach to their online privacy

Early experiences shapes children’s developmental trajectories, and despite pressures to adapt to AI in education, there is a need for caution and safeguarding children’s privacy.

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Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · Sep 12

NEW Beyond the Podcast Webinar!

Join Dr. David Philpott for Belonging from the Start: Inclusion in the Early Years — a deep dive into #inclusion, environment, and policy in #earlylearning.

Register today! www.oise.utoronto.ca/atkinson/eve...

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · 27d

Le jeu est bien plus qu’un simple plaisir — c’est ainsi que les enfants apprennent, grandissent et s’épanouissent. La maternelle universelle donne à chaque enfant de 4 ans la chance de bien commencer.

En savoir plus : mwmccain.ca/expanding-pu...

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · 27d

Play is more than fun — it’s how kids learn, grow, and thrive. Universal junior kindergarten gives every 4-year-old the chance to start strong.

Learn more: mwmccain.ca/expanding-pu...

#ECinCanada #juniorkindergarten #Play

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Sep 9

Chaque enfant mérite le meilleur départ. La maternelle universelle dès 4 ans, c’est un investissement dans l’apprentissage précoce, l’équité et notre avenir collectif.
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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Sep 9

Every child deserves the best possible start. Expanding public education to include 4-year-olds through universal #juniorkindergarten is not just an investment in early learning, it’s an investment in equity, families, and our collective future. Learn More: mwmccain.ca

#ECinCanada #EarlyLearning

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Aug 27

New Brunswick, have your voices heard!

Public consultations begin for new education plans: www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/...

#K-12 #ECinCanada #Kindergarten

Public consultations begin for new education plans

The government is launching public consultations to guide development of its next education plans.

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Aug 26

NL: Province Adds Nearly 600 New $10-a-day Child Care Spaces
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#ChildCare #ECinCanada

Province Adds Nearly 600 New $10-a-day Child Care Spaces

The provincial government is sanctioning another 574 new child care spaces, part of the $10-a-day program. The...

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Aug 15

"Vouchers strip away those tools and shift responsibility from #public systems to individual families, leaving access to #childcare shaped by geography, income and luck."

#ECinCanada

Atkinson Centre @atkinsoncentre.bsky.social · Aug 15

Why #childcare vouchers aren’t the answer for working #families this fall

Hint: Child care vouchers come at the cost of #deregulation

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Why child-care vouchers aren’t the answer for working families this fall

Vouchers shift responsibility from public systems to individual families, leaving access to child care in the hands of private companies.

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Aug 11

Government of New Brunswick @govnb.bsky.social · Aug 8

Operators and early childhood educators have asked for higher wages and we’re acting now.

When we invest in early childhood educators, they become happier and more productive, leading to happy children, supported families, and a stronger economy for New Brunswick.

www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/...

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Aug 11

N.B. government adds fourth step to wage grid for early childhood educators www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/new...
#ECE #ECinCanada #Educator

N.B. government adds fourth step to wage grid for early childhood educators

The New Brunswick government announced on Friday it will spend $7.24 million to add a fourth step to the early childhood educator wage grid.

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Jul 29

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Jul 29

"Play is so fundamental to healthy development that the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child has long deemed it a basic human right, and as a signatory, Canada is obligated to uphold this right." theconversation.com/our-kids-rec...
@theconversation.com #Play #ECinCanada

Our kids’ recess at school is essential to well-being and learning — and shouldn’t be scaled back

Time to play, move, connect with peers and breathe is a vital part of learning and essential to academic motivation.

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Jul 25

We are excited to share that we are working with the @govnl.bsky.social to enhance #PreKindergarten programming!

Learn more: www.gov.nl.ca/releases/202...

#earlylearning #PreK #ECinCanada #ECE

Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Jul 17

New on our YouTube Channel...

Exclusive footage of the launch of Giving for Change, the story behind Canada’s game-changing investment in early learning and child care....
#MargaretMcCain #EarlyLearning #ChildCare #Philanthropy

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Book Launch - Giving for Change: How Philanthropy Shapes Early Education Policy

YouTube video by MWMFF Inc.

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Jul 4

"Families in Sydney will benefit from more access to #childcare with plans underway to build a new 104-space #earlylearning and child-care centre on the Cape Breton University campus ... It will offer spaces and programs for infants, toddlers and #preschoolers."
news.novascotia.ca/en/2025/07/0...

New Child-Care Centre for CBU Campus

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Jul 3

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Jun 13

Play is not a luxury–it is a fundamental right of every child.

Play is not optional–it is the essence of human development skills.

Play is not just a pastime—it is the learning language and the emotional and biological imperative of children.

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@unicef.org #Play

Calling for play in an increasingly digital world

Celebrating the International Day of Play

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Jun 12

Some great webinars coming up... have you RSVP'ed yet? www.oise.utoronto.ca/atkinson/eve...

Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · Jun 5

"Inspiring, thought-provoking, and deeply hopeful, Giving for Change is a must-read for educators, policymakers, philanthropists, and all who dream of a better future—starting from the very beginning." mwmccain.ca/press_releas...
#GivingForChange #Philanthropy #ECE #ELCC

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Margaret and Wallace McCain Family Foundation Inc. @mwmff.bsky.social · May 26

Cape Breton grandparent calling for expansion in before-and-after school programs www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

#ELCC #BeforeAndAfterSchool #ExtendedDay #ECE #ChildCare

Cape Breton grandparent calling for expansion in before-and-after school programs | CBC News

One Cape Breton grandparent says it's about time the Nova Scotia government expanded before-and-after school programs and a provincial official says that's now in the works.

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