NL declares new pre-kindergarten program in bid to create extra regulated child-care areas
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NL declares new pre-kindergarten program in bid to create extra regulated child-care areas

A brand new pre-kindergarten pilot program, anticipated to start out this fall, can be delivered in 35 colleges throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. (Mark Cumby/CBC)

About 600 extra child-care areas will open up in Newfoundland and Labrador this fall, following the provincial authorities’s announcement Thursday of a brand new pre-kindergarten early studying pilot program.

This system is predicted to launch in 35 colleges in 28 communities, however one professional says there are nonetheless some issues to keep watch over.

David Philpott, a retired Memorial College professor in training and longtime advocate for bettering the province’s daycare system, informed CBC Information on