Alberta names early learning. Then names one programme.
Alberta is putting $148 million into post-secondary expansion and lists early learning among the funded areas. Work through to the named allocations a…
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In Banff, a place at day care costs $1,350 because the province says the town has enough
A new Banff centre will open at $1,350 a month instead of the subsidized $326, after Alberta declined affordability funding on the grounds that the to…
Alberta educators propose a $1.7B wage grid as the province holds its course
The Association of Early Childhood Educators of Alberta has released a revised provincial wage scale, its second attempt in three years to move Alberta away…
Alberta fast-tracks 41 school projects — will child care space be part of the plan?
Alberta accelerated 41 public school projects on July 9 under the $8.6-billion Schools Now program, moving more than 39,000 new and upgraded student spaces forward.…
Resilience made practical: notes from the Alberta Family Wellness symposium
At the Palix Foundation and Alberta Family Wellness Initiative’s 2026 Edmonton symposium, Deputy Minister Evan Romanow shared how Alberta’s Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction…
Seven principles that should shape Alberta’s next child care funding model
The Council for Early Learning and Care (CELC) has published seven policy-design principles for building an affordable early learning and child care system in Alberta.…
ARCQE’s National Child Day Becomes the “Child Day Conference”
The Alberta Resource Centre for Quality Enhancement (ARCQE) has announced a new identity for its long-running National Child Day initiative: it is becoming the Child…
Canada and Alberta agree to one-year extension of early learning and child care agreements
Ottawa and Alberta have agreed to a one-year extension of their early learning and child care agreements, keeping federal support in place while longer-term arrangements…
MacEwan’s CanPlay Lab hosts Play Knowledge Exchange with Alberta educators
MacEwan University’s CanPlay Research Lab held a Play Knowledge Exchange Event on February 12, 2026, bringing early childhood educators, researchers, community partners, faculty and students…
Alberta: PD funding now requires events on the 2026/27 Approved List
Since April 1, 2026, Alberta\u2019s Early Childhood Educator Workforce Supports Program only funds workshops and conferences that appear on the government\u2019s Approved List of Workshops…