Information for Regulated Child Care Settings
The programs and resources listed below will help you to understand the requirements and the supports available for operating and working in a regulated child care setting.
COVID-19
- Government’s response to COVID-19 - https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/
- COVID-19 Guidance for Childcare Settings
- Guidelines for Communicable Disease Prevention and Control for Child Care Settings
- Memo to families – returning to childcare
- Preventing COVID-19 Spread in Child Care Settings
English
- Intervention du gouvernement en réponse à la COVID-19 - https://novascotia.ca/coronavirus/fr/
- Conseils pour les établissements de garde d'enfants dans le contexte de la COVID-19
- Lignes directrices pour la prévention et le contrôle des maladies transmissibles dans les établissements de garde d'enfants
- Note aux familles – Retour dans les garderies
- Prévenir la propagation de la COVID-19 dans les services de garde d’enfants
Français
Programs
- Licensee's Manual for Regulated Child Care Settings
A resource for licensees of child care facilities and family home day care agencies 
Directory of Licensed Child Care Facilities
The Government of Nova Scotia licenses child care facilities throughout the province. This directory lets you search for facilities by name and/or location, and shows whether a facility currently meets its licensing requirements.- Family Home Child Care Program
Family home child care agencies provide professional support to in-home care providers. - Quality Matters
Quality Matters (QM) is a province-wide initiative that will be used to improve and assess quality in licensed child care centres.
Resources
- FAQs - Amendments to the Day Care Act and Regulations
- FAQs - Modifications de la Loi sur les garderies (Day Care Act) et du Règlement régissant les garderies
- Family Communications Plan | Plan de communication avec les familles
- Commonly asked questions about Records Checks for regulated child care settings. English | Français
- Quality Investment Grant (QIG) and Program Support Funding (PSF) Terms and Conditions
- Essential Guide for Community Boards of Directors /
Guide essentiel pour les conseils d’administration communautaires - Nova Scotia Early Childhood Development Report 2010-2012 / Child Well-Being Report 2011
- Food and Nutrition Support for Regulated Child Care Settings
Includes the Manual for Food and Nutrition in Regulated Child Care Settings. - CMEC Statement on Play-Based Learning English | Français
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Guidelines for Communicable Disease Prevention for Childcare Programs and Family Home Day Care Agencies (PDF)
From the Department of Health and Wellness - Reporting and Investigating Allegations of Abuse and Neglect in Regulated Child Care Settings