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.

Programs

• Capable, Confident, and Curious - Nova Scotia's early Learning Curriculum Framework
  Framework guideing the practice of early childhood educators and pedagogical leaders, who work with young children, from birth to age eight.
  
  
• 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.
  
  
• Licensee's Manual for Regulated Child Care Settings
  A resource for licensees of child care facilities and family home day care agencies.
  
  
• 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
  • Nova Scotia Early Childhood Development 2010-2012 Progress Report Summary
  • Sommaire du rapport d’étape 2010–2012 en matière de développement de la petite enfance en Nouvelle-Écosse / Rapport 2011 sur le bien-être des enfants
• 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
• Guidelines for Communicable Disease Prevention for Childcare Programs and Family Home Day Care Agencies (PDF)
  From the Department of Health and Wellness
• Child Abuse Register
• Reporting and Investigating Allegations of Abuse and Neglect in Regulated Child Care Settings
  • Signaler les mauvais traitements et la négligence dans les garderies et enquêter sur les allégations

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