Christine McLean

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Locating early learning programs in schools provides stable programming infrastructure and allows for potential collaborations between early childhood educators and teachers. (Allison Shelley/The Verbatim Agency for EDUimages)

What to look for in a high‑quality ‘pre‑primary’ or junior kindergarten program

Christine McLean, Mount Saint Vincent University and Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Mount Saint Vincent University

People, policies, practice and place all matter in publicly funded, school-based children’s early learning programs.
Finding a good path towards publicly funded early learning and care will require input from all stakeholders, including current providers and early childhood educators. (Shutterstock)

Nova Scotia’s shift to publicly funded early learning and child care won’t be easy, but it’s critical

Christine McLean, Mount Saint Vincent University and Jessie-Lee McIsaac, Mount Saint Vincent University

The new learning and child care agreement requires a paradigm shift as we begin to consider early learning and child care as a public service.
Adults sometimes trivialize play when we say children are ‘just playing’ or when we use play as a reward for when the so-called ‘real work’ is done.

Let the children play: 4 reasons why play is vital during the coronavirus

Christine McLean, Mount Saint Vincent University

P.L.A.Y.: An acronym to remind you why letting children play is a responsible and critical way to support children’s development through the COVID-19 pandemic.

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