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Advancing the educational preparation and professional development of Alberta's early learning and care workforce /

24 Nov 2014

Table of Contents Introduction 1 Advancing the Educational Preparation and Professional Development of Alberta’s Early Learning and The Alberta Early Learning and Care Workforce 4 Care Workforce 24 The Ministry of Human Services – Early Learning and Care 1. The Introduction of an Early Childhood Education Workforce 4 and Care Degree Qualification 24 Workforce Educational Preparation 4 2. A Two-Yea [...] Advancing the Educational Preparation and Professional Development of Alberta’s Early Learning and Care Workforce Page 2 The Alberta Early Learning and Care Workforce Responsibility for early learning and care for children The Ministry of Human Services – below the mandatory school age in Alberta is shared between the Ministry of Human Services and the Ministry Early Learning and Care Workforce of [...] While the precise number of years and the nature of that preparation is still under discussion, the breadth and depth of the specialized competencies required for high-quality early learning and care programs lead researchers to recommend an increase in formal qualifications to the diploma level for all early childhood educators and to the degree level for at least one staff member. [...] Advancing the Educational Preparation and Professional Development of Alberta’s Early Learning and Care Workforce Page 22 Advancing the Educational Preparation and Professional Development of Alberta’s Early Learning and Care Workforce Based on a review of the available evidence, and taking are expected to possess. [...] The common vision advanced into account the Alberta context, this final section outlines in much of the research is one in which all children have a series of proposed changes to advance the formal access to high quality early learning and care that supports educational preparation and professional development their growth and development in ways that understand, of the early learning and care wor
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Authors

Langford, Rachel

Pages
40
Published in
Ottawa, Ontario

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