March 10, 2021
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Education will hold a media availability tomorrow (Thursday, March 11) at 12:00 p.m. to provide an update on the K-12 and Early Childhood Education systems in the Avalon Region in light of the move to Alert Level…
March 1, 2021
In consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health, effective immediately regulated child care services on the Avalon Peninsula are permitted to operate at up to 50 per cent capacity. These changes are meant to address some of the child…
February 26, 2021
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Education will hold a media availability today (Friday, February 26) at 4:00 p.m. to provide an update on the K-12 and Early Childhood Education systems. He will be joined by Tony Stack, CEO and Director of Education…
February 16, 2021
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Education will hold a media availability tomorrow (Wednesday, February 17) at 9:30 a.m. to discuss regulated child care in Alert Level 5. The availability will be live-streamed on the Government of Newfoundland and Labrador’s Facebook and Twitter accounts…
February 16, 2021
After consultation with the Chief Medical Officer of Health and the Newfoundland and Labrador English School District, the Department of Education has approved the availability for full-day early learning and child care for school-age children during the two week “circuit-breaker”…
February 14, 2021
The Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Education will hold a media availability tomorrow (Monday, February 15) at 10:00 a.m. to discuss Alert Level 5 in the K-12 and Early Childhood Education systems. He will be joined by Tony Stack, CEO…
February 14, 2021
In light of the province’s move to COVID-19 Alert Level 5, and after consultation with public health, the Department of Education advises that all regulated child care operators are permitted to remain open. The department recommends that operators only provide…
January 7, 2021
Today the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Education, announced the allocation of the $10.2 million from the COVID-19 Safe Restart Agreement funding for child care operations in Newfoundland and Labrador. This Federal Government investment will support child care operators and…
January 5, 2021
Today the Honourable Tom Osborne, Minister of Education, announced the implementation of a rate escalator for child care services operating in the Labrador region to support the recruitment and retention of Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) in that region. The rate…
December 18, 2020
The Honourable Andrew Furey, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, today announced that Dr. Greg O’Leary has been appointed as Deputy Minister with the Department of Education. The appointment is effective as of January 4, 2021. He replaces Eldred Barnes who…
