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Our best future: transforming vision into action

Jim Grieve

Assistant Deputy Minister—Early Learning Division

January 8, 2010

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“I wish I was a messenger and all the news was good.”

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Seeds. Young children.

Capable of remarkable growth.

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2010-11 Full-day early learning begins

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Implementation activities •  select school sites

•  plan PD

•  new curriculum

•  increase number of ECEs

•  work with Best Start and municipalities

•  work with ministries

•  communicate with parents

•  early learning coaches

•  video examples

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Lifelong commitment to early learning

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What I’ve seen

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What

I’ve

heard

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What I tell the

ministry

team

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I want to hear all perspectives.

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Are we there yet?

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You are messengers.

All the news is good.

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