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More francophone child-care spaces for Antigonish county

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Education and Early Childhood Development
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Government of Nova Scotia
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Publication Date: 
23 Jun 2025
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Families in Antigonish County will have more access to francophone early learning and child care with a new centre operated by the Centre d'appui à la petite enfance de la Nouvelle-Écosse.

“The demand for child-care spaces in Antigonish continues to grow,” said Brendan Maguire, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development. “This expansion responds to long-standing challenges faced by local families, who have had limited access to francophone child care in their community.”

The centre will be co-located on Conseil scolaire acadien provincial property at École acadienne de Pomquet.

The Province is providing $3.5 million to the project, which will provide 40 new child-care spaces for infants, toddlers and preschoolers. The centre is expected to open next spring.

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