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Changes made to immigration policies earlier this year have some early childhood education centres on Prince Edward Island doing business differently.
Jennifer Nangreaves, executive director of the Early Childhood Development Association of P.E.I., spoke to a legislative standing committee Thursday about the effects that sweeping changes to national and provincial immigration policies have had on her industry.
She said staff are managing the staffing demands well overall, but that there are some centres bearing the brunt of the policy changes, particularly those that rely heavily on international recruitment.
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Nangreaves said the association is also focused on recruitment efforts, and is working with Holland College and Collège de l'Île through projects like Steps to Success — a provincially funded program that offers financial assistance to people training for a career as early childhood educators.
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