Since March 2020, the Atlantic Canada Early Childhood Education Lab has brought together diverse stakeholders, including educators, operators, policymakers, colleges, and professional associations, to collaborate and co-create innovative ideas to support the ECE workforce.
The challenges explored in this lab are not unique to Atlantic Canada; the need to better support the Early Childhood Education sector is an area of international concern. Many scholars and think tanks have been working on these issues for over 30 years, and many of the recommendations made 30 years ago still stand. As such, this lab has further demonstrated the potential of social innovation lab processes for creating the space and conditions to apply systems thinking, co-design, and applied experimentation to long-standing problems.
NouLAB is a social innovation lab based in New Brunswick. We are part of the Pond-Deshpande Centre which is part of the University of New Brunswick. During the course of the lab, NouLAB will convene multi-sectoral teams within the ECE sector to tackle complex challenges. This will include participation from owners, operators, educators, government officials, parents, academics, and any other relevant stakeholders who work in and engage with the sector.
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