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Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
October 28, 2025
FREDERICTON (GNB) – The government has introduced amendments to the Early Childhood Services Act that are meant to improve the early learning and child-care licensing system.
These amendments, if passed, would allow early learning and child-care licences to be renewed for up to three years based on compliance history. This would align New Brunswick with other Atlantic provinces in terms of offering longer-term licences.
“When operators spend less time on administrative work, they can focus more time on providing the best care possible for children,” said Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Claire Johnson. “Today, we’re responding to what we’ve heard from operators and taking steps towards fulfilling a commitment to reduce the administrative and regulatory burden on child-care operators, allowing them to enhance their ability to provide the best care possible for children.”
Under this model, operators with at least three years of compliance history could be eligible for a longer-term licence. The term of the licence would determine the frequency of the renewal inspection.
The amendments would also grant the minister authority to approve pilot projects for services provided by operators.
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Diana Chavez, communications, Department of Education and Early Childhood Development, [email protected].