What we do  

The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development is responsible for cultivating learning environments in which children and youth can develop the qualities and competencies needed to be lifelong learners and achieve personal fulfillment. We are responsible for developing and regulating the child-care sector, curriculum development, teacher certification, provincial assessments and evaluations, and supporting public schools in the province. We work with childcare operators, service providers for preschool interventions, seven school districts, 296 schools, parents and over 100,000 students across the province.   

Responsibilities

  • Ensure conditions for success are in place for anglophone and francophone public schools (including funding, infrastructure, pupil transportation, collective agreements, policies, guidelines and more).   
  • Licensing, financing and regulating early childhood childcare and intervention services in the province. 
  • Setting requirements for certification of teachers to ensure educators are qualified.
  • Establish provincial learning outcomes, supported by curriculum, resources and services that align with learners needs from early learning to grade 12.  

Priorities

  • Improve levels of language skills so New Brunswick learners can access a variety of bilingual opportunities and life experiences.   
  • Improve literacy, numeracy and well-being for all learners.   
  • Improve quality, accessibility, affordability and inclusion in New Brunswick Early Learning Facilities.   
  • Support First Nations children and youth in meeting educational outcomes.    
  • Ensure that all students develop the competencies they need to achieve their career and life readiness plan.