Early Learning and Child Care Branch
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Brunswick Place PO Box 578
2021 Brunswick Street 
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2S9
(902) 424-3673
Child Care Subsidy - General Inquiries and Intake
Toll free: 1-844-804-2084
Phone: 902-424-2084
Quality Assurance Specialist: ECDServices@novascotia.ca
Contact Us by Email
General Enquiries
Early Childhood Educator Classification
Funding to create new child care spaces
Finding early learning and child care programs
Complaints about an early learning and child care program
- Phone: 1-877-223-9555
- Email
Transitioning a commercial early learning and child care program to a not-for-profit program
Child care subsidy program
- Web site: https://childcarenovascotia.ca/families/child-care-subsidy
- Phone: 1-844-804-2084
- Email
Nova Scotia Before-and-After School Program (NSBAP, administered by Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage)
- NSBAP Regional Contacts: https://www.ednet.ns.ca/bap/locations#contacts
- Email
EXCEL (before-and-after School Program of the Halifax Regional Centre for Education)
Pre-Primary Program offered in schools across Nova Scotia
- Web site: https://www.ednet.ns.ca/pre-primary
Regional Offices
Eastern Region
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
1030 Upper Prince Street., Suite 6
Sydney, Nova Scotia B1P 5P6
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
229 Main Street
Antigonish, Nova Scotia B2G 2C1
Northern Region
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
60 Lorne Street, Room 100
Truro, Nova Scotia B2N 3K3
Central Region
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
Brunswick Place PO Box 578
2021 Brunswick Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2S9
Western Region
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
8 Water Street
Windsor, Nova Scotia B0N 2T0
Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
10 Starrs Road
Yarmouth, Nova Scotia B5A 2T1