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2007-2008 Nomination Guidelines now available! This is your opportunity to honour an outstanding early childhood educator in your community. Your nomination will give an educator the chance to receive up to $5,000, national recognition and a certificate signed by the Prime Minister. Nomination guidelines and forms are being distributed to early childhood education settings across the country. They can also be accessed on our Web site at : http://www.pma-ppm.ic.gc.ca/epic/site/pmaece-ppmepe.nsf/en/h_wy00012e.html. Nomination Deadline: December 17, 2007

More and more, Canadians are recognizing the positive impact that quality early childhood education has on a child. Early childhood educators do much more than meet the basic needs of young children as their parents go off to work or school. They teach and nurture children in their early years and have an impact that will last for the rest of their lives.

The Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Education is Canada's way of recognizing our best early childhood educators, promote what they have achieved and share their innovative and successful teaching practices. Established in 2002, these awards are the only national awards that recognize the work of early childhood educators.