Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Early 
Childhood Education

Exemplary Practices 2008

Biographies

Meet the Prime Minister Award Winners for Excellence in Early Childhood Education.

Certificate of Excellence Recipients

Kim Atkinson

British Columbia

Kim Atkinson
Lansdowne Preschool
Victoria, BC
Preschool (Parent Participation)
for children ages 3 to 5

Vivian R. Scott

Manitoba

Vivian R. Scott
Cross Lake Early Childhood Education Center Cross Lake, MB Daycare and Aboriginal Head Start program for children ages
3 months to 6 years

Jennifer Durkin

Jennifer Durkin
Kiddies Korner Preschool
Port Coquitlam, BC
Preschool for children
ages 3 to 5

Lori Kanters

Ontario

Lori Kanters
Belvoir Co-operative
Nursery School
Delaware, ON
Nursery school for children
ages 18 months to 5 years

Brenda Rempel

Brenda Rempel
Campbell River Christian
Life Daycare Society
Campbell River, BC
Childcare centre for children ages
30 months to 12 years

Geneviève Whittom

Quebec

Geneviève Whittom
Centre de la petite enfance
Passe-Partout, inc.
Quebec City, Quebec
Early childhood centre for
children ages 4 and 5

Glenda Treffry-Goatley

Glenda Treffry-Goatley
Friendly Forest Parent
Cooperative Preschool
Anmore, BC
Preschool for children
ages 3 to 5

Bobbi-Lynn Keating

NOVA SCOTIA

Bobbi-Lynn Keating
Peter Green Hall
Children’s Centre
Halifax, NS
Childcare centre for children
ages 3.5 to 5 years

Terri Calder

Alberta

Terri Calder
Foothills Alliance Preschool
Calgary, AB
Preschool for children ages 3 and 4

Celeste Goulet

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES

Celeste Goulet
Sister Celeste Child
Development Centre
Tulita, NT
Preschool for children
ages 3 to 5

Certificate of Achievement Recipients

Alberta

British Columbia

Nova Scotia

Ontario

Quebec