Clarke is a trained early childhood educator who graduated in June from the private career college Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education in Halifax. The error has also left more than 50 international students at the school in a panic, and daycare centres across Halifax wondering how they will cope with a staffing shortage. Critical shortageAt Maple Tree Montessori child-care centre, owner Michelle Cleary said she has hired four international students using the post-graduate work permit in past years. "The reality is, there is going to be a critical shortage of early childhood educators in the coming years. Derrick Tobin is the executive director of the Nova Scotia College of Early Childhood Education.

Source: CBC News November 20, 2017 10:00 UTC