A community approach to understanding the early childhood education workforce
A community approach to understanding the early childhood education workforce
The studies presented on these pages represent the feedback of almost 6,000 members of the early childhood education workforce in Ontario. They gave their time and knowledge to share with great passion their perspectives on the state of their profession, and the implications for themselves and the children in their care. Their voices must be heard, and their advice acted on if Ontario families are to fully experience the benefits of the Canada-wide early learning and child care system now under development.
Behind the workforce are the children’s service managers in regional governments and the College of Early Childhood Educators who came together to help conduct these studies. They saw the need for a province-wide collection system with a local lens to inform decision makers, to build cross jurisdictional understandings and to share best practices.
The Knowing Our Numbers Executive Report is ready to download. In the coming weeks the French version, regional reports, and a separate report on Ontario’s northern regions will be posted.
The KON study was supported by Early Childhood Education - Research Policy Action (formerly known as Better Child Care Education), and French translation was provided by the United Counties of Prescott and Russell.
Northern Perspectives
City of Brantford and Norfolk County
City of Cornwall and United Counties of Leeds and Grenville
City of Greater Sudbury, Manitoulin-Sudbury District Services Board, Algoma District Services Administration Board, and District of Sault Ste. Marie Social Services Administration Board
City of Hamilton
City of Kawartha Lakes and District Municipality of Muskoka
City of Kingston
City of Ottawa
Cities of St. Thomas and London
City of Toronto
City of Windsor
Counties of Bruce and Grey
Counties of Dufferin and Wellington
Counties of Hastings, Lennox and Addington and Northumberland, and City of Peterborough
Counties of Huron and Oxford and City of Stratford
Counties of Lanark and Renfrew
County of Simcoe
District of Cochrane Social Services Administration Board and Thunder Bay District Social Services Administration Board
District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board and District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration Board
District of Timiskaming Social Services Administration Board
Municipality of Chatham-Kent and County of Lambton
Rainy River District Social Services Administration Board
Regional Municipality of Halton
Regional Municipality of Durham
Regional Municipality of Niagara
Regional Municipality of Peel
Regional Municipality of Waterloo
Regional Municipality of York
United Counties of Prescott and Russell
