Projects & Publications

Projects

This information was last updated on February 1, 2013 prior to the CCHRSC’s dissolution. For more information, please see the message from the Board


Our projects produced research and developed strategies and tools to meet the needs of the child care workforce and achieve related goals. Click on the titles of our projects for more information.

Ruth Bancroft, Head Teacher
Langara Child Development Centre
Vancouver, British Columbia

Ruth Bancroft says the child care centre located on the Langara College campus is where she belongs. It’s a place known for its creativity and nurturing of children and families.

This information was last updated on February 1, 2013 prior to the CCHRSC’s dissolution. For more information, please see the message from the Board

Occupations in ECEC

There are three main occupations in Canada’s ECEC sector:

1.      Early Childhood Educator (ECE)

Occupational health and safety legislation regulates the standards of workplace health and safety with the aim to prevent workplace accidents, injuries and diseases, and outlines consequences for breaches of those standards. It details responsibilities of employers, supervisors and employees.

 

Classification does not expire and there are no requirements for renewal.

 

Wynn Ann Fahey: Supervisor and Early Childhood Educator, Bloomsbury Child Care Centre, St. John’s Newfoundland

Child care is a labour of love. Just ask Wynn Ann Fahey, a former primary school teacher who took a big pay cut when she got her first job in child care 17 years ago.

The mandate of the CCHRSC is to develop a confident, skilled and respected workforce, valued for its contribution to early childhood education and care.  Working for Change:  Canada’s Child Care Workforce, Profiles and Case Studies , includes two case studies, as well as a profile of a child care staff person, one in Toronto and one in

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