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.

Case Studies of Child Care Centres that Work

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, o

Additional information - Prince Edward Island

 

Donna Huyber

Donna Huyber, Program Supervisor
Lakeview Children’s Centre
Langruth, Manitoba

Donna Huyber is very good at her job—so good that she recently received the Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Early Childhood Education.

It’s a job she loves, and the best part is being with the children every day. She plans to stay at Lakeview until she retires.

Staff

The day-to-day work of the CCHRSC is carried out by a dedicated six-member team.

Diana Carter
Executive Director

Samantha Peek
Communications & Project Manager

Kathryn Ohashi
Financial & Administrative Manager

Ashley Stewart
Project Manager

ECEC Sector/Workforce Studies

Pan-Canadian ECEC Sector Studies

Working for Change: Canada's Child Care Workforce Labour Market Update (2004)

Workforce Demographics, Metrics and Succession Planning

Merriam-Webster defines “demographics” as the statistical characteristics of human populations such as age or income. An example of a demographic collected in human resources is gender, which may include all employees within a particular job, e.g., Early Childhood Educator. Other demographics include age, length of service and educational level.

Out-of-province ECE qualifications - Ontario

 

Previously, Canadian trained applicants were referred to the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario (AECEO) or the Association francophone des services a l enfance de l Ontario (AFESEO) in order to have their educational qualifications individually assessed.

Applying for a higher certification level - Manitoba

 

Acknowledgements

The CCHRSC would like to thank the many individuals who helped to build this toolkit, including:

Gender Equity

Ninety-six per cent of child care workers in the regulated child care sector are female.  Since the ECEC sector is female-dominated, gender equity is not about strategies for encouraging more equal representation of women. It's not even focused on increasing representation of women in managerial ranks.

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