Early Childhood Education

The resources on this website - both those developed by the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) and those linked resources developed by others - focus on early childhood education and care, family policy and social issues. childcarecanada.org is intended for researchers, advocates, policy makers, service providers, students and parents.

This space supports librarians, teachers, and educators in developing diverse, equitable, and inclusive early literacy programming and book collections. We share songs, tips, resources, and book recommendations that support little learners, their families, and our fellow educators.

" Founded in 2006, the Center catalyzes local, national, and international innovation in policy and practice focused on children and families. We design, test, and implement these ideas in collaboration with a broad network of research, practice, policy, community, and philanthropic leaders. Together, we seek transformational impacts on lifelong learning, behavior, and both physical and mental health."

Native Child and Family Services of Toronto (NCFST) is a multi-service urban Aboriginal agency providing holistic, culture-based programs and services for Aboriginal children and families. NCFST strives to provide a life of quality, well-being, healing, and self-determination for children and families in the Toronto urban Aboriginal community.

Helping to improve outcomes for children, youth, families and individuals who need support and advancing the interests of women across Ontario.

Investing in the early years is one of the smartest things a country can do. Early childhood experiences have a profound impact on brain development – affecting learning, health, behavior and ultimately, lifetime opportunities.

Delivering early years, child care and publicly funded education from kindergarten to Grade 12.

The Science of Early Child Development (SECD) is a knowledge translation and mobilization initiative designed to make current research accessible to anyone interested in learning more about the impact of early experience on lifelong health and well-being.

YMHC is a community-based, youth-led charitable non-profit organization focused on youth, family and community engagement for mental health education, support, advocacy and change.

Children’s Mental Health Ontario (CMHO) represents Ontario’s publicly-funded Child and Youth Mental Health Centres. We advocate for investments, policies, and programs for children, youth, and families seeking mental health services in Ontario. Our goal is to promote a coordinated and high-quality system of care that puts children, youth and families first.

This Student Advocacy Toolkit was written by ECE students for ECE students. Raise your voice, share your story, make change!

In the early days of the pandemic, many provinces and territories mandated the closure of most licensed child care centres. However, in early 2022, many daycare centres were operational, albeit with additional safety measures in place, including enhanced health and safety practices and, in some cases, reduced capacity. Data from the 2022 SELCCA released today was collected during the height of the highly-contagious Omicron variant, at a time when the child care sector was adapting to evolving isolation requirements and safety practices.

Artists at the Centre is a project that brings artists into day care centres and family resource centres in Hamilton Ontario Canada, where the early childhood educators are exploring the Reggio Emilia approach.

Montessori is an individualized approach to education for children from toddler through high school that helps each child reach full potential in all areas of life. It is a student-centered approach that encourages creativity and curiosity and leads children to ask questions, explore, investigate and think for themselves as they acquire skills.

The association is a professional learning community/community of learners that seeks to include individuals whose interests span early childhood, preschool, elementary, secondary, university and post-graduate domains. The primary function of the association is to support an ongoing dialogue with the experiences of the Infant and Toddler Centres and Preschools of Reggio Emilia, Italy and Reggio Children.

Waldorf schools offer a developmentally appropriate, experiential, and academically rigorous approach to education. They integrate the arts in all academic disciplines for children from preschool through twelfth grade to enhance and enrich learning.