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Publication: Lowering the Bar Policy Brief - How Reducing Early Childhood Educator Qualifications Threatens Child Care Quality
A joint initiative between Better Together & The Atkinson Centre at The University of Toronto, Lowering the Bar - How Reducing Childhood Educator Qualifications Threatens Childcare, was a policy brief prepared by Dr. Emis Akbari & Kerry McCuaig highlighting the need for qualified ECE's in Ontario.
Project Summary
A joint initiative between Better Together & The Atkinson Centre at The University of Toronto, Lowering the Bar - How Reducing Childhood Educator Qualifications Threatens Childcare, was a policy brief prepared by Dr. Emis Akbari & Kerry McCuaig highlighting the need for qualified ECE's in Ontario.
The shortage of qualified early childhood educators (ECEs) has stifled space expansion efforts under the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) plan. This scarcity of educators has caused some Ontario policymakers to look for shortcuts, including questioning the need for a two-year diploma to qualify as an ECE. Reducing educator qualifications or other de-qualification strategies, such as increasing ratios, are not solutions. ECEs are critical to positive child and family outcomes and are the foundation of a high-quality early learning and child care system - Lowering the Bar
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