Produced in 2023, The Merrily podcast was supported by Better Together with the goal of changing the way we talk about early years education by taking an upstream-downstream approach, Merrily puts early years educators in conversation with thought leaders in the field (upstream) and encourages those outside the early years to think about how the learning in these earliest stages of life is critical for all citizens today and tomorrow (downstream.)
Ce rapport du Dr Emis Akbari et de Kerry McCuaig examine comment l'abaissement des normes de qualification des EPE affecte la qualité des services de garde d'enfants en Ontario. Il met en évidence les risques liés à la réduction des exigences en matière de formation, en soulignant l'importance de maintenir des normes élevées pour favoriser le développement des enfants, le bien-être des éducateurs et le succès à long terme des programmes d'apprentissage des jeunes enfants.
This Atkinson Centre blog emphasizes that well-trained ECEs are the foundation to quality early childhood education and care. Despite this, Canada lacks a national standard for the title "early childhood educator." As the CWELCC plan seeks a unified system, the blog highlights challenges in setting common standards and advocates for strong ECE training.
