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Early Learning and Child Care Professionals

Continuous professional learning enhances the practice of early childhood education. Engaging in continuous learning helps early learning professionals remain current in their knowledge, skills, and professional values. It also promotes public trust in College of Early Childhood Educator members and the profession.

The City of Kawartha Lakes funds the Early Learning Quality Initiative www.elqi.ca (link to blog not community living)) as a community resource to support quality in early learning environments.Professional learning strengthens and supports early learning professionals in their daily interactions with children and families.

Visit the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario website for more professional resources.

More Information

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Operating a Child Care Centre

Child Care and Early Learning Professionals

Child Care and Early Years Act 2014

The Child Care and Early Years Act (CCEYA) provides rules to govern child care in Ontario. The CCEYA strengthens compliance and health and safety in child care settings and helps parents make informed choices about child care options.

Canada-Ontario Early Years and Child Care Agreement

The Canada-Ontario early years and child care agreement builds on our progress and sets a vision for a system in which all children and families have access to a range of high-quality, inclusive and affordable early years and child care programs and services that are child- and family-centred and contribute to children's learning, development and well-being.

How Does Learning Happen? Ontario's Pedagogy for Early Years

How Does Learning Happen? Ontario's Pedagogy for Early Years is a resource that supports pedagogy and development in the early years.

Think, Feel, Act: Lessons from Research about Young Children

Think, Feel, Act: Lessons from Research about Young Children is a collection of briefs which hi-light the latest research in:

Early Childhood Development
Strategies to put key ideas into practice
Reflective Questions for Educators

Excerpts from "ELECT"

Excerpts from "ELECT" is foundational knowledge from the 2007 publication of Early Learning for Every Child today: a framework for Ontario early childhood settings.

Community Planning

The Community Planning Table for Children, Youth and Families in Haliburton County and City of Kawartha Lakes (CPT), along with its working groups, provides a formal structure for system-wide community planning. We envision that children, youth and families will have easy access to a welcoming, inclusive and supportive system of integrated services. There will be clear pathways, multiple access points and people will only have to tell their story once.

Early Years and Child Care Service Plan 2025-2029

Community Planning Table for Children, Youth and Families in Haliburton County and Kawartha Lakes

Agendas and minutes coming soon.

Working Groups

More information coming soon.

Reports

Directed Growth Plan

The Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) envisions a child care system for Ontario that provides high quality, affordable, flexible, and inclusive early learning and child care for families throughout Ontario. This plan includes the implementation of an average of $10 daily fees for licensed child care for children ages zero to five years, and the creation of new child care spaces by 2026.

The Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton service area has been allocated Provincial funding for 394 community-based licensed child care spaces to open over the next four years by 2026.

We are looking for potential spaces in communities across the City of Kawartha Lakes and the County of Haliburton. The spaces could be vacant retail spaces that could be suitable. Please contact us if you have space that fits the criteria below, or if you would like to receive more information.

The intent is to create spaces in communities who need them most (as per Ministry criteria). The following communities have been identified as priority areas for space creation in the City of Kawartha Lakes and the County of Haliburton:

Priority Communities

Northwest Kawartha Lakes (Kirkfield, Coboconk, Woodville)
Haliburton (West Guildford, Eagle Lake, Cardiff, Wilberforce, Gooderham, Minden, Algonquin Highlands)
Lindsay East (east side of Scugog River and outskirts)
Northeast Kawartha Lakes (Fenelon Falls, Bobcaygeon, Kinmount)
Southwest Kawartha Lakes (Janetville, Little Britain)
Southeast Kawartha Lakes (Pontypool, Bethany, Omemee)

Requirements

Minimum Square Footage: 8,000 to 10,000 square feet on or below the second story

Large green space adjacent to building for outdoor play that can be fenced,
Parking for staff (12 – 14 spaces) and drop off parking capacity for parents
Kitchen space with capacity to add commercial sized appliances

Indoor space natural light requirement: Window area equivalent to 10% of floor area