B.C.’s Early Learning Framework guides and supports early childhood educators, primary school teachers, principals and vice-principals, college and university educators and researchers, post-secondary students in early childhood and elementary education programs,...

Since 1969 ECEBC has worked to advance the quality and professionalism of early care and learning. As part of their ethical responsibility to the profession, they strategically commit their time and resources to educating the sector and community by investigating, and...

The BCACCS offers a variety of services that provide early childhood education professionals, support service professionals, and Indigenous children and families access to early learning programs, resources, training, research, and community services that are...

Learn about the Early Childhood Educator certificate types and requirements, and how to become certified or renew your certificate.

Early Childhood Educator Wages in British Columbia — Recommendations for a Wage Grid of at Least $30–$40/Hour: A Cross-Canada Scan of ECE Wages and Wage Grids. Click on the image below to read the report. 

The Child Care Action Plan was created to:-collect information regarding the child care needs of the community-create an inventory of existing child care spaces-identify space creation targets over the next 10 years-identify actions that can be taken to meet the new...

The Early Childhood Pedagogy Network (ECPN) is the provincial group of pedagogists who support early childhood educators in British Columbia. The ECPN creates spaces for vibrant public conversations about pedagogical projects and processes that matter to early...

The booklet shares stories, cultural practices, guidelines, and knowledge about parenting and caring for First Nations, Inuit and Metis children age 6-12 years.

Early childhood education and care in Canada 2021 is the 13th and most recent edition. Since the early 1990s, CRRU has published pan-Canadian compilations of ECEC data about every two years—Canada’s main source of consistently collected, longitudinal, cross-Canada...

This interactive tool provides information on early learning and child care in Canada related to high quality care, accessibility, affordability, flexibility, and inclusivity. Indicators, data and research from a variety of sources are available to present information...

The Child Development Monitoring System collects population-level data about multiple developmental stages in the early life course, from 18 months to 18 years of age.

With the recent E. coli outbreak in child care centres in Calgary, we thought we'd share a few links to information that will help build your awareness around the safe handling of food in child care settings. Food Safety in Child Care Facilities - Healthlink BC Food...

Download a list of resources for families in Delta, Surrey and White Rock here.Visit the BC211 online directory to find community and government programs and resources.

2022 ROADMAP FOR $10aDAY CHILD CARE IN BCJanuary 2022 | Second EditionCoalition of Child Care Advocates of BC and Early Childhood Educators of BCThis Roadmap offers a service delivery framework aligned with the $10aDay Child Care Plan. It provides a level...

Métis Nation BC Ministry of Education and Ministry of Employment and Training operate a number of key programs and services throughout British Columbia. Our mandate is to help improve the employment potential, earning capacity and self-sufficiency of Métis...

Delta Council recently approved a Childcare Strategy and Action Plan that enables City Council and staff to work with community partners and stakeholders to develop specific actions aimed at increasing childcare accessibility and affordability in our...

In February 2018, the Government of British Columbia (B.C.) and the Government of Canada signed the Canada-BC Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Agreement (the Agreement), which provides the Province of B.C. with approximately $155.6 million over three...

Early childhood education and care in Canada 2016 is a compilation of cross-Canada data on child care, kindergarten, maternity/ parental leave, and more information relevant to the early childhood education and care landscape in Canada. Read more...