The OCBCC and the AECEO, in collaboration with l’AFÉSEO, are conducting a survey to understand the impact of the 2027 Ontario Child Care and Early Years Funding Guidelines updates, released by the Ontario government in late October. The guidelines provide information about how funding from the Ontario provincial government for child care and early years programs can be spent. The recently released updates confirm a a freeze on the wage floor for RECEs working in CWELCC-funded programs, a freeze on Provincial Wage Enhancement eligibility ceiling, and the cancellation of yearly increases. This survey aims to understand how those working in Ontario early learning and child care programs received the announcement of the wage freeze, and what their perspective is on the ongoing workforce and affordability crisis. Click here to take the survey.
Who should complete this survey and why: This survey is open to anyone working in the Ontario early years sector, including students and non-registered early years professionals (ex: educational assistants/ECAs, and kitchen/cleaning/supply staff) whether working in a CWELCC-funded program or not. In order to fully understand the impact of this funding update and develop a policy response that reflects the needs of the sector, the AECEO & OCBCC are asking ECE professionals from across early learning & child care settings to share their perspective on the wage freeze and their thoughts about staying in the sector long term. Input from educators working across settings is critical to making our policy responses reflect the diverse needs of our sector, including those working outside the CWELCC system (ex: EarlyON, FDK, resource consultants, home child care providers,etc).
Click here to print a poster with the survey QR code for your staff room or bulletin board!
The survey is completely anonymous and includes questions that require writing, so please set aside 20-30 minutes to complete the questionnaire. We encourage everyone who works in the early years sector to fill out this survey and share it with their peers. Survey will close on Monday, November 30th at 5PM. If you have any questions about the survey, please contact us at info@aeceo.ca
Click here to complete the Wage Freeze Survey.