Increased wages promote Early Childhood Educators’ mental health

Dinah Boateng completed a placement with the AECEO in the Fall of 2024 as part of the Early Childhood Studies program at the University of Guelph-Humber. Dinah’s placement project is an booklet on the impact of wages on the mental health and well-being of early childhood educators and the outcomes of supporting ECEs.

The AECEO is Here For You!

Vivian Chi-Yu Chung completed a placement with the AECEO in the Fall of 2024 as part of the Early Childhood Studies program at Toronto Metropolitan University. Vivian’s placement project consisted of a social media post with information about AECEO membership.

Mental health stigma within the Early Childhood sector

As part of her research internship in her degree program, RECE & author Ishaa Vinod Chopra took a closer look at the narratives surrounding mental health within the Early Childhood Sector.  Ishaa’s research is on the topic of how mental health is perceived within early childhood spaces, taking a closer look at question 6 on the renewal form from the College of ECEs, the statement released by the AECEO regarding the matter (available on the AECEO website under AECEO Reports, Statements & Public Policy Submissions) and the Ontario Human Rights Code.

AECEO Panel Discussion – A chat about student experiences

This special student panel took place virtually on April 22nd, 2024.

In this AECEO panel discussion, SECEO leads Camila Casas and Tammy Primeau-McNabb are joined by Lish Francoeur, Jade Lillace and Grace Wolfe. Panelists were invited to share about their experiences as students and as recent graduates from post-secondary early childhood programs in Ontario.

Scrapbooking & Calligraphy with UGH students

AECEO placement student Tanuja Bhadreenaught hosted a super fun Scrapbooking & Calligraphy event for Early Childhood Studies students at University of Guelph-Humber as part of her work with the AECEO team. With the support from Community Organizer Jess Tomas, Tanuja collaborated with UGH faculty and peers to host an event for students to learn about advocacy and about the AECEO community.

The Way Forward for Early Childhood Educators in Ontario

In this video series originally made for social media, AECEO placement student Ahla Zafar interviewed people occupying various roles within the Early Childhood Education (ECE) field to discuss the issues they are facing. Building on the valuable insights from the interviews, Ahla then explores the work being done by the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario (AECEO) to address the challenges identified in the interviews.

A Universal Child Care System with Decent Work at its Core Must be the Goal of Ontario’s Review of the Child Care and Early Years Act

It is a critical time for early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Ontario. Across the sector educators, operators, families, and allies are calling for change. The mandated 5-year review of the Child Care and Early Years Act (CCEYA) must be an opportunity to ensure that we do not go backwards, or further entrench a fragmented, market approach to vital ECEC programs.

Charte pour un travail decent dans le secteur de l’education a la petite enfance de l’Ontario: Document a l’appui

As an early childhood sector employer/organization we are signing this charter to confirm our commitment to advancing policy reforms needed to improve working conditions for all. We recognize the principles of decent work as integral to achieving quality programs and services for children and their families.

As leaders in our communities we will champion practices that promote and sustain decent work, and will join with our community partners, sector networks, associations, policymakers and funders to generate collective actions that expand decent working conditions.

Ontario Early Childhood Sector Decent Work Charter Supporting Document: Making Decent Work – ENG

As an early childhood sector employer/organization we are signing this charter to confirm our commitment to advancing policy reforms needed to improve working conditions for all. We recognize the principles of decent work as integral to achieving quality programs and services for children and their families.

As leaders in our communities we will champion practices that promote and sustain decent work, and will join with our community partners, sector networks, associations, policymakers and funders to generate collective actions that expand decent working conditions.