The AECEO Guiding Committee on Truth and Reconciliation is launching this e-action in solidarity with First Nations Child and Family Caring Society, to support and amplify their advocacy on the Government of Canada’s changes to Jordan’s Principle funding. Jordan's Principle is a child-first principle to ensure First Nations children get the services they need when they need them. 

The AECEO is now accepting submissions for the eceLINK peer-reviewed collection to be published in the Summer 2026 issue. We welcome contributions that reflect innovative ideas, critical insights, and meaningful connections to practice.

Suggested topics include: Early Childhood Policy, Early Childhood Practice, Early Childhood Pedagogy, Social Justice and Equity in ECE, Professionalism in the ECE Sector, Disability, Accessibility, and Inclusion, Environmentalism in ECE, Collaborative and Interdisciplinary Practices, Diversity and Anti-Bias Approaches in ECE, Action Research and Practitioner Inquiry, Program-Level Issues in Early Childhood Classrooms, Pedagogical Documentation, Engaging with How Does Learning Happen?

Click here to access author guidelines for the peer-reviewed collection. 

Deadline for submissions is Friday, February 6th, 2026. Please email submissions to [email protected]

Celebrating with play: City Councillors Ausma Malik and Alejandra Bravo, Atkinson Foundation staff, and guests join the AECEO, OCBCC and CUPE Ontario for games with the Worth MORE! parachute

It's here: Check out our latest seasonal newsletter for policy updates, and to learn what the AECEO was up to this Summer & what is coming up next! Click here to download the Summer 2025 Policy & Community Update in PDF!

Read it in full here!

Save the date: the first ever AECEO Members' Retreat is on May 29th - 31st, 2026 at the beautiful Bayview Wildwood Resort!

We are hiring a Project Coordinator! This is a 12-month contract position, with the possibility of renewal after the term has concluded.

The following statement has been written by the AECEO in collaboration with our CARE Collectives: the Community of Black Early Childhood Educators (CoBECEs), the Student Early Childhood Educators of Ontario (SECEO), and the ECE Faculty Connect. 

This statement was written in response to Bill 33, Supporting Children and Students Act, 2025. This proposed legislation, if successfully enacted, would significantly change the Education Act, the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act, and the Legislation Act, among others. This legislation would apply to all of Ontario and impact the public education system, colleges, universities, and children’s aid societies, including pre-service ECEs and educators in the school board. Bill 33 is being presented as a mechanism to improve transparency, accountability, and protecting public interest.

Together with the Community of Black ECEs, the Student Early Childhood Educators of Ontario, and the ECE Faculty Connect (AECEO CARE Collectives), we have analyzed the impacts of Bill 33 on ECEs and child care workers, and children and families. The statement presents why we think Bill 33 is a matter of interest to our community, and suggests some actions you can take to share your perspective.  

Read in statement in full here. 

This year marks 75 years since the Nursery Education Association of Ontario - later renamed Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario - was first established. Since November 1950, the AECEO has been directly involved in important developments in early childhood education and care, playing a key role in the areas of training, public awareness, certification, networking, & recognition for the ECE profession in Ontario. Thanks to our members and generous supporters, we have had the privilege of serving Ontario’s early childhood education (ECE) community for the past seven decades!