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Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario Media Release

For immediate release

TORONTO, April 22, 2014

AECEO RESPONDS TO WAGE INCREASE ANNOUNCEMENT

"We are heartened to learn the Ontario Government has moved to address the issue of low wages for ECE professionals and other front line child care staff.  Research shows that the quality of early childhood education and care programs is associated with the wages of the workforce; in other words, if early childhood educators are well-compensated the quality of an ECEC program will be higher." says Dr. Rachel Langford, President of the AECEO.

In this Issue:

• Position Statement on the Unionization of Designated Early Childhood Educators
• A Union for ECEs: Assessing the possibilities
• A glimpse into our past
• AECEOs submission to the College of ECE Standards & Practices Committee

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In this Issue:

• Working with Parents: what RECEs in the Early Learning Program can expect
• New AECEO Mission Statement
• Special Section: Unionization for ECEs
• Leadership and Capacity Building in the Early Learning Sector
• Perspectives on Early Childhood Educators and their role in the Early Learning Program

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In this Issue:

• Teaching in the Early Learning Program: Lessons from Toronto First Duty
• AECEO History: A review of our milestones
• A glimpse into our past
• Forging collaborative practice in full day early learning

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In this Issue:

• Implementing Full Day Early Learning and Care: A Call for Coherence
• Working in a regulated profession, Part 2: What does it mean to ECE staff?
• 60th Annual Provincial Conference

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In this Issue:

• Update on the AECEO's Mission Statement
• Working in a regulated profession
• Resources on Full Day Early Learning
• Summary Report on AECEO's Leadership Project

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In this Issue:

• College of ECE: Your questions answered
• Meet Lois Mahon
• More on AECEO's Leadership Project Stories of Innovation: The Case of the Missing Cookies

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In this Issue:

• Stories of Inspiration
• Leadership and Capacity Building in the ELCC Sector
• The Day Nurseries Act and the Early Childhood Educator
• Acess to the ECE field in Ontario Bridging Program

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In this Issue:

• A Green Week of the Child in Thunder Bay
• Inspiring stories of ECEs continuing their professional growth
• AECEO Branch Reports
• What's New at the AECEO

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In this Issue:

• Moving Mountains: How Dr. Diane Kashin plotted her course from ECE diploma to PhD
• Child Care Supervisors: Supporting each other
• Continuing your professional growth
• Health Check: Active Adults inspire Active Kids

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In this Issue:

• Quality Measures: Acreditation initiatives in home based programs across Ontario
• Help Going Green
• Conference Highlights

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In this Issue:

• Moving Forward: 2008 and Beyond
• Quality Measures: Examining accreditation initiatives across Ontario
• Green Initiative: A Recycle Centre

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In this Issue:

• Defining Professionalism: The AECEO Code of Ethics and You
• Reflective Practice: Learning Through Experience
• The Science of Early Child Development: ECE Online Resource

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