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Our ECE topic section provides a vast archive of articles that cover topics that are important to you and your work. Articles have been written by ECEs, researchers, faculty, and other subject and content experts. We make it a priority to provide quality ELCC materials you can trust. We encourage you to share our articles with the early childhood community. CCCF Members can also enjoy our vast Interaction Magazine Archive with articles from leading subject matter experts. 

Child Health Safety and the Environment

Sun Protection in Early Childhood Education: A Practical Guide

Early Childhood Educators can play an important role in reducing childhood exposure to ultraviolet radiation and can help children develop good sun safety habits early on. Read the practical tips to help you properly protect children from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet radiation (UVR) from the Canadian Cancer Society’s SunSense research.

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Getting Preschoolers Active

In this webinar, facilitated by nature play expert Margaret Fraser from the Child and Nature Alliance of Canada (CNAC), provides you with resources to get you and your child care program to THRIVE OUTSIDE. You will get information on a website that is full of accessible resources like the Risk Assessment Tool, find out how

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Parlons-en! Comment Stimuler Le Langage Chez Les Tout-Petits

[Let’s get Reading] Apprenez comment développer la conscience phonologique, le vocabulaire, la structure du récit et les capacités d’inférence chez les jeunes enfants. Ce webinaire vous aidera à connaitre la différence entre certaines stratégies de stimulation du langage telles que l’expansion, l’extension et la reformulation. L’animatrice Caroline Erdos abordera les composantes clés du langage et

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Anti-racism & Belonging in Outdoor Play and Learning
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Anti-racism & Belonging in Outdoor Play and Learning

Canadian Child Care Federation partnered with the Child and Nature Alliance of Canada to present this webinar. Dynamics of power and privilege created by white supremacy culture have seen the outdoor play and learning movement thrive to serve mostly white, non-Indigenous and settler families across the Land. This webinar hopes to uncover and interrupt colonial

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Professionalism in Home Child Care

Home child care is a vital service often underappreciated, but your commitment to professionalism can change that narrative. Establishing a professional image doesn’t mean sacrificing the warm, home-like environment children thrive in. Here’s how you can strike the right balance:

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Anyone working in licensed child care has to apply for certification. You will find certification information for your province or territory on our child care certification page.

With your resume and cover letter ready (we’ll provide guides for this soon), contact child care centres and introduce yourself! You can call, email, or even message them on social media. Don’t be discouraged if you don’t get a reply. Try again a few days later to give them your resume in person. Remember that due to safety reasons you need to call first. Tell them you live in their area, and that you’re looking for a position.

On our provincial and territorial map we link to child care associations in your area. Follow the link to your association and join today. The associations provide valuable information to anyone starting out in their career. Even experienced ECEs can benefit. You’ll also enjoy valuable member benefits like discounts, meet other ECEs, and become a part of the child care movement in Canada.


If you join your provincial or territorial affiliate, you’re automatically also a member of the CCCF.

All licensed and regulated quality child care programs in Canada require these for the safety and security of children and families.

If you’re just starting out:

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  3. Write your resume and begin your job search. We’ll provide tips on this soon. 
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Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) are incredible professionals that have rewarding, important and demanding careers. They work with young children (and their families), ages 0-12, nurturing and educating them, observing and planning for their growth and development while ensuring that they are healthy. They create interactive and dynamic learning environments where children develop social skills, develop cognitive skills and foster lifelong learning. ECEs work in child care centres, classrooms, home child cares, preschool, and parent drop-in programs. You do not need a teaching degree to be an ECE, but you do need your ECE diploma.

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