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December 8, 2025

Understanding the Role of the College of Early Childhood Educators (CECE)

The College of Early Childhood Educators (CECE) is the regulatory body for the early childhood education profession in Ontario. Established under the Early Childhood Educators Act (2007), the College’s primary responsibility is to protect the public interest — ensuring that children, families, and communities receive high-quality care and education from qualified, ethical professionals.
December 8, 2025

Ontario Launching Liam Riazati Memorial Fund to Protect Children in Child Care

Excerpt: "Ontario is investing $20 million to launch the Liam Riazati Memorial Fund, a new initiative to help protect children in child care by helping community-based licensed facilities install concrete barriers. The new fund honours the life of Liam Riazati, a child who tragically passed away following a motor vehicle collision with a child care centre in September 2025."
December 5, 2025

Ontario Investing $162 Million to Build and Expand Schools in Ottawa

Excerpt: "The province is investing … $9.7 million, including nearly $1.6 million in funding from the Canada-Ontario Agreement on Minority-Language Education and Second Official-Language Instruction, for an addition to l’École élémentaire publique Mamawi in the Conseil des écoles publiques de l’Est de l’Ontario. The addition will provide 104 new student spaces and 39 new licensed child care spaces."
December 4, 2025

Canada and Ontario agree to one-year extension of the Canada-wide early learning and child care agreement

Excerpt: "Today, the Honourable Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario, along with the Honourable Paul Calandra, Ontario’s Minister of Education, announced a one-year extension to the Canada–Ontario Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (Canada-wide ELCC) Agreement, until March 31, 2027. The ministers also announced that future funding of $695 million would be instead provided by Canada to the province in 2026, to help maintain eligible child care fees at their current average of $19 per day until December 31, 2026. In total, today’s announcement means that more than $3.9 billion in federal funding will be allocated to the Government of Ontario in 2026-27 to support continued access to high-quality, affordable, flexible and inclusive early learning and child care programs and services."
December 3, 2025

Providing funding for child care spaces in Kelowna

Excerpt: "The activity centres in Mission and Glenmore will each have 12 licensed child care spaces for children younger than 36 months, 25 spaces for children between 30 months and school age, and 54 spaces for school-age children."
December 2, 2025

Opening more child care spaces in Mackenzie

Excerpt: "The new Prince George School District Child Care Facility is at 32 Heather Cres. in Mackenzie. It has 12 licensed child care spaces for children younger than 36 months, 25 spaces for children between 30 months and school age, and 25 spaces for school-age children."