Canadian Contexts - ECEC Systems
Governance/Policy
Yearly Progress Reports
Existing ECEC Policy Framework
Ontario ❌
Nova Scotia ✅
ECEC under common department/ministry
Nova Scotia ❌
Access
$10 a day child care implemented by 2026
Ontario ✅
Funding for special needs children in regulated care
Nova Scotia ❌
Full Day Kindergarten implemented
Ontario ✅
Social Context
Parental leave with 50% pay
Alberta ✅
Consideration of demographic in ECEC
Access for vulnerable children from diverse populations
Ontario ✅
Nova Scotia ✅
Inclusion for Indigenous children in ECE services
Alberta ✅
Ontario ✅ Indigenous Framework
Nova Scotia ✅ Mi'kmaq community oversight
Subtopic
Quality
2/3 of child care staff for 2-4 year olds are qualified ECE's
Ontario❌ 0.5
Nova Scotia ❌ 0.5
Support for ECE P.D.
Alberta ✅
Ontario ❌ 0.25
Nova Scotia ❌ 0.25
ECE salaries minimum of 2/3 of Teacher salary
Alberta ❌ 45%
Ontario ❌ 46%
Nova Scotia ❌ 46%
Funding
Indigenous child care funding
Alberta ✅
Ontario ✅
2/3 of child care funding towards program operations
Ontario ❌
Nova Scotia ✅
Minimum 3% of overall budget to ECEC
Alberta ❌
Ontario ✅ exceeded 9% in 2020
Nova Scotia ❌
