Resources
Canada-Ontario early years and child care agreement
- Canada-Ontario early years and child care agreement (Ontario.ca)
- Canada – Ontario Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement - 2021 to 2026 (Government of Canada)
Car seat safety
- Child care seat safety - Transport Canada, Government of Canada
- Choosing a child car seat – Ontario Ministry of Transportation
Central forms repository (Government of Ontario)
Child care law (provincial)
- Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014
- Home Child Care and Unlicensed Child Care: How Many Children Are Allowed? (Infographic)
- Ontario Regulation 137/15 (General)
- Ontario Regulation 138/15 (Funding, cost sharing and financial assistance)
Child Care Licensing System (CCLS)
- Child care licensing system: registration guide for new applicants
- Child care licensing system: reference guide for applicants and licensees
Children’s development
- Early child development (Ontario.ca)
- EarlyON Child and Family Centres
- Early years check-in
- The Encyclopedia on Early Childhood Development (CEECD)
- Practice Guideline on Child Development (College of Early Childhood Educators)
- Promoting language with books (The Hanen Centre)
Commemorative days
- Important and commemorative days (Gov. of Canada)
- Ontario’s celebrations and commemorations (Province of Ontario)
Early childhood educators
- College of Early Childhood Educators
- College of Early Childhood Educators Public Register
- College program standard: Early Childhood Education (Ontario.ca)
- Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007
- Early Childhood Educator Support Program (Métis Nation of Ontario)
- Educators (First Nation Early Learning Collaboration Website)
- Qualifications Upgrade Program
e-Laws (Ontario legislation and regulation)
First aid certification
- Providers approved to deliver emergency and standard first aid (WSIB Ontario) (note: not all standard first aid providers include infant/child CPR as part of their training – check each provider’s details to confirm)
Infection prevention and control (IPAC)
Licence Appeal Tribunal
Licenced Child Care Website (LCCW)
Medical conditions
- Allergy Aware
- Asthma Canada
- Canadian Paediatric Society
- Epilepsy Ontario
- Food Allergy Canada
- The Lung Association – Ontario
Mental health
- Childcare providers and mental health (Middlesex-London PHU)
- Early Childhood Mental Health (Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University)
- Infant and Early Mental Health Promotion (Sick Kids)
- People Connect (College of ECEs; members online portal)
Nutrition
Pedagogy
- CMEC Statement on Play-Based Learning
- How does learning happen? Ontario's pedagogy for the early years
- Minister’s Policy Statement on Programming and Pedagogy
- The Kindergarten Program
- Think, feel, act: lessons from research about young children
- Think, feel, act: empowering children in the middle years
Playgrounds
- CAN/CSA-Z614-14 (R2019) - Children's playspaces and equipment
- Ontario Parks Association Playground Inspectors Directory (list of certified playground inspectors)
- Canadian Certified Playground Inspectors Directory (list of certified playground inspectors)
Public Health Units
Services and support for Indigenous women, children and families
- Prenatal, postnatal and early years support for Indigenous women, children and families (Ontario.ca)
Service system managers
- Service system managers for child care and early years programs (Ontario.ca)
- Find your local service manager (Ontario.ca)
Supervision
- Practice Note: Professional supervision (College of Early Childhood Educators)
- College Talk: Enhancing children’s safety through professional supervision (College of Early Childhood Educators)
Swimming and water safety
- Canadian Pediatric Society - Caring for Kids Water Safety
- Life Saving Society Prevent Drowning and Water-Related Injury
- Parachute - Drowning Prevention
- Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety Tips
Vaccines and immunization
Updated: January 23, 2025
Published: January 23, 2025