Education & Training Resources

The AECEO is the professional association for Early Childhood Educators (ECE’s), and its primary purpose is to advocate for respect, recognition and appropriate wages and working conditions for all ECEs.

The Child Care Licensing Manual September 2024 provides information on the rules and regulations when operating a licensed child care centre/program.

The College of Early Childhood Educators (College) regulates and governs Ontario's Registered Early Childhood Educators (RECEs) in the public interest.

ConnectABILITY a website and virtual community dedicated to lifelong learning and support for people who have an intellectual disability, their families and support networks.

Early Years Study is a series of reports that draw on academically rigorous studies about the impact of early experiences on lifelong learning, behaviour and health, and the public policies that influence these outcomes.

Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years. A resource about learning through relationships for those who work with young children and their families

PECE – the Positive Early Childhood Education program is an evidence-based program offering tailored solutions for individuals through to whole communities. PECE helps build everyone's confidence and ability to deal with difficult situations, and develop children's potential to the fullest.

A Public Health Guide for Child Care Providers is a resource specifically aimed at giving child care providers the most up-to-date information and resources on how to provide child care in a safe and healthy environment.

We help adults and young children develop resiliency skills. Children learn resiliency skills by watching adults model them. This simple idea is backed by 30 years of research and is the cornerstone of our approach. We teach the skills they need to handle life’s challenges with resilience and show them how to pass those skills along to children.

Lessons from Research About Young Children The Ministry has worked with leading experts in the field of early childhood education to develop six research briefs for educators working in early years settings. We are pleased to present these briefs, which highlight the latest research in early childhood development, strategies to put the key ideas into practice and reflective questions for educators.

Children or teenagers reacting in unexpected ways? Many families are facing new challenges, and we’re here to help, with a whole online magazine full of tips, ideas, and articles to help with parenting during uncertain times.

We’ve collected some simple and fun ways to boost brain building at home together with your child. Even a few minutes count. Check back for new resources and sign-up for our Vroom eNews to get updates directly delivered your inbox!