Early childhood education

Early childhood education includes learning programs for children from birth to age 6. Parent-child programs, daycares, pre-schools and nursery schools, junior and senior kindergarten, and grade1 all have roles in early childhood education. In this section, you can find out about early childhood programs and their impact on future student success.

  1. eBulletin – February 15 (Newsletter)

  2. The state of early childhood education and care in Canada 2010: Trends and analysis (Report)

  3. Starting strong 3: A quality toolbox for early education and care (Report)

  4. Province consulting on child care (P4E news and views)

  5. Early years, 2012 (P4E Reports)

  6. Key findings from year 1 of full-day early learning kindergarten in Peel (Report)

  7. Early childhood education and care: Lessons from research for policy makers (Report)

  8. What is a seamless day? (FAQ)

  9. Child-care crisis looming (P4E news and views)

  10. My daughter will be 3 in December 2013. When should I put her in school ? Christina N. (FAQ)

  11. My child turns 4 in December of this year. Can I send her to junior kindergarten in 2013? Sherri H. (FAQ)

  12. My child is very bright, can he start kindergarten before age 4? Mehala B. (FAQ)

  13. Early years study 3: Making decisions, taking action (Report)

  14. Family friendly schools spell success (P4E news and views)

  15. Board, early educators have first contract (P4E news and views)

  16. Canadian Council on Learning paints gloomy picture for Canadian education (P4E news and views)

  17. What should I look for when choosing a school for my child? Lucy B. (FAQ)

  18. Mixed signals (P4E news and views)

  19. Early years education and care in Ontario schools, 2011 (P4E Reports)

  20. Early childhood programs improve health and healthy behaviour in young adults (P4E news and views)

  21. Newsletter P4E – Jan 2011 (Newsletter)

  22. Tips for Parents: Starting School – English (Tip Sheet)

  23. A new goal for public education: Schools at the centre
    Annual report on Ontario’s publicly funded schools 2010 (P4E Reports)

  24. Newsletter P4E – Jan 2010 (Newsletter)

  25. Newsletter P4E – Sept 2009 (Newsletter)

  26. With our best future in mind: Implementing early learning in Ontario (Report)

  27. New report about a lot more than all-day kindergarten (P4E news and views)

  28. Tips for Parents: Starting School – Portuguese (Tip Sheet)

  29. Tips for Parents: Starting School – Hindi (Tip Sheet)

  30. Tips for Parents: Starting School – Urdu (Tip Sheet)

  31. Tips for Parents: Starting School – Tamil (Tip Sheet)

  32. Tips for Parents: Starting School – Spanish (Tip Sheet)

  33. Tips for Parents: Starting School – Somali (Tip Sheet)

  34. Tips for Parents: Starting School – Russian (Tip Sheet)

  35. Tips for Parents: Starting School – Punjabi (Tip Sheet)

  36. Tips for Parents: Starting School – Korean (Tip Sheet)

  37. Tips for Parents: Starting School – French (Tip Sheet)

  38. Tips for Parents: Starting School – Farsi (Tip Sheet)

  39. Tips for Parents: Starting School – Chinese (Tip Sheet)

  40. Tips for Parents: Starting School – Arabic (Tip Sheet)