Early years and child care
We’re committed to providing families with child care that’s high quality, accessible, inclusive, and affordable.
The Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) system is expected to improve affordability for Peel families. Peel Region will work closely with the provincial government to ensure that our unique challenges and local needs are considered.
Actions we’re taking
Ensuring that Peel families have access to affordable, quality child care will require sufficient, qualified staff.
We estimate more than 1,600 additional early years and child care staff will be needed if Peel Region is to meet it’s target of nearly 12,000 new licensed spaces by 2026.
Peel Region is advocating to the provincial government for:
- Fair and competitive wages for Registered Early Childhood Educators RECEs
- Recruitment and retention of newcomers with RECE credentials
- Funding and support for accelerated learning and credential pathways for individuals currently working in the sector to become RECEs
- Adequate, flexible, multi-year funding to attract and retain the Early Years and child care workforce
