Professional Learning Funding

Child Care & Early Years

Professional Learning Funding
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The Child Care and Early Years Professional Learning Funding aims to support the retention and recruitment of a high-quality child care and early years workforce.

Key objectives of this funding are to:

  • Support professional learning opportunities that build capacity of the early years and child care sector to support the provision of high-quality programs that align with How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years.
  • Provide access to professional learning opportunities to achieve higher levels of staff engagement, growth, recognition, professional efficacy and satisfaction.
  • Enhance current professional learning supports to include mental health information to promote more meaningful relationships, enriched experiences and a greater sense of well-being for children, educators and families.

PURPOSE

The Child Care and Early Years Professional Learning Funding will build on, complement and enhance existing professional learning opportunities by allowing each early years and child care service provider to plan and implement an Agency-Led Professional Learning day, or its equivalence, that addresses the unique professional development needs of early years and child care professionals working within the agency.

ELIGIBLE STAFF/PROVIDERS

The funding is intended to support the following RECE, Non-RECE and Director Approved positions working with the early years and child care sector:

  • Licensed Child Care: Program Staff, Non-Program Staff and Supervisors.
  • Home Child Care: Home Child Care Providers, Home Visitors and Supervisors.
  • EarlyON Child and Family Centres: Program Staff and Supervisors.
  • Special Needs Resourcing/Inclusion Support Services: Resource Consultants and Supervisors.

Please see guidelines below for additional information related to funding allocations and reimbursement.

2025 Professional Learning Guidelines

APPEAL FORM

Licensed child care providers wanting to bring forward issues regarding Professional Learning funding decisions can complete the Service Provider Appeal Form below.

Service Provider Appeal Form

QUESTIONS

Questions about the Child Care and Early Years Workforce Funding should be addressed to:

District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board
Attention: Children’s Services Department, Finance and Data Coordination Team
Email: csfundingrequest@dnssab.ca