Early childhood educators need coordinate training and networking opportunities for professional development. This supports high quality early learning and child care and improved outcomes for Yukon children.
Currently, the Government of Yukon has no website presence for early learning and child care educators. This publicly available website is a requirement of the Canada-Yukon Early Learning and Child Care Agreement Annex 3 & 4 2021-22 and it aligns with the government's mandate to implement the Yukon's universal early child care program.
The benefits of a website for early childhood educators include:
* The Government can show it is prioritizing its commitments to improve early learning and child care in the Yukon.
* Early childhood educators, any of whom work in isolation or with limited capacity to collaborate, will have supports, networks and communities of practice to support them in providing high quality early learning.
*Early childhood educators will feel valued in their field. This will support staff retention which underpins consistent early learning and child care services to Yukon children and families.
We anticipate approximately 350 early childhood educators and 75 licensed programs will access the website annually.