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Early Years and Child Care Division
Other form(s) of name
Ontario. Early Learning Division
Ontario. Early Years Division
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The Division was created as the Early Learning Division. It had two units, the early learning implementation branch and the early learning policy and program branch. The Division assumed some functions of the Ministry of Children and Youth Services.
In 2012, its original two branches were renamed to the Early learning and child care implementation branch and the Early learning and child care policy and program branch, and a new branch was added, the child care quality assurance and licensing branch.
In 2014 the Division was renamed the Early Years Division. Consequently, two branches were renamed to be the Early Years implementation branch and the Early Years policy and program branch. Another unit was added, the Finance and business operations unit, which was renamed in 2015 to the Business planning, outcomes and assessments branch.
In 2018, the Division was renamed the Early Years and Child Care Division. Its functions were unchanged. It now contained four branches, the Finance accountability and data analysis branch, the Child care quality assurance and licensing branch, the Programs & service integration branch, and the Early years and child care policy branch
In 2021 the Early years and child care policy branch was dissolved and its functions were transferred to the Strategic Policy & Initiatives Branch in Strategic Policy & Initiatives Division. The remainder of the Division's structure was unchanged.
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The Early Years and Child Care Division was created to carry out the recommendations of Charles E. Pascal's report "With out Best Future in Mind: Implementing Early Learning in Ontario" (June 2009). The division developed and implemented policies and programs, including legislation and regulations, to support high quality child care and early years' programs. It engaged with school boards, municipalities, Indigenous and First Nations, child care partners and parents to support integrated programs and services for children and families.
Address
Ministry of Education/Ministry of Children and Youth Services Backgrounder and Stakeholder Letter, October 27, 2009
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RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)
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2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM
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Government telephone directories
Charles E. Pascal, “With out Best Future in Mind: Implementing Early Learning in Ontario”, June 2009.
Ministry of Education/Ministry of Children and Youth Services Backgrounder and Stakeholder Letter, October 27, 2009.
Ministry of Education Staff Info Package 2017
E-mail from Scott Prouty, December 9, 2021
Maintenance notes
Archivist(s):
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