Our History

The Child Care Human Resources Sector Council (CCHRSC) was established in 2003, but its history goes back to 1996 when the federal government agreed to fund a sector study to investigate human resource issues in child care. The study, Our Child Care Workforce: From Recognition to Remuneration, was launched in May, 1998 (since updated in the 2004 study Working for Change).

A transition committee led the sector to the next phase, creating a Child Care Human Resources Round Table. The Round Table was launched at an April 2000 symposium in Ottawa with a mandate to find ways to act on the sector study's recommendations.

The Child Care Human Resources Sector Council grew out of the Round Table and was established in November 2003 when the federal government changed the funding -requirements. Creating the CCHRSC acknowledged the importance of the child care workforce to society, providing stable funding for an organization dedicated to human resource issues in the sector.