Human Resources Tools and Information

This section provides access to human resources tools and information to help employers meet the needs of employees. It also contains information early childhood educators can use to determine best practices in areas ranging from delivery of child care services to wages and working conditions.

• Code of Ethics
• Health and Safety
  • Ensuring the nutritional needs of children are met is critical for healthy growth and development. For more information see: Canada's Food Guide
  • Click on this link for information on daily care, hygiene, disease prevention and administering medication developed by Quebec's Minist?re de la Famille, des A n?s et de la Condition f?minine.
  • Canada Health Network: Children
    This site is full of information on how to help children aged birth to 12 grow up healthy and strong.
• HR Management Toolkit                                                                                       

A service of the HR Council for the Voluntary/Non-profit Sector, the HR Management Toolkit offers free practical tools and information on human resources management for voluntary and non-profit organizations

• Occupational Standards
  • For Child Care Practitioners
  • For Child Care Administrators

• Wage Scales
  Currently no pan-Canadian wages scales or approach to compensating the child care workforce exist. However, some provinces/territories have developed scales for their region and these can be used as a point of reference. See the links below for more information:

  • Manitoba Child Care Association: Average Hourly Rates of Pay and Salary guidelines
  • Quebec's Minist?re de la Famille, des A n?s et de la Condition f?minine houses wage scale and job classification information. Scroll to the bottom of the page for relevant documents (available in French only).
  • Proposed Salary Scale: Early Childhood Development Association of PEI