Profiles of Today’s Child Care Workforce
This section provides a glimpse into the day-to-day lives of people working
in Canada’s child care sector. The people profiled here share a deep commitment
to early learning and child care.
Profiles 2007-08
Dan
Capstick
Supervisor and Early Childhood Educator, Schoolhouse Playcare
Centre
Whitby-Ajax, Ontario
John Hefler
Early Childhood Educator,
Early Learning Centre, Algonquin College
Ottawa, Ontario
Marc
Battle
Early Childhood Education Instructor, Red River
College
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Profiles 2005-06
This year’s profiles illustrate the wide
variety of roles and opportunities the sector has to offer.
Tammy
Ball
Early Childhood Manager, Bashaw and District Support
Services
Bashaw, Alberta
Karla
Baxter-Vincent
Coordinator-Instructor, Early Childhood Education (ECE)
program, New Brunswick Community College
Saint John, New Brunswick
Rachel Besharah
Early Childhood
Educator, Toddler Program, Centretown Parents Day Care
President, Canadian
Union of Public Employees Local 2204
Ottawa, Ontario
Aimee
Clark
Child Care Advocate
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Valerie
Collins
Home Visitor, Family Child Care Connections
St. John’s
Newfoundland
Wynn Ann
Fahey
Supervisor and Early Childhood Educator, Bloomsbury Child Care
Centre
St. John’s Newfoundland
Bonny
Harvey
President, Board of Directors, the Preschool Centre
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Joyce
Hughes
Director, Kids Korral Day Care
Fredericton, New Brunswick
Rory
Magill
Cook, Andrew Fleck Child Care Centre (downtown program)
Ottawa, Ontario
Josée
Morin
Coordinator, School-Age Child Care Program, École Saint-David
President, Syndicat du soutien scolaire des Bois-Francs
(CSN)
Victoriaville, Québec
Joanna Ocampo-Flores
Early
Childhood Educator Level II, Aleph-Bet Child Life Enrichment Program
Inc.
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Gay
Pagan
Union Organizer for Child Care Workers, Manitoba Government and
General Employees Union
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Debbie Thompson
Toddler Teacher,
Chuva Program, University of British Columbia Child Care Services
Instructor,
Continuing Education, Vancouver Community College
Vancouver, BC
Karen
Wright
Supported Child Care Worker, North End Day Care,
Coordinator,
Canadian Union of Postal Workers’ Summer Camp
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Profiles 2003-04
Ruth
Bancroft
Head Teacher, Langara Child Development Centre
Vancouver,
British Columbia
Michele
Button
Centre Supervisor, City of Toronto Directly Operated Child Care
Programs
Toronto, Ontario
Donna
Huyber
Program Supervisor, Lakeview Children's Centre
Langruth,
Manitoba
Jason
Keays
Child Care Worker, Union Street Preschool Centre
Fredericton,
New Brunswick
Sylvie Melsbach
Pedagogical
Director, les Mousses du Mont inc., a centre de la petite enfance
(CPE)
St-Bruno, Quebec
Joanne
Murrell
Project Coordinator, Corvette Early Years, a Toronto First Duty
site
Toronto, Ontario
Jenny Sanderson
Executive
Director, Four Feathers Inc. Aboriginal Head Start Program
Winnipeg,
Manitoba
Lee
Tysowski, Owner, Sing a Rainbow Preschool, Regina, Saskatchewan
Kismet
Lowrie
Manager, Ashea Aboriginal Head Start Daycare, Kwanlin Dun First
Nation, Whitehorse
Yukon Territory
For more on the 2003-04 profiles, download: Profiles and Case
Studies: tells the story of 20 individuals working in various sectors and
capacities in early childhood education, and examines the roles played by
Toronto and Vancouver in supporting regulated child care.
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