Bri t tany Mathison Val r ie Est r idgeSatesh RattanAbegai l VelascoYvonne Smith Hi ra Khara

CHILD CARE FROM A GLOBAL

PERSPECTIVE

ONTARIO

VS

GREECE

1. History in Ontario Child Care2. History in Greece Child Care3. Philosophy in Ontario 4. Philosophy in Greece5. Roles of Childhood Educators in Ontario 6. Roles of Childhood Educators in Greece7. Types of Child Care Systems in Ontario8. Types of Child Care Systems in Greece9. Availability in Ontario10. Availability in Greece 11. Accessibility in Ontario 12. Accessibility in Greece

AGENDA

HISTORY & EVOLUTION OF CHILD CARE SYSTEMS

IN ONTARIO

1800’s1881: child day care established 1887: First Toronto kindergarten 1900’s

1926: Educating nursery school teachers.1942: "Dominion-Provincial War Time Agreement".1945: Withdrawn of funding 1946: The Day Nurseries Act1950: Establishment of the Nursery Education Association 1966: introduction of the federal Canada Assistance Plan1980: Extended Childcare Research 2000’

s2003-2004: First Nations child care services provided 2005-2006: INAC funded $15.5 Million

HISTORY & EVOLUTION OF CHILD CARE SYSTEMS

IN GREECE

1800’s

20th Century

1900’s

2000’s

1839: Greece development of childcare began slowly 1831: Frederik Hildner 1831: Mr. and Mrs. Hill, provided education for children aged two to eight. 1864: Official recognition of preschool in Greece1872: Establishment of free education and facilities1897: Friedrich Froebel = first “kindergarten”

Independence of kindergartens

1901: Day care center movement 1926: Trial period with Day cares1929: kindergartens were integrated in primary education 1962: First official curriculum1980: Modification of previous curriculum

2002: Extended-day programs

Offi cial Curriculum 1989Kindergarten educationPhilosophy child care centerRegulation 2002 objective Form of preschool educationDevelopmental milestoneSmooth out diff erencesProvide complete careCreative occupation

PHILOSOPHY IN GREECE

Philosophy of child care centers

Official CurriculumCooperation With Parents

PHILOSOPHY IN ONTARIO

ROLES OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS

WHAT ARE THE ROLES OF AN ECE IN GREECE?

ROLES

- Children are active learners in the High/Scope model, so, too, are the teachers- Teaching teams challenge themselves by observing one another's performance and interacting with one another in mutually supportive ways- The teacher is a participant rather than an imparter of knowledge- To create a setting in which children learn actively, a consistent daily classroom routine is maintained

TRAINING REQUIRMENTS

- Caregivers attend training programs in order to continue to learn more about children's growth and development, in the field of early childhood education, and other child-related topics - They are also required to attend a minimum of 15 hours of training each year- Greece‘s educational indicators lag behind those of other OECD countries- Educational attainment in most age groups is below the OECD average- PISA results are low and the resources devoted to education are also below par- Participation rates in early childhood education & care are low, reflecting poor supply and quality problems as well as social preferences for home care

ROLES OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORS

WHAT ARE THE ROLES OF AN ECE IN ONTARIO?

- They are trained to support and engage with the child - To co-explore the learning experience with the children- To take ideas from the children and return them for further exploration- As a researcher ,resource, guideto provoke thinking rather than telling the children the answer- To foster the connection between home, school and community- To document children’s progress :visual, videotape, tape-recording and portfolios

ROLES TRAINING REQUIRMENTS

- Two years Diploma- Four year University Degree

Private Home Child Care:- licensed home child care agency are operated by

Municipal Child Care Services.

Children served by licensed child care range in age from infant to school age.

Infant:: 0-18 months Toddler: 18 months-2.5 yearsPreschool: 2.5 years-5 years School age: 6 years-10 years

TYPES OF CHILDCARE CENTERS IN ONTARIO

Pr ivate Home Ch i ld Care : - In August 2008, 43,000 preschoo lers cou ld not a t tend pr ivate ch i ldcare centers

across Greece because o f las t minute l i cens ing changes made by the Government . - Under a new law, ch i ldcare centers are no longer a l lowed to house 5 year o ld ch i ldren

wi th younger ch i ldren .

Day nursery; 1 to 3 years, non-profi t pr ivate sector, 5 hr. /per day,5days,10 months, no cr iter ia restr ict ing the admission, no pr ior ity cr iter ia of access to registrat ion.

Daycare center: 2.5 to 4 years, government( local/ regional or nat ional/ federal) ,5 hr. 5 days, 10 months, no cr iter ia restr ict ing the admission, no pr ior ity cr iter ia of access to registrat ion.

Mixed age services: to 4 years, government ( local/ regional or nat ional/ federal) , 5 hr. 5 days, 10 months, no cr iter ia restr ict ing the admission, no pr ior ity cr iter ia of access to registrat ion.

Kindergarten: 4 to 6 years, government( local/ regional or nat ional/ federal) , 3.5 to 5 hours, 5 days,1o months, no cr iter ia restr ict ing the admission,(home locat ion), no pr ior ity cr iter ia of access to registrat ion.

Kindergarten: 4 to 6 years, for profi t pr ivate sector, 3.5 hr. 5 days, 10 months no cr iter ia restr ict ing the admission, no pr ior ity cr iter ia of access to registrat ion.

TYPES OF CHILDCARE CENTERS IN GREECE

AVAILIABLITY WHAT IS AVAILIABLE IN GREECE AND ONTARIO FOR CHILD

CARE?

• Themes and Projects• Arts and Crafts• Gym(fit activities)• Circle time• Math and Science

• Swimming• Music• Computer

lessons• Pre-reading and

writing

ACCESSIBILITY IN ONTARIO & GREECE

WHAT IS ACCESSIBLE FOR FAMILIES NEEDING CHILD CARE?

How Accessible is Child Care?

1. Child Care Subsidy

What can I access financially for child care ?

2. Ontario Child Benefit

3. Ontario Child Care Supplement for working families

What programs are accessible?

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