1. It’s Time for Preschool

2. Early Childhood Education Report 2014 Second report – first released in 2011 Based OECD recommendations from ‘Starting Strong 2” Fifteen point scale – 5 equally weighted sections Integrated Governance Funding Access Learning Environment Accountability Nineteen benchmarks Reflects Canadian reality Data limited by information availability

7. 20112014 Dollars (millions) Change in Provincial/Territorial ECE Spending in Canada

8. Change in Provincial/Territorial ECE Spending in Canada (Ontario & Québec) QC ON Dollars (millions)

9. Change in Canada ECE Spending as a Percentage of the GDP 2006 20112014OECD average Percent (GDP)

10. Change in Teacher / ECE Remuneration Canadian average income 20112014 Dollars (millions) QC

11. Operating Expenditure per Childcare Space and per Pupil in Schools (Canada) Amount in dollars Per Child Care Space Per School Pupil

12. Changing Canadian Landscape

13. Governance: Shift to Education Ministries

14. Quality Improvement: Early Learning Curriculum Frameworks

15. FDK: offered

16. Access: At least 50% of 2-4 year- olds have access to ECE program

17. ECE access for 4-year-olds (Canada 2009/2014 and OECD) Canada (2014) Canada (2009)

18. Change in ECE Report Results More attention to Early Childhood Education 2011 2014

19. Additional Resources TimeForPreschool.ca Follow us on Twitter @AtkinsonCentre www.oise.utoronto.ca/atkinson Kerry McCuaig Kerry.mccuaig@utoronto.ca Emis Akbari emisakbari@gmail.com