1. Child Care
France vs Ontario
Group Member:
Yura Jung, Anjana H ,
Wenping Liang,
Jenny, Nadia, Jasmin
école maternelle

2. Agenda
 History
 Philosophy
 Types of Childcare
 The Roles of ECE
 Accessibility and Availability

3. History of Childcare in France
The first day
care appeared in
France about
1840.
The Society
Nursery
school(Société
des Crèches)was
recognized by the
French
government in

4. France
 The “knitting schools” (écoles à tricoter) in 1771.
 The full day services for children from 2-6 years old in 1830.
 In 1844, the society of crèches opened the first charitable
crèche.
 After WWII, the middle-class began to support the Nursery
school.
 The crèches were eligible to receive public subsidies in 1862.
 In 1989, the government merged the preschool and
elementary school system for the children ages 2-11 into 3 year
cycles.
 The free preschool system was estabilshed in 1971.
 The quality of child care should be provided by standardised
system in 1998.
 In 2001, there were 366 000 family child care providers
licensed to care for up to 939 000 children.

5. Ontario
 The Crèche was established in 1881.
 The kindergartens was establishment in 1883.
 The Toronto kindergarten was accomplished in 1887 for
children aged 3 - 7 year olds in 1887.
 The University Institute of Child Study and its laboratory school
(St. George's Nursery) in Toronto was established in 1926.
 The Day Care Parents' Association kept the day nurseries running
and the day nurseries established in 1946.
 The federal Canada Assistance Plan was introduced in 1966.
 1970-1908’s, the numbers of child care centers and subsidy
applicants increased.
 More school age childcare were provided in 1988.
 The full day kindergarten started in 2010.

6. Question
 What is the

7. Underlying Philosophy
All children in France follow the same curriculum
which are regulated by the Ministry of National
Education.

8. At 3-year old, children could attend nursery classes at
maternelles which are usually affiliated to borough’s
primary schools.

9. in ontario...
 6 different phylosophies in
curriculums:
Montessori,The Thematic Approach, The
Behaviourist Approach, COC--Cognitively
Oriented Curriculum, Open(Street Mode
l),Reggio Emilia.
 Children have choices for it.

10.  Question:
 Students in France are following the same
curriculum which is regulated by _____.

11.  Answer:
 The Ministry of National Education

12. Types of
Child Care System
France compared to Ontario

13. France VS Ontario
• In Ontario, the • From the age of 2½
Ministry of Children months to 3 years a
‘s Services, under child can be placed in
provincial legislation a crèche.
called the Day • All cities, towns and
Nurseries Act , must some villages have a
license all child care local crèche;
centers .

14. There are three types of crèches
in France
 La crèche parentale : a parental crèche, managed
by a parental association, with professional staff.
 La crèche d'enterprise : a company crèche
provided by an employer for its employee
s, usually in or near the workplace. It has
professional staff.
 La crèche familial : a family crèche, which means
that a professional nounou (nanny) is hired to
look after a number of families' children in one
home, with the costs divided between all the
families.

15. Types of child care in Ontario
 It includes child care centers, nursery schoo
l, extended day care.
 Licensed home childcare can also be in private
homes through a licensed private-home care
agency.
 Informal child care which is not regulated by
law, may be provided by relatives or friends.

16.  How many types of France crèche are
there and what are they?

17.  Answer:
 Three. Parental, Company, and family.

18. Role of Early Childhood
Educators
Anjana Harigovind 

19. Role of ECE in France
 1990’s, Preschool teachers had to take two-years of
Post-Baccalaureate training program.
 Today ECEs have to take a significantly higher level of training
 To teach in Elementary Schools, licensed teachers have to pass the
National Exam.
 Teachers are enrolled in a professional ECE training program for a
year.
 The ECE Curriculum is approved by the Ministry of Education in
France.

20. Role of ECE in France
 Part of the National Civil Service.
 Allowed to work along with the teachers at school.
 They help children with their play activities, studies,
cleaning-up, toileting and indoor and outdoor activities.
 They also have to work with and help the teachers in
serving nutritious food during lunch time.

21. Role of ECE in Canada
 It is necessary to hold an ECE diploma. ECEs are also eligible for
continuing their education.
 They should know all the health, safety and legal rules and
procedures of this profession.
 Should hold a teaching license, CPR, PRC and a medical clearance.
 They should support and help the five domains of development in
children such as language, social, cognitive, physical and emotional develop
ments.
 They should teach, encourage and get involved in children’s play
activities, learning and understand their needs.
 Serve lunches to children and help tidying up.
 They also help teachers in their work and activities in the classroom.

22. Question Time! 
TRUE or FALSE
 An ECE in France is allowed to write the National
Exam without the license.
 False! YAAAY! 
 You don’t need a CPR or PRC in order to become
an ECE in Canada
 False! YAAAAY! 

23. What do you mean by
Accessibility?
 Funding and financing
 Subsidies to families
 Subsidies to ECEC settings
 Costs and public investment in
ECEC

24. Accessibility in Ontario
 Ministry of Children and Youth Services
 Child care subsidy
 Other supports for families
 Universal Child Care Benefit
 Canada Child Tax Benefit
 =>Who can apply? (for the child care subsidy)
 You can qualify for the child care subsidy if you are the
parent and your child:
 is under 12 years old (or up to 18 years old if your child has
special needs)
 is in a licensed child care program, or
 is a school-aged child enrolled in a recreation program, or
 is in a before- and after-school program in a school that
offers full-day kindergarten.

25. France (4,040 Euros /year)
 5 types of allowances
 1. (APE)
 -Parents with at least two children who are not
working or are working part time
 2. (AFEAMA)
-Families with children under six who employ a
family day care provider
 3. (AGED)
-Families who use an in-home caregiver to care for
one or more children under age six in their homes
 4. (APJE)
-from the fifth month of pregnancy until the child’s
third birthday.
-Currently, 80% of families with children under
three receive the benefit (156,31 Euros)
 5. Tax benefits

26. Cost of ECE
• The average cost of a child in the
école maternelle is (4,040 Euros)
• an elementary school student
=> (4,320 Euros)

27. Quiz
• What kind of allowance it is in France?
• Families who use an in-home caregiver
to care for one or more children under
age six in their homes
• =>AGED

28. Availability
Ontario and France

29. France
 It can be difficult to find an open spot for Child care for
infants and toddlers the spaces are limited
 All French cities and towns have limited number of
places
 For older children and for babies who are taken care by
qualified nannies or assistantes maternelle. Maximum
five children/babies.
 Spaces are not guaranteed for children at the age of
three, who start public nursery school or école maternelle
 Some parents wanted to work or go to school, but
couldn’t because child care services were unavailable.

30. Ontario
 4 out of 5 Ontario kids do not have access to a licensed
child care space.
 Many parents are waiting for childcare space. Parents
wait months and also years at a time
 Each centre has a waiting list of the families who would
like a spot at their centre.
 24,000 subsidized spaces available to families in Toronto.
 57,000 licensed child care spaces for the city's children.

31. Bibliography
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32. Thank you for listening!