2. Agenda
Introduction –May
History –May
Underlying philosophy –Sybel
Types of childcare setting –Nicole
Teacher’s training –Fang
ECE’s roles –Fang
Availability and accessibility –Ripple
Program structure –Yijing
Conclusion -Yijing
3. Introduction
To have a deeper understanding of the
differences between French and Canadian
childcare system.
4. The history/ evolution of service
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◦ Second level
◦ Third level
Fourth level
Fifth level
5. Comparison to Ontario
France Ontario
1920:
1883: The first public
The first public
school kindergarten
school kindergarten 1946: The Day
1966: The Day
Nurseries Act was built
Nurseries Act was built 1950: Increased in
1969: Increased in cooperative nursery
cooperative nursery schools
schools
1960-1980: Canada
1970-1980: Assistance
Assistance Plan
Plan
6. Underlying philosophy
Both the state and the families have the
responsibilities of childcare
Respect of childcare
“Liberty of choice”
Balance between life and work
Time to care for work
Time to care for children.
Day care is the right of every child
7. Comparison to Ontario
France Ontario
Child care is seen as Optional. Unnecessary as
public responsibilities
public responsibilities Not necessarily generous
Generous offer for parental Not emphasizing readiness as
leave & child care benefits much as France and different
Emphasize school kind of educationally oriented
model are also
readiness based on Model
preferred
“écoles maternelles” is
highly structured
8. Types of childcare setting
France
La crèche d’enterprise La crèche familial
(the nursery company) (the family nursery)
La école maternelle
La crèche parentale
(the parental nursery) 3 months (nursery
school/kindergarten)
to 5 years
old
9. Child Care Setting
Ontario
licensed, Child Care Center
-For infants, toddlers, pre-school and school-age children. Include nursery schools, full day care, extended day
care and before and after school programs
Regulated Family Child Care
-From newborn to twelve years old
Preschool/nursery school
-Two to six years old
Early Childhood intervention
-For infants, toddlers pre-school and school-aged children who have developmental challenges or who are at
risk of developmental delays
Kindergarten
-Pre-Kindergarten , Junior Kindergarten , Senior Kindergarten For 3, 4, 5 years olds
10. Teacher’s trainning
Early Childhood Educator’s Qualification
Bachelor’s Degree
One year of study
Several months of fieldwork
Master’s Degree
Professional Oral Examination
11. Comparison to Ontario
Early Childhood Educator’s Qualification
College Early Childhood Educator Diploma
Proof of registration with the Ontario College of
Early childhood Educators
Experience
Basic skills Requirement
12. ECE’s roles
Focused areas
Oral language and introduction to writing
Learning to work together
Acting and expressing emotions and
thoughts with one’s body
Discovering the world
Imagining feeling and creating
13. Comparison to Ontario
Focused areas
France Ontario
Oral language and The write stuff
introduction to writing Talk to me (Teacher)
Learning to work Physical gains
together
Acting and expressing
Count on it
emotions and thoughts I'll help myself, thanks
with one’s body See Spot run
Discovering the world Class rules
Imagining feeling and Playing it up
creating
14. Availability and accessibility
French National Curriculum
Starts at age 2 , continues through primary and
secondary education experience.
Rate of access to regulated services
Accredited daycare providers - 18% of children
0-3 years old.
Crèche services - 8%
école maternelle - 35% 2 to 3-year-olds (6-12
years are not available.)
15. Availability and accessibility
Children with diverse need
France child poverty-8%
Public crèche system and écoles maternelles
Rate of provision
0-3 years: parents(64%), licensed childcare(18%),
rèches(8%),etc.
3-6 years: almost 100%
16. Comparison to Ontario
Canadian National Curriculum
At the bottom of the heap of all OECD countries.
Access to regulated services
* Negligible
Provision
Only 20% of lone
parents and 5% of
disadvantaged groups
are covered.
17. Program structure
Average ratios
Children 0-2 years: 5:1
Children 2-3 years: 8:1
Children 3-6 years: 25.5:1
Children 6-12 years: not available
Major service types
Centre-based, public options
Individual options
The provider’s home on a regular basis
18. Comparison to Ontario
Ratio
France Ontario
Children 0-2 years: 5:1 Children 0-1.5 years: 3:1
Children 2-3 years : 8:1 Children 1.5-2.5 years: 5:1
Children 3-6 years: Children 2.5-5 years: 8:1
25.5:1
Children 6-12 years: not Children 6-12 years:
available 12~15:1
21. Conclusion
Based on comparisons, we should remember
and work on the differences. At the same time,
remember the mistakes we've had in order to
learn from it and improve ourselves.
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