How do you describe yourself to others in your profession? Are you a family child care provider, a home child care practitioner, a caregiver? An early learning and child care practitioner? Across Canada, and internationally, one of the biggest debates in the early learning and child care sector is around our name. As the two solitudes of education and care merge and as the sector evolves, it has become clear that those of us who care for and educate young children urgently need to identify a name for ourselves, one that represents us all and one that we can all support.

The Canadian Child Care Federation has prepared a paper to help you facilitate this discussion, entitled What’s in a Name? Share it within your networks and take the time to complete the reflection activity at the end of the paper. We want to hear from everyone. It’s our occupation! It’s our name!

You can download your copy from the CCCF website: www.cccf-fcsge.ca. Or contact us at 1 800 858-1412 or info@cccf-fcsge.ca.

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