Compass Early Learning & Care

Published purpose

This 29-month project will support a feminist response and recovery from the current impacts of COVID-19, through systemic change. Compass Early Learning and Care will achieve this by engaging municipal partners and community stakeholders in an operational and evaluative review of current recruitment, onboarding and training processes for Home Child Care Providers (this will include a GBA+ analysis); developing resources to ease entry into this career pathway for newcomer and low-income women, non-binary and trans people; building understanding in municipal partners and equity-seeking community organizations of the barriers facing low-income and newcomer women entering the field of childcare in order to drive services that reflect their needs for income stability. At the end of the project, the organization will have contributed to addressing systemic barriers by advancing inclusive policies and practices; encouraging more equitable and effective sharing of resources and addressing persistent harmful gender norms and attitudes to support women’s equality. To support the work’s processes and products address intersectional needs, Compass Early Learning and Care will be working with the New Canadian Centre, Community Race Relations Committee, Nogojiwanong Friendship Centre, and Indigenize.ca. Additionally, the City of Kawartha Lakes, Durham Region, Northumberland County, City of Peterborough, Association of Early Childhood Educators, Home Child Care Association of Ontario, and Andrew Fleck Children’s Services have been identified as key partners and stakeholders.