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Child Care From a Global Perspective
Australia & Ontario, Canada
Professor: Christine Cox ECEP-104Presented by Shahina Akhter, Sumaiya Trisha, Hyojin Jung, B.Anne Perera, YouNa Seo (Victoria), Rabeva Akhter
Overview of Australia
Location : Oceania Capital : Canberra Climate : Arid to semiarid Population : 19,913,144 Languages : English Government : Democratic
Agenda Type of childcare system
History / evolution of system Underlying philosophy Availability Accessibility Role of ECE / training
Agenda Type of childcare system
History / evolution of system Underlying philosophy Availability Accessibility Role of ECE / training
Type of childcare systemAustralia
Long day care Family day care In home care Outside school hour
care Occasional
Ontario Licensed child care
centers Licensed home child
care Nursery schools After school and
recreation care Family resource pro-
gram
HISTO
RY / EVOLU
TION
OF SYSTEM
History / evolution of system
History of child care
Australia Ontario
Underlying philosophy
Australia
Child development Community Values Learning opportuni-
ties
Ontario
Needs of young children
Partnerships with families
Behavior and health
AVAILABILITY
Availability
Availability
Australia Longer waiting list Long day care Family care All day and part day
care Overnight and week-
end care Occasional daycare Provide food (depends
on daycare system)
Ontario Shorter waiting list Early years center Daycare / Childcare In Home care Before and After care Provide food (All day
care)
AccessibilityAustralia
Access: Australian Govern-
ment Website – My-child
Child care access hotline
Affordability: Childcare Benefit Childcare Rebate
Ontario
Access: Ontario Government
Website – Four steps
Affordability: Subsidy based on
family in come Other benefits (i.e.
Child care tax benefit)
ROLE O
F ECE/TRANIN
G
Role of ECE/traning
Role of ECE / training
Plan activities to develop children Respect children and their families Maintain Health and safety policy and
procedures. Meet individual child’s basic needs Encourage children to develop in all
domains. Have knowledge of DNA and City of
Toronto Criteria.
Role of ECE / training
Australia Early childhood
teachers Recommend pro-
grams for further development
Attend the sick chil-dren
Ontario Early childhood Ed-
ucators Programs for daily
activities Do not attend the
sick children
Thank you!