Grants and Contributions:
Title:
Newcomer Home Child Care Expansion in Central Ontario
Agreement Number:
ON21224
Agreement Value:
$353,175.00
Agreement Date:
Nov 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2024
Description:
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.
Organization:
Women and Gender Equality Canada
Expected Results:
Women and stakeholders have access to supports to address issues relating to equality between women and men.
Location:
Peterborough, Ontario, CA K9H 0K2
Reference Number:
001-2021-2022-Q3-00116
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Not-for-profit organization or charity
Recipient's Legal Name:
Compass Early Learning & Care
Program:
Women's Program
Program Purpose:
The purpose of the Women’s Program is to advance equality for women in Canada by working to address or remove systemic barriers impeding women’s progress and advancement. The WP supports the Government of Canada’s goal of advancing gender equality in Canada. It is consistent with Government of Canada priorities related to economic prosperity, and supports Canada’s international commitments related to gender equality.