Reading: 1 page
Prentice, S. (2019). Chapter 8: Childcare: Working in Early Childhood Education and Care in Canada.  In Working Women in Canada: An Intersectional ApproachWomen’s Press, Canadian Scholars Press.

Questions:
In Chapter 8 of our text, the authors highlight that most childcare centre staff are women who earn low wages despite having high levels of education.  For example, ” 77% of ECE workers have a postsecondary credential (a one-year certificate, two-year diploma, or three- or four-year university degree), compared to 58% of the total workforce in Canada (CCHRSC, 2009, p. 4). No province requires all childcare staff to have postsecondary ECE training.” What are some of the other demographic characteristics of these workers?  What concerns about the experiences of ECE workers are raised in the section -CANADAS CHILDCARE WORKFORCE: CHILDCARE CENTRES AND FAMILY HOMES?

Key words:
Childcare centres and family homes, PAID AND UNPAID LABOUR, women