The key elements of quality child care services include a stable workforce that is knowledgeable, experienced, and caring. Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) play a critical role in supporting the development and education of young children in various early learning and child care settings.
Early Childhood Educators create safe, inclusive environments that foster exploration, while helping children develop social and emotional skills. Collaborating with families is key, ensuring parents are partners in their child's growth.
New Brunswick’s early learning and childcare centres are always looking for dynamic individuals to support each child’s holistic development.
In New Brunswick, Early Childhood Educators adhere to the Early Childhood Services Act and Regulations, engage in ongoing professional development, and participate in children’s learning through one of the province’s two curriculum, the Curriculum Framework for Early Learning and Child Care ~ English and Le Curriculum éducatif pour la petite enfance francophone du Nouveau-Brunswick, which emphasizes:
- play-based learning to support children's development,
- responsive relationships,
- children’s strengths,
- engaging environments.
New Brunswick’s curriculum promotes diversity and inclusion, prepares children for life, and supports a smooth transition to kindergarten. Based on active learning experiences in healthy environments that respond to children’s needs and interests, the curriculum fosters positive and nurturing relationships and encourages play-based learning at each child’s own pace.
