Our Story

An Early Childhood Association in the NWT is a long-awaited support for practitioners and families. The Association validates the importance of early childhood and the essential work of practitioners. The association was incorporated under the NWT Corporate Registry January 28, 2022. The association was an action outcome of the Imagining the Future of Early Childhood Education in the NWT held Sept 28 & 29, 2020, with the whole sector invited. The action was:

Establish a territory-wide early childhood education association as a vehicle to keep bringing parties together to advance conversations and initiate specific actions for improving early childhood education in the NWT.

The objectives of the Northwest Territories Early Childhood Association Society are:

1. Serve as an advocate for the early childhood education sector;

2. Establish Professional Standards (e.g., salaries, benefits, qualifications); and

3. Provide resources to support the early childhood education sector.