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Certification Council of Early Childhood Educators of NS
~ committed to the development of a high quality, professional, certified body of early childhood educators.

Our Organization

The Certification Council of Early Childhood Educators has been in operation since the mid 70’s and currently has certified over 50 members as Early Childhood Educators and 2 members as Early Childhood Centre Administrators. Certification is a process facilitated by a certified ECE mentor that includes evaluation by peers and oneself and a validation by a qualified Certification Validator.

CCECENS is a non profit society incorporated under the Society’s Act of Nova Scotia. An executive committee governs the Council. Officers of the Society are:
  • Chair: Paula Leblanc
  • Secretary: Gisela Currie
  • Registrar/Outreach: Sharon Beals
  • Certification/Administrators: Karen Skinner and Elizabeth Hessian
  • CCCF Affiliate Representative:Joann Sweet
Goals:
  • to improve the quality of care for the children of Nova Scotia, providing assurance to parents, peers and administrators that individuals who have undergone the process of certification have reached a standard of excellence.
  • to provide a pathway to greater professional development which allows for polishing, upgrading and maintaining of skills.
  • to provide a consistent and preferred standard for early childhood professionals across the province that encompasses all training backgrounds.
  • to demonstrate to society as a whole that we are a credible, professional group of educators who are accountable to both ourselves and society.

A Code of Ethics guides our members in their responsibilities and accountabilities to young children and their families.

An Affiliate Member of the Canadian Child Care Federation (CCCF)

The Certification Council of Early Childhood Educators is an affiliate member of the Canadian Child Care Federation (CCCF). In addition to the entitlements received by being a member of CCECENS, our affiliate membership in CCCF provides memebrs with the following:

  • Interaction subscription- CCCF’s quarterly magazine
  • A national voice in issues involving our sector
  • Another voice for Nova Scotia at the CCCF table
  • Access to the Policy Knowledge and Response Network (PKRN)
  • 4 resource sheets per year
  • Free copies of many projects when first released
  • 1 vote at the CCCF Annual General Meeting.
Visit the CCCF web site (click on the logo to the right) for more information regarding CCCF!

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