Raising the Bar
Raising the Bar on Quality Care and Education is a program designed to help families ensure their children are receiving high quality early learning and child care services. The presence of a Raising the Bar certificate is a sign that the program is committed to exceeding provincial regulatory standards as well as local community standards.
Raising the Bar is a voluntary, peer review and community directed program for:
- Licensed, centre-based Child Care programs
- Licensed School-Age Child Care programs
- Special Needs Resource Agencies
- Licensed Home Child Care Agencies
Bronze level programs follow fundamental quality indicators and are also in full compliance with Ontario's Day Nurseries Act.
Silver level programs have additional strategies to enhance quality.
Gold level programs demonstrate a long-term commitment to high quality in early childhood education.
| Raising the Bar brochure (English) | View the centres that participated in Raising the Bar in 2009-1010 |
| Raising the Bar brochure (French) |
Raising the Bar was developed in Hamilton and is a community project coordinated by Affiliated Services for Children and Youth (ASCY).