About our employees

We are proud to employ registered early childhood educators (RECEs), early childhood facilitators (ECF), cooks, casual employees and management staff who are dedicated to life-long learning and have a passion for children.

RisingOaks' RECEs are registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators and in compliance with the Early Childhood Educators Act (2007).

With over 1, 200 licensed child care spaces, our educators provide high quality early care and education each and every day.  They are dedicated, passionate about children and simply love to teach!

Through member satisfaction surveys, we hear each year that it is our front-line staff who make us great. Here are just a few of the comments we receive...or check out our testimonials page to read more!

 "Overall very pleased with the center and staff. Lots of great programming and a good variety of developmentally appropriate activities. Teachers are approachable, friendly, and caring."
    ~ St. Luke parent

 "We have really enjoyed getting to know the staff. It was very important to us to have high quality care for our daughter. The connection between home and child care is so essential to a child's early development and it is obvious that the staff at RisingOaks have placed a high value on that belief as well."
    ~ Member Satisfaction Survey respondent

"The staff are caring and well-equipped in the care of my child. My child is really happy there and I'm happy I found you!"
    ~ Member Satisfaction Survey respondent

Whether you are a potential RisingOaks' employee or a parent just looking for more information, we are happy to provide an overview of our minimim staffing qualifications by position. The information below sets out the minimum standard, though many employees have additional qualifications such as an early learning degree, resource teacher certificate or other specialized training. In addition, all employees are required to completed professional development each year to stay current. Those registered with the College of Early Childhood Educators complete a Continuous Professional Learning portfolio. All employees participate in annual performance reviews with goal setting.

Supervisor

• Early Childhood Education diploma or letter of equivalency
• Registered member of the College of ECEs
• Minimum 2 years of experience as an Early Childhood Educator in a child care setting.
• Experience as an Assistant Supervisor is a definite asset
• Safe Food Handling certificate
• Training in environmental rating scale assessments for child care programs: ECERS-R, ITERS and SACERS

Assistant Supervisor

• Early Childhood Education Diploma or letter of equivalency
• Registered member of the College of ECEs
• Practicum experience in a child care setting gained through post-secondary program or equivalent.
• Two years working experience is a definite asset.
• Training in ECERS-R.
  • Training in ITERS and/or SACERS is an asset