The Canadian Child Care Federation (CCCF) is Canada's largest national service based early learning and child care organization. Registered as a charitable status non-profit with Canada Revenue Agency since 1987, CCCF is a federation of 20 provincial/territorial organizations from across the country, representing 9,000 members – practitioners, academics, parents and policy makers. The organization aims to improve child care and early learning in Canada by supporting child care practitioners through the dissemination of applied research and best and promising practices.
Some of its cornerstone publications and resources include, the National Statement on Quality Child Care,(CCCF 1991), Occupational Standards for Child Care Practitioners (CCCF 2004) and Meeting the Challenge: Effective Strategies for Challenging Behaviours in Early Childhood Environments (1999) and their magazine, Interaction (ISSN 0835-5819)with their inaugural issue published in 1987. The CCCF believes strongly in social-emotional development and child-centred, play-based learning as approaches to quality child care. Crucial elements of quality child care also include collaborative relationship with families and a purposeful program that promotes children's development and a supported workforce.
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