This is just a reminder that the survey will close on June 30. If you have not had a chance to complete the survey and wish to participate, please do so before the survey end date. Your insights are valuable to the study outcomes.
To access the survey, follow this link https://trentu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0jJN3bpvqQxOAAK
Complete the anonymous survey for your chance to win 1 of 2 $100 or 1 $50 gift cards to a local business. Conditions apply. Survey is open from June 2 until June 30, 2025.
Want to share more in-depth insights? We are looking for 20-25 participants to participate in a 30–60-minute interview. Each interview participant will receive at $10 gift card. Follow this link for more details and to complete the interview form https://trentu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0TYSKCs5ofjgnjM
If you have expressed an interest in interview participation, please check your in boxes for next steps.
Please see below, if you have not already read about the study.
Sincerely,
Sonya Hill, IDSR PhD candidate
Make Your Opinion Count: Understanding Job Satisfaction Among Child Care Educators Throughout Kawartha Lakes and Haliburton
The City of Kawartha Lakes Children’s Service department in partnership with Trent University Interdisciplinary Social Research PhD candidate Sonya Hill, are conducting a research study on job satisfaction of child care educators in the City of Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton.
This research aims to gain a deeper understanding of how satisfied child care educators are within the current child care contexts and identify actionable changes that can be implemented at both organizational and municipal levels to improve retention and recruitment of child care educators. The results of this study will assist the City of Kawartha Lakes Children’s Services department in developing solutions and strategies aimed at building and strengthening the local child care and early years workforce.
There are many titles for those working in early learning and child care. The City of Kawartha Lakes Children’s Service department recognizes the impact all these workers have on the health and development of children. Therefore, “educator(s)” encompasses RECE, child care workers, assistants, program facilitators, and support staff.
Participation is open to any Registered Early Childhood Educators, non-registered early childhood educators, including child care supervisors employed in licensed child care center located in the City of Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton, resource support staff (including pedagogical leads and special needs resource consultants) who support licenced child care programs and educators working in EarlyON programs in the City of Kawartha Lakes and County of Haliburton,
Please note: Any identifying information collected will be anonymized, and not shared with any organization, child care program, or the City of Kawartha Lakes Children’s Service department.
To access the survey, follow this link https://trentu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0jJN3bpvqQxOAAK
Complete the anonymous survey for your chance to win 1 of 2 $100 or 1 $50 gift cards to a local business. Conditions apply. Survey is open from June 2 until June 30, 2025.
Want to share more in-depth insights? We are looking for 20-25 participants to participate in a 30–60-minute interview. Each interview participant will receive at $10 gift card. Follow this link for more details and to complete the interview form https://trentu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0TYSKCs5ofjgnjM
For more information contact Sonya Hill, Interdisciplinary Social Research PhD Candidate Sonyahill@trentu.ca
This research is approved by Trent University Research Ethics Committee (REB #29644)
Early Learning Quality Initiative 