Federal partners
The Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Education is supported by the Department of Employment and Social Development Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada and Indigenous Services Canada.
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) recognizes the critical role that well trained and professional early childhood educators play in providing quality early childhood education and care programs and services. The contributions of Canada's early childhood educators to the development of young children are celebrated through the Prime Minister's Awards for Excellence in Early Childhood Education. ESDC is pleased to partner with Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada and Indigenous Services Canada in the administration of this prestigious award.
Selection process
The program has recruited over 30 volunteer regional evaluators from various early childhood education stakeholders, including provincial and territorial officials.
Regional evaluators are all volunteers who give their valuable time and expertise at no cost to the program. The PMA program could not function without the generous support of our volunteer evaluators.
Regional evaluator organizations
Learning institutions
- Algonquin College
- Cambrian College
- New Brunswick Community College
- Northern Lights College
- Vanier College
Government
Early childhood education associations and other related organizations
National
Provincial/Territorial
- Alberta Home Visitation Network Association
- Archway Community Services
- Association of Early Childhood Education of Newfoundland and Labrador
- BriarPatch Community Preschool
- Centennial Infant Child Centre
- Centre de la Petite Enfance Premier Pas de La Tuque (French only)
- Good Spirit School Division
- Huckleberry Daycare, UBC Childcare Services
- Inspired by Wonder Inc.
- Intercultural Child and Family Centre
- Isabella Walton Childcare Centre
- John de Graff School
- Kathleen Flanagan & Associates Inc. (no website)
- Kamloops United Church Pre-School & Out of School Care
- New Brunswick Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
- Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development
- Ready, Set, Go! Preschool – Trellis Society
- Saskatchewan Teachers' Federation
- Ultimate School Agers
- Wildflowers Child Care Centre (no website)