Student Placement and Mentor Support Project

The Student Placement and Mentor Support project brought together stakeholders from across the early learning sector, on behalf of the Early Years Planning Network (EYPN), to work on the following goals related to student placements and mentorship.

Project Goals
1.    Ensure a commitment to high quality and consistent student placements within early learning and child care across the community.
2.    Create a support system for student mentors.
3.    Evaluate and collect data on placements in partnership with Cambrian College and Collège Boréal from students, mentors and centres.
4.    Support workforce recruitment and retention.

Project Activities

Early Childhood Educator (ECE) Placements in Greater Sudbury 
Community Consultation and Data Collection 2024/25

In 2024 and 2025, Children Services supported the Student Placement Mentorship Support Committee to implement a stakeholder consultation about the system of ECE placements in Greater Sudbury.

The consultation included three online surveys – one for students, one for Registered Early Childhood Educators (RECEs) who mentor students and one for Early Learning Centre managers and executive directors. It also included data collection from administrators of post-secondary ECE programs. Over 100 individuals shared their thoughts and experiences.

For more information, read the infographic summary of the consultation and data collection.