There is some of information that you may be familiar with, either from a global perspective or from the province of Ontario. The Association of Early Childhood Educators and the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care has just completed a report on the status of the ECE workforce. If we do expand to a national framework, what would that mean in terms of having a workforce that would be skilled, qualified, and ready to hit the ground running, so to speak, when there's a full implementation of a universal child care approach?
We want to bring one key element to your attention. Currently, 54% of the current educators are seeing a decrease in their job satisfaction, and another 43% are considering leaving the sector, while 13% are actively looking for job opportunities outside the sector.