Powered by Sentient

Help shape childcare compensation in Ontario

Sentient's annual childcare salary survey helps centres benchmark wages, benefits, and staffing practices with current, sector-specific data. We've streamlined the survey this year, making it quicker and easier to participate while continuing to deliver the insights the sector relies on.

Take the survey See how it works
Approx. 5 minutes to complete
Confidential centre responses
Free results for Participants
Educator with children in a childcare classroom

Survey is open from June 22nd to July 31st 2026.

Why centres participate

$

Benchmark compensation

Compare salaries and hourly rates against Ontario childcare peers.

+

Plan with better data

Use sector-specific salary insights to support budgeting, retention, hiring, and leadership planning.

R

Receive the report

Participating centres receive complimentary access to the annual survey results on August 31st 2026.

Simple and secure

How it works

The redesigned flow makes next steps clear: complete the survey, let Sentient compile the data, then access the results report.

Start survey
1

Complete the salary survey

Share centre-level compensation details through the secure SurveyMonkey form.

2

Responses are compiled

Sentient reviews and aggregates responses so individual centre details remain confidential.

3

Receive results access

Participants will receive the annual report on August 31st 2026.

P

Your privacy is our priority

We follow strict privacy and data protection practices so every centre can complete the survey with confidence. Trust is fundamental to how Sentient collects and reports survey information.

S
High standards

We use clear privacy standards and careful data handling to protect centre and contact information.

O
Opt out at any time

Participation is voluntary and centres can request information updates or removal where applicable.

A
Statistical purposes

Survey information is analyzed and reported in aggregate, not as individual centre responses.

Children participating in an early learning activity
Complimentary access for participating centres

Reward and Results

Participate to receive the annual report

Centres that complete the survey receive complimentary access to the results. Centres that do not participate can still request to purchase access.

Take the survey Ask about results

Ready to contribute?

Your response helps create a stronger compensation benchmark for Ontario's childcare sector.

Take the survey