The Métis Nation of Ontario’s Early Learning and Child Care Quality Improvement Project (QIP) has developed a connected set of learning and practice supports for early years professionals working with children from birth to age six.
Informed by research with educators, Métis parents and caregivers, and MNO Senators and Knowledge Holders, these resources are designed to build educators’ knowledge and confidence in respectfully and consistently reflecting Ontario Métis cultures, identities, languages, and ways of knowing in everyday early learning and child care environments.
The QIP resources include a three-part online learning series, a limited-supply QIP Kit, and a reflective workbook. The modules build understanding, the kit places selected resources in educators’ hands, and the workbook supports reflection, planning, and practical application.
QIP Kit Expressions of Interest Now Open
A limited number of free QIP Kits will be available to early learning educators and centres in Ontario. Explore what the kit may include and submit an expression of interest to bring these Ontario Métis-specific learning and practice resources into your early learning environment.
Click on the button below to request a QIP Kit:
The QIP Kit brings together MNO-developed and selected resources to help educators incorporate Ontario Métis perspectives into everyday early learning and child care practice.
The kit may include Métis stories and readers, MNO and Michif-Fransè language resources, hands-on exploration, fine-motor, storytelling and dramatic-play materials, the QIP Reflective Workbook, and links to the QIP online learning modules. Use the materials together to support intentional, culturally grounded, and age-responsive practice.
A limited number of kits will be available. Submitting the request form expresses interest and does not guarantee receipt of a kit. Final kit contents may vary.
Start the Training Modules
Coming Fall 2026
The QIP online learning series is a free, three-part professional learning pathway for early years professionals. The modules are designed to be completed in sequence and will help educators build foundational Ontario Métis knowledge, understand what the QIP research learned about quality in Métis ELCC, and apply that learning through reflection and everyday practice.
The series includes:
- Métis Quality ELCC Foundations: Ontario Métis Culture in ELCC
- What the QIP Learned About Quality in Métis ELCC
- Using the QIP Reflective Workbook in Practice
Access the Reflective Tool
Ontario Métis Quality in Practice Reflective Tool – Coming Fall 2026
The QIP Reflective Workbook is a practical reflection and planning guide for early years professionals working with children from birth to age six. It helps educators connect QIP learning to daily routines, use Métis kit resources with intention, consider the children, families, relationships, and context surrounding a practice, and plan small, realistic actions that can be repeated and strengthened over time. The workbook supports professional reflection, confidence, and growth.
Related MNO ELCC resources
Looking for other MNO ELCC learning materials?
Explore the MNO’s existing Self-Paced Online Learning Modules and ELCC Métis-Specific Resources, including story bags, education resources, and implementation supports.