The primary duty of the College of Early Childhood Educators is to serve and protect the public interest by:

• Setting registration requirements to ensure that only qualified and competent individuals are registered as members;
• Maintaining a public register of early childhood educators;
• Establishing a code of ethics and standards of practice for early childhood educators;
• Investigating complaints from the public about the conduct of its members and, if necessary, disciplining members;
• Setting standards of practice that all early childhood educators are accountable to meet;
• Assuring the public that members of the College will be held accountable for providing a high standard of care and early education for children.