Individuals elected to serve on the Board of Directors are members of the organization with a significant interest in furthering the mission and goals of RisingOaks Early Learning Ontario.

The Board is accountable to the members and shall fulfill the governance role. Only the Board can establish governing policy to provide direction for the organization. To do this, it takes into account the mission, values, beliefs, guiding principles and the objects under which RisingOaks Early Learning Ontario was incorporated.

The Board will also focus on strategic planning and consider how it can best achieve orgnization goals while using resources wisely. It will monitor the performance of the organization as a whole. It will focus on the "bigger picture" of organizational achievement.