OCBCC Newsletter
Summer 2010 Contents:
We have re-launched our website for tools, publications and resources for child care management. New resources include:
- A toolkit to plan for the impact of early learning programs, with basic information on the ELP program, planning assumptions, how to talk to your board of directors, steps for moving forward and advice if your child care centre is in trouble. The kit is available at: http://www.childcaremanagement.ca/ccmg-resources/elp-resources/elp-kit/
- New sample policies to comply with Bill 168, Ontario’s amendments to the Health and Safety Act on workplace violence and harassment. Go to: http://www.childcaremanagement.ca/ccmg-resources/sample-policies/bill-168/
June 2010 Update on Early Learning
1. Transfer of responsibility for child care from MCYS to Ministry of Education
2. Full-Day Learning Year two schools announced
3. Bill 242 – Legislation Implementing Early Learning in Ontario
4. Regulations – Further Details on Legislation Implementing Early Learning
5. Full-Day Early Learning-Kindergarten Program Curriculum
6. Children with special needs/special education needs
7. Child care stabilization funding
8. Wage subsidy
9. More information from the Ministry of Education
2. Ontario Budget an Important Victory for parents and the early learning and child care sector
3. ACTION ITEM: Survey on Financial Pressures in the Early Learning and Child Care Sector
To complete this survey online, please visit: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/financialpressuresurvey
Pour le sondage – Pressions financières dans le secteur de l’apprentissage préscolaire et des soins à l’enfant – Pour le faire en ligne, visitez http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/SondageDesPressionsFinancieres
4. October 27th, 2010 -10th Anniversary of Child Care Worker and ECE Appreciation Day
5. Child Care Management Guide and Smart Treasurer: Soon available in French
6. ACTION ITEM: Support Early Learning and Child Care Postcard Campaign: Order Your Postcards today
7. ACTION ITEM: New National Website – Tell Your Stories
8. Two more Ontario Community Colleges announce Closures of Child Care Centres
OCBCC Proposes all Colleges with an ECE Program have a Lab School for as an essential part of a high quality early childhood education program.
9. OCBCC Update from our AGM and Council Meeting
10. Looking Forward to the fall:
- September: Common Table Forum on “Child Care – Strategies for Moving Forward”
- October 25: Municipal and School Board Elections
- October 27: Child Care Worker and ECE Appreciation Day
Fall 2009 Contents:
To download a copy for your bulletin board or staff room, please click here.
- With Our Best Future in Mind – Report from the Early Learning Advisor
Sept 22 – Press Conference Urges Government to Fully Implement “With Our Best Future in Mind”
To see media coverage of the Press Conference, please click here.
Recent article “Mr. Premier, don’t drag your heels on early learning report”, please click here. - Provincial Partners Tour - Local Workshops on Implementing Early Learning
- October 21 – Child Care Worker and ECE Appreciation Day
- Local Children’s Concerts focus attention on Early Learning
- NEW – Child Care Management Guide, 3rd Edition
- NEW – Smart Treasurer E-Learning Course
- Province of Ontario E-Learning “DNA for Supervisors” E-Learning Website
- Update on Threat to Child Care Funding – $63.5 million in expiring federal funds still a threat to child care
- Study Finds Early Learning and Child Care investments are the biggest job creator - sign on to an Open Letter to Federal Members of Parliament
- New Staff at the OCBCC, Welcome Samina Esha as Administration and Campaigns Assistant!
Spring 2009 Contents:
- Devastating Provincial Budget Will Lead to Significant Child Care Cuts
- OCBCC Plans Active Agenda – Focus on Communications, Organizing and Our Campaigns
- Stop the Child Care Cuts: A Campaign to Save Thousands of Ontario child care subsidies
- The Great Number Controversy: How Many Subsidies are at risk?
- Second Orillia Area Child Care Centre Needs to Move
- Child Care Human Resources Sector Council
Winter 2009 Contents:
- Ontario Must Spend Infrastructure Funding on Child Care Expansion
- Ontario’s Child Care Movement Takes on 123 Busy Beavers, ABC Learning Centres Bankrupt
- Full-Day Learning Consultations End: Report Due in March 2009
- Ontario’s Provincial Budget Needs Investment in Child Care
- Waitingforchildcare.ca Tour and Outreach
- Ontario’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Pays Little Attention to the lack of Affordable Child Care
- OECD, UNICEF: What is going on Canada?
Fall 2008 Contents:
- Conservative Minority Government will mean no improvements to child care
- Private Citizen Saves 29 Child Care Spaces with $500,000 donation
- Pauline Marois, leader of the PQ, honoured as a Champion for Child Care
- Canadian study by the Institute for Research in Public Policy shows need for affordable child care
- Groundbreaking new website for parents
- Budgets and Employee Benefits
- Ontario falling behind other provinces in providing affordable child care
