Our upcoming Day of Action will be a chance to talk to families and decision makers, and raise our voices for better access for families and decent work for educators. We want to make it as easy as we can to help you with your actions so we have created a variety of resources for your use. We hope this list of resources gives you the tools you need to plan and participate in the Day of Action on Tuesday June 20th in your local area. Please share with those in your community that are planning actions. The links to resources are in purple, just click and share.  

Planning tools

• Sample planning timeline
• Sample agendas for your day of action- "Pick-up, cool down and speak out"; "Meet, greet, treat, and act"; and "Sign, pledge, build, grow".

Media tools

• Key Messages
• Media Advisory Template

Sample Letters and communications

Copy and paste our letter templates and then feel free to personalize them.

• Letter to operators EN / Letter to operators FR - You can invite other child care operators to do a joint event or plan their own with this letter. 
• Letter to staff EN  / Letter to staff FR- Here is a sample letter to get your staff involved. 
• Letter to Board members EN / Letter to Board members FR- You can use this letter to invite Board members to participate. 
• Letter to families EN  / Letter to families - Here is a sample letter to ask your families to join your day of action. 
• Call your MP/MPP script - Not sure what to say when calling your representative? This script will get you started.
  
• Advocacy talks 101 - Here are some tips for talking to families and conversation starters.

Posters, flyers and infographics

• June 20th Day of Action Poster in PDF
• Message Posters: A selection of four window posters for families ("I'm still waiting for child care", "We can't put children first if we put educators last", "There is no child care without child care workers", "Children belong in child care, not on waitlists")
• Poster for families to fill in. "My family saved $______ last year. It's time to take care of the people who care for my child."
• Colouring pages and "We Love Our ECEs" Window sign template-  Please print and ask staff and families to decorate and display them in windows, workplaces, cars, or on social media. Ask them to share pictures of the artwork with you (and tag us so we can share too!)
• Poster - Half of ECEs in Ontario make less than $20/hour. - We recognize some make less and some make more. What a great opportunity to begin the conversation of why that is and how we can change it.
• Poster - 2 out of 3 ECEs work more than one job to make ends meet.- Our communities might not know that many child care workers and ECEs need more than one job to live. How can we expect them to provide high quality care and learning experiences if they are experiencing food insecurity or housing issues? Let's get the word out!
• Worth More Flyer - EN
• Flyer Template for Local Actions - No time to design a poster? Customize this template with your event details and your own photo(s).
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