On December 19, 2013, Minister of Education proposed regulatory changes, which are subject to a 45 day comment period.
The proposed regulation changes directly affect children, communities, RECEs and child care centres.
By completing the short survey, we can gain a better understanding on how the child care community feels about the proposed changes to ratios, mixed groupings and staffing.
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A: The space does not have the capacity
A: Ontario should add another RECE per age group for children under 4
A: The space can be converted with additional funding
A: keep the ratio as it is for better quality care for our children
A: Ratios should stay the same (ie 1 RECE per group)
A: I would not want to adapt to this model
A: Ontario should add another RECE per age group for children under 4
A: The space can be converted with additional funding
A: If we want to give our children good quality care, better funding and keeping ratios the same is a must!
A: Ratios should stay the same (ie 1 RECE per group)
A: The space can be converted with additional funding
A: we all deserve quality of life… In this case children and ECEs’ will suffer to the maximum… The change is not acceptable at all!
A: Ontario should add another RECE per age group for children under 4
A: I would not want to adapt to this model
A: Ratios should stay the same (ie 1 RECE per group)
A: The space can be converted with additional funding
A: Ontario should add another RECE per age group for children under 4
A: The space does not have the capacity
A: Ontario should add another RECE per age group for children under 4
A: The space can be converted with additional funding
A: The proposed changes do not improve quality and in fact, seem to potentially decrease nurturing, responsive environments for young children during their critical early years. I am disappointed in many of the proposed regulatory changes, particularly for the proposed increase in children in licensed Home-Based Child Care. It appears to me that young children (0-4) are not really that important to Ontarians!
A: Ontario should add another RECE per age group for children under 4
A: I would not want to adapt to this model
A: Ontario should add another RECE per age group for children under 4
A: I would not want to adapt to this model
A: The ratios for school age are not appropriate, specifically the older age group with one staff (& an unpaid young teenage assistant). Children are presenting with many behaviours, so when the staff is dealing with the child with the behaviour the 13 year old is dealing with the remaining 19. How can anyone say this is a safe situation!
A: Ontario should add another RECE per age group for children under 4
A: The space does not have the capacity
A: Ratios should stay the same (ie 1 RECE per group)