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: I would not want to adapt to this model
A: I think we are taking a step back by not having the same or more RECEs in the classroom. However, the school board has been hiring aggressively for ECEs and perhaps this is the only way to be able to staff until the situation settles itself.
A: Ontario should add another RECE per age group for children under 4
A: The space can be converted with additional funding
A: Finding dedicated passionate RECE’s is already an issue. RECEs have been subsidizing childcare all through my career (salaries are not reflective of a job that the worker always has to be ultra vigilant, is exposed to illness, is constantly on the move, etc). These proposed changes blatantly make statements like “reduce costs to families and the subsidy system” and “the changes may potentially reduce what parents/families pay in child care fees, and subsidy costs for children up to age 6 years, by approximately $3500”.
I fear that childcare is being disseminated.
The children of our society are at the mercy of the governments “flavour of the day”. We can spend millions/billions on things that will need to be overhauled in the next 30, 40, 50 years. Spending millions/billions on children – imagine the possibilities for hundreds of years to come.
Feeling my age!!!
A: Ontario should add another RECE per age group for children under 4
A: I would not want to adapt to this model
A: Our child care community it currently meeting to suggest alternatives to the proposed regulation changes that will be presented to Minister Sandals. Sadly, I feel the ECE field is being coerced into the politics of the main stream school system.
A: Our child care community it currently meeting to suggest alternatives to the proposed regulation changes that will be presented to Minister Sandals. Sadly, I feel the ECE field is being coerced into the politics of the main stream school system.
A: Ratios should stay the same (ie 1 RECE per group)
A: The space can be converted with ease
A: Increase the wages for RECEs through funding Equality with School Board wages for RECE Loosing excellent, tea cheers t,o the Board. Early years is the formation of our future.
A: The space can be converted with ease
A: I think the new ratios are scary and many RECEs out there are worried for the children and what kind of care we will be able to provide to such precious little children. It is hard enough meeting all the needs of the children add on less staff and more children some kids ate not going to get the quality they deserve and that patents pay for. These children are learning to potty train sit in a chair share toys feed themselves sleep independent and many other things. I would like whoever is making these ratios to come to where I work for 2 days and tell me that they can do it … Abc day nursery of Windsor
A: Ratios should stay the same (ie 1 RECE per group)
A: I would not want to adapt to this model
A: I hope safety has been addressed. It is very difficult for one single person to safely take care of 5 children of the age of 12-18 months on their own. Often parents that have multiples will have other care takers with them to help them out.
A: Ratios should stay the same (ie 1 RECE per group)
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: I would rather see increased funding than a change in the ratio,especially for infants.
A: Ontario should add another RECE per age group for children under 4
A: I would not want to adapt to this model
A: No
A: Ontario should add another RECE per age group for children under 4
A: I would not want to adapt to this model
A: I don’t think that these changes are going to bring the results that the government is anticipating. I believe that by replacing the DNA with the Modernization Act, all they are doing is taking away the quality care measures that were in place, and replacing them with cost-saving measures that will do nothing to improve the quality of care, or the fact that Canada is rated as the 21st out of 25 countries by the United Nations.