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BREAKING NEWS FOR CHILD CARE OWNERS & MANAGERS
Mark Your Calendar!
Friday, November 5--ADCO Fall Conference
The 2010 ADCO Fall Conference will take place on Friday, November 5 at the Delta Markham Hotel & Conference Centre. This exciting event is designed exclusively for child care owner/operators and the most senior members of their staff teams. It is an excellent opportunity to do some advance planning for 2011. The day’s agenda will cover topics such as staff performance appraisals, as well as the curriculum and organizational elements associated with the new Kindergarten Early Learning Program.
In addition to a morning of great workshop choices, you’ll be treated to a feature-length afternoon keynote by human resources and management expert Sue Douglas, of SDC Solutions. You’ll also enjoy opportunities throughout the day to visit the many displays in the exhibit hall and to learn about exciting new products and services. You might even wish to take this opportunity to turn your time away from the centre into a mini management retreat, checking into the hotel on Thursday evening with your senior staff and staying over until Friday.
Conference participants planning to arrive on Thursday evening are invited to attend a casual, drop-in reception and network with other ADCO members over appetizers, snacks and light refreshments. Registration information will be available soon, so mark your calendar and plan to attend.
Province Announces Passage of Bill 242
On April 27th, the McGuinty government announced the passage of Bill 242, the Full-Day Early Learning Statute Law Amendment Act. The announcement enables the introduction of the Early Learning Program for five-year-olds. Additionally, the Minister of Education and the Minister of Children and Youth Services announced measures that will have an impact on licensed child care centres.
To support providers as they transition, the government announced $51 million in stabilization funding which will grow over the course of program deployment. These funds will be available to both not-for-profit and private providers to mitigate fee increases. The government also announced an infusion of $12 million over five years to support not-for-profit agencies as they renovate their sites. While ADCO had hoped that both programs would be available to members regardless of auspice, the inclusion of both private and not-for-profit providers in the overall stabilization program is a step in the right direction. Beyond this, the government announced that responsibility for policy and program development within child care will transition from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services to the Ministry of Education. It is important to note, that while this transition is significant, no near-term changes are anticipated to the present licensing and inspection regime.In addition, the government announced that Dr. Charles Pascal, the author of With Our Best Future In Mind would be retained to act as an advisor to Minister Broten and to develop recommendations around ways in which parents could access care and services for their children in a more timely and efficient manner.ADCO will continue to keep you updated as the situation develops.
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