Category: Resource Consultants

Child Care and Early Years Act Review

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The Ministry of Education  is seeking feedback on proposed regulatory amendments under the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 (CCEYA). 

Please see the following documents:

We encourage you to provide the ministry with your comments no later than November 20, 2020. You can send your response by e-mail to: CCEYA_consultation@ontario.ca 

Returning to Child Care: Preparing ourselves and our children

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Children’s Centre Thunder Bay has created a video called Returning to Child Care; Preparing ourselves and our children. This video has been uploaded to the CCTB website and can be accessed using the link below:

http://www.childrenscentre.ca/en/developmental-services/preschool-assessment-consultation-program

The video is a 30 minute presentation for families when introducing a child to the early learning environment in the age of COVID-19. It focuses on building new life-skills with children and encouraging open and respectful communication between caregivers and staff in the context of a constantly changing situation.

Please feel free to share this link with families. 

Valuing Educators as Child Care Re-Opens

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The Building on How Does Learning Happen? document states that “Involving educators in planning for reopening right from the beginning, values their expertise and ideas and is critical for a successful reopening.” It further goes on to say that “Educators who experience being valued contributors will be better able to support children and their families during the re-opening transition” (Ontario, 2020, p. 3).

We want to know how you feel educators can be involved at your centre! Share your ideas below!

Special Needs Resources Programs Survey

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Hello! My name is Ashley Hymers, I am a Resource Consultant with the Special Needs Resources Program (SNRP) at Children’s Centre Thunder Bay (CCTB).

As part of our continuous improvement philosophy using a LEAN model at Children’s Centre Thunder Bay, the SNRP program is currently looking at the Progress Review process that is completed for children involved with the Special Needs Resources Program. This process is used to monitor children’s progress in relation to their Early Learning Support Plan (ELSP) goals which are implemented by the Child Care Program.

We are looking to get feedback from the voice of the customer, which is you. If you could please take the time to complete the attached survey and please forward this to your Executive Director, Supervisor, Assistant Supervisor, Front Line Educators, and Support Staff. We are working towards streamlining the process to provide quality services for your program. We value your feedback and opinion!

The results of this survey will be shared with the LEAN green belt working group and are anonymous as there is no identifying information. Please complete the survey by August 4, 2020.

You can access the survey by clicking the link below or copy and pasting it into a browser:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2020SNRPReview

Thank you for your time and feedback!

Ashley Hymers RECE, RC

Resource Consultant

New Ministry Document: Building on How Does Learning Happen?

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The Ministry of Education has released a new document to extend on How Does Learning Happen? titled Building on How Does Learning Happen?.

Click the link below for access:

http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/building-on-how-does-learning-happen-child-care.pdf

This PDF highlights the ways programs can continue to foster the Four Foundations during these times of change and uncertainty due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  This document contains reflective questions, stories, and suggestions for programs of ways to continue to align with How Does Learning Happen? during these unprecedented times.

Please review the document and share it widely with your colleagues in the early years profession, and stay tuned as we will continue to post on our portal about Building on How Does Learning Happen? and offer some opportunities for our community to engage and share ideas and stories about pedagogy during the COVID-19 pandemic.