The Province of BC, through Perinatal Services BC and Child Health BC, is pleased to offer copies of Baby’s Best Chance and Toddler’s First Steps to StrongStart BC program staff. Early learning and child care leads will receive copies of 2024 editions of these resources for distribution to StrongStart BC contacts. Two copies of each book per …
In partnership with adolescent clinical psychologist Dr. Hayley Watson from Open Parachute, the ministry will host three, free virtual sessions for parents, guardians and caregivers that will focus on practical skills you can teach your child and youth (ages 0-19) to prevent substance use and mental health challenges. These sessions will build on a previous presentation, …
Together, Government and child care providers are reducing fees for families and sustaining child care services in communities throughout British Columbia. Child Care Operating Funding (CCOF) assists providers with the day-to-day costs of running a licensed child care facility. Applications for the 2025/26 CCOF renewal are now open through My ChildCareBC Services. To ensure providers have …
The first Student Level Data (1701) collection using the new Education Data Exchange (EDX) will start February 7. Visit the EDX Info Hub for a final checklist to ensure your district and individual schools are prepared.
The Ministry of Education and Child Care has posted the 2024/25 recalculated operating grant and Classroom Enhancement Fund allocations, which are based on actual September 27, 2024, enrolment. Please contact Tim Jah, Director, Funding and Financial Accountability Branch, if you have any questions. Districts must prepare, adopt by bylaw and submit an Amended Annual Budget by March …
Discipline outcomes are posted to enhance the transparency of the processes and decisions made with respect to complaints and reports about educators. Recently, outcomes were posted regarding Alexandra Clare McLean, whose certificate was suspended for two days, and Renee Dawn MacCormack, whose certificate was suspended for five days.
Students in BC will participate in two international assessments this school year: the Progress in International Reading Literacy Study (PIRLS) Field Test, to be administered to Grade 4 students between March 10 and April 17, 2025 and the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), to be administered to 15-year-old students between April 21 and May 30, …
Real Acts of Caring (RAC) Week is February 9-15, 2025 – this year’s focus is Mental Health and the Environment. RAC is about doing something kind for others without expecting anything in return. RAC is celebrating 20 years of spreading kindness and caring and would like to invite you to consider joining this year’s efforts, with …
The new Student Level Data collection function (1701) is now available in the Education Data Exchange (EDX). The first collection through EDX starts February 7. Visit the EDX Info Hub for more information about training resources and key collection dates.
The Ministry has released a new Informal Learning Updates Reporting Guide to support the K-12 Student Reporting Policy. As part of the Student Reporting Policy, parents should receive at least two Informal Learning Updates during the school year. This guide provides additional clarification about the content and format of Informal Learning Updates and answers several …
