Effective December 1, 2023, Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) employed by non-public sector employers will receive another hourly raise in support of the essential work they do to educate and care for young children. More than 12,000 eligible ECEs working at participating licensed child care facilities will receive the additional $2 per hour raise, based on …
Held last week at the Coast Coal Harbour Hotel in Vancouver, the 2023 Early Learning Child Care (ELCC) Summit: Supporting a Child Care Ecosystem featured innovative dialogue on enhancing integrated child care as a core service throughout B.C. For those who could not attend, a recording is available on YouTube. Thank you to the school …
The Ministry of Education and Child Care will conduct a parent survey this November to better understand the regional and provincial demand for school-aged child care. Schools with Kindergarten to Grade 7 students will be asked to distribute the survey to parents to help inform long-term planning and policy development for child care in B.C. …
The Ministry of Education and Child Care is expanding participation in the Strengthening Early Years to Kindergarten Transitions (SEY2KT) project which follows an inquiry-based approach to: Interested districts may submit an expression of interest by November 3. For questions, email EDUC.EarlyLearning@gov.bc.ca.
The Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) Summit, Supporting a Child Care Ecosystem, on October 13 at the Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue in Vancouver, is approaching. Top leaders in child care, business and community will join in meaningful discussion on supporting a quality early learning and child care system that families can rely …
In partnership with the Ministry of Education and Child Care, the University of British Columbia Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) is continuing to expand Compassionate Systems Leadership training opportunities for the education system. HELP is launching a renewed suite of trainings, which can be found on the new BC Compassionate Systems Leadership Network website. The website …
Changing Results for Young Children is a collaborative inquiry project that strengthens learning networks between community and school educators to support social and emotional well-being in young children. The Ministry of Education and Child Care will be hosting a virtual Provincial Networking Session on October 4 from 9:00 am to 12:00 pm PDT. The theme …
The Ministry of Education and Child Care is hosting the 2023 Early Learning and Child Care Summit in Vancouver at the Morris J Wosk Centre for Dialogue on October 13, 2023. The theme is Supporting a Child Care Ecosystem. Representatives from the child care sector have been invited to attend alongside business, municipal and community …
A reminder to review instructions, ensure a Senior Administrator has reviewed and approved, and submit the final Environmental Scan Inventory and Report to EDUC.EarlyLearning@gov.bc.ca by July 15. The Early Learning branch is available to support and respond to questions in advance of the deadline.
Please review instructions, ensure a Senior Administrator has reviewed and approved, and submit the final Environmental Scan Inventory and Report to EDUC.EarlyLearning@gov.bc.ca by July 15. The Early Learning branch is available to support and respond to questions in advance of the deadline.
