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 assists providers with the day-to-day costs of running a licensed child care facility. It also enhances early childhood educator wages and reduces fees for families.
The Ministry confirms, per the All Superintendents call on January 19, 2024, the District Early Learning and Child Care Lead (ELCC) role is funded through the Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement (2021 to 2026). Funding for these roles will continue until June 2026. The Ministry will continue to work with the ELCC Leads …
On December 9 the Province launched My ECE Registry, a new digital platform that streamlines Early Childhood Educator (ECE) certification by enhancing transparency and reducing wait times for applicants.
On July 1, 2024, Ministerial Orders and several policies and government documents pertaining to supports and services for students with disabilities or diverse abilities were amended to include more current, respectful and inclusive terminology.
Since its launch in 2017, the Student Success website has become an important tool providing public-facing school, district or community data through summary reports, dashboards and other data visualizations. The goal is to present data in context to help analyze provincial and local performance to support parents and student learning. The ministry is seeking input …
School districts will be contacted by Gordian (VFA) to provide facility maintenance data on January 6 and will have until January 31 to submit it to VFA. This data will assist the ministry in maintaining accurate information about the condition and maintenance requirements of school district facility assets between physical building assessments. Please contact Ameer …
Registration is now open for the All Superintendents Meeting, BCASBO and BCSTA association meetings (March 6), and the annual Partner Liaison Meeting (March 7). The meeting will be held at the Radisson Vancouver Airport in Richmond. Room reservations will be prioritized on a first come, first served basis and need to be reserved by January …
School districts are required to complete the interim financial report (downloadable.xls) for the Feeding Futures Fund and the Student and Family Affordability Fund. Completed reports must be submitted to ECC.schoolfood@gov.bc.ca by December 31. Please read the instructions carefully, as the reporting template includes a report for each of the following: Instructions can also be found …
