{"id":67363,"date":"2026-04-29T08:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T15:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/?post_type=article&#038;p=67363"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:14:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:14:52","slug":"virtual-childcarebc-town-hall-with-minister-beare","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/article\/virtual-childcarebc-town-hall-with-minister-beare\/","title":{"rendered":"Virtual ChildCareBC Town Hall with Minister Beare"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group hide-on-main\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><div class=\"taxonomy-action_or_info wp-block-post-terms\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/action_or_info\/action\/\" rel=\"tag\">For Action<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-release_date article-release-date wp-block-post-terms\"><span class=\"wp-block-post-terms__prefix\">Published <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/release_date\/2026-05-01\/\" rel=\"tag\">Friday May 01 2026<\/a><\/div>\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-post-title\">Virtual ChildCareBC Town Hall with Minister Beare<\/h1><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Early learning and child care professionals are invited to attend a virtual ChildCareBC town hall hosted by Minister of Education and Child Care, Lisa Beare on <strong>May 20, 2026, from 6:00\u20137:00 pm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister and ministry executive will speak to recent child care progress in B.C. and highlight upcoming engagement opportunities, including how early learning and child care professionals can help inform the next steps and future direction of ChildCareBC. Participants will have an opportunity to share feedback during the event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please register using the link below, which will also be available on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content?id=7BE91AA05F4540AA9E3F06D3A3E9511A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ChildCareBC Engagement&nbsp;web page<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Registration link: <a href=\"https:\/\/events.teams.microsoft.com\/event\/45905c4c-3f66-4f67-ba8a-0fdd5935fd32@6fdb5200-3d0d-4a8a-b036-d3685e359adc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virtual ChildCareBC Town Hall with Minister Beare<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After registering, participants will receive details on how to join the virtual session. A recording will be posted online for those unable to attend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please note: this town hall is intended to support broad-level engagement with the Minister and is not designed to address detailed operational or technical questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We encourage you to share the registration link within your networks of early learning and child care professionals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Early learning and child care professionals are invited to attend a virtual ChildCareBC town hall hosted by Minister of Education and Child Care, Lisa Beare on May 20, 2026, from 6:00\u20137:00 pm. 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