{"id":67263,"date":"2026-04-29T11:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T18:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/?post_type=district_update&p=67263"},"modified":"2026-05-01T13:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T20:02:42","slug":"dm-bulletin-may-1-2026-67263","status":"publish","type":"district_update","link":"https:\/\/blog.gov.bc.ca\/ecc-dm-bulletin\/district_update\/dm-bulletin-may-1-2026-67263\/","title":{"rendered":"DM Bulletin – May 1, 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Friday May 1, 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Kaye Krishna<\/strong>
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Happy Friday!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

May is Child Care Month, a time to celebrate the essential work that child care professionals do to support children, families and communities. As we expand access to child care on school grounds, I want to recognize the role that you, your early learning child care leads, and staff play in supporting earliest learners through pre-teens in ensuring care-giving environments are safe, stable and enriching places for children to grow, explore and thrive. Please note the upcoming ChildCareBC Town Hall for early learning and child care professionals mentioned below. \u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You\u2019ll also find in this week\u2019s bulletin, an updated policy that responds to feedback we\u2019ve heard from you around the length of letters of permission; an extension on the 2025-26 Student Learning Survey deadline; new professional learning opportunities for M\u00e9tis teachers; information on Canadian Mental Health Week and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Enjoy your weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kaye<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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