Today we would like to highlight and uplift Taylor Parker (Metis). Taylor is an ECE I/T with Comox Valley AHS. Taylor recently was nominated and won the Childcare BC Lenora Pritchard Award for Excellence.
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Parents deserve access to affordable, high-quality child care. This month, we’re welcoming more than 1,375 child care spaces into the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program. This will help BC families save thousands of dollars a year, and will also benefit our communities.

Join me in recognizing May as #ChildCareMonth ! Child care is critical for families to fully participate in their communities and economies. And child care professionals give children valuable early skills and experiences: news.gov.bc.ca/30788] #ChildCareBC #BC

New 10 a Day childcare spaces for Langley & BC!
The Ministry of Education and Child Care announced1,377 more childcare spaces are now a part of the $10 a day Program in BC including 28 new spaces at New Generations Early Learning in Langley.
news.gov.bc.ca/28037
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40 additional names in the past two weeks sadly. #Kamloops families are in dire need of more spaces and $10-a-day #childcarebc

Proud to deliver remarks on behalf of my colleague Hon. Mitzi Dean, at the opening of Ripple Rock Child Care Centre. 30 new school-aged spaces with $1.1M in ChildCareBC New Spaces funding. Thank you School District 72 & CUPE 723 for your collaborative work to make this project a reality!

Setting up an art exhibit at City of Terrace art gallery! 'Childhoods: Becoming, Inheriting & Unbounding Bodies' New possibilities with alternative narratives in ECE. Who can a body be? BC ECPN #ece #childcarebc #pedagogy #education #earlychildhoodeducation #mayischildcaremonth

There is no child care without educators!

This year we increased the wage enhancements for most ECEs in licensed child care to $6/hr & added the Specialized Certification Grant - up to $3000 for educators with specialize education!

Check out ECEBC for more!

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Sad news re: the impending closure of Muddy Buddies childcare (31-spaces). The licensed group centre has served #Kamloops for 25+ yrs. Due to the property owner's decision to sell, the childcare provider faces the challenge of finding a new affordable location. #childcarebc

$10 a Day ChildCareBC: gov.bc.ca/10adaychildcare

To apply for the Affordable Child Care Benefit, visit: gov.bc.ca/affordablechil…

For more information about ChildCareBC, visit: gov.bc.ca/childcare

I was honoured to announce $2.16M in Prov. & Fed. funding via the ChildcareBC New Spaces Fund, for the RDNO & Whitevalley Community Resource Centre, on behalf of Minister Grace Lore. This funding will provide a new permanent home for 54 childcare spaces in the Village of Lumby.

Affordable, quality child care is not a nice-to-have; it’s a must-have to make our community more equitable for all, just like our right to #bced !

Thanks for the inspiring pre-conference World Forum Foundation! Amazing to see how united we are in advocating for #ChildCareBC $10aDay Child Care!

May is #ChildCareMonth ! Massive thanks to our incredible early childhood educators who are the ❤ of child care! #ChildcareBC #childcaremonth #ECEs

Mary Tegee was Such an incredible speaker! 🥰🥰🥰 It sure feels good to be surrounded by passionate advocates, change makers & deep thinkers in the Early Learning field! #childcareBC #worldforum #Inspired #communityFocused

BC started the #ChildCareBC plan in 2018, and rolled out 50% fee reduction in 2022. Child care is a right. We need to keep building on this new $10aDay Child Care social program! ☀️

Thanks for the inspiring talk and child care overview at the #WorldForum on Early Care and Education!

$10 a Day ChildCareBC Centres - Prov of BC
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Thrilled to share the news of a new child care centre in #Vancouver . Together, we're building a brighter future for our children. Learn more about it: news.gov.bc.ca/30771. #ChildCareBC

Happy #ChildCareMonth ! Join me in celebrating child care providers and ECE's across the province who keep our children safe and provide them with care and learning every day. news.gov.bc.ca/30788 #ChildCareBC

More than 700 child care spaces are moving into the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program!

This saves families $920 a month on average – just one way we're making child care more accessible and affordable. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2024E…

Learn more about ChildCareBC: gov.bc.ca/ChildCare

The children visiting their art exhibit with their families today! City of Terrace Art Gallery 'Childhoods: Becoming, Inheriting, and Unbounding Bodies' Children see their work and lives reflected in public space BC ECPN #ece #childcarebc #Pedagogy ECEBC