Co-developed by the federal government with the Assembly of First Nations, Inuit Tapirit Kanatami and the Métis National Council, this newly-announced IELCC Framework includes 3 frameworks (First Nations, Inuit and Métis Nation). Also announced was up to $1.7 billion over 10 years to support the autonomous, community-driven and nation-based governance of Inuit, MORE
The Provincial government announced funding to increase a $1/hour raise retroactive to September 1, 2018 for front-line Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) in licensed child care programs that have been approved for BC’s child care fee reduction initiative. The wage enhancement will apply to some ECEs in other programs as well. An MORE
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First Call is excited to announce that Nadine Gagné-L’Hirondelle has been hired to work on our Early Years Call to Action Campaign. Nadine is a passionate child advocate, who has spent her entire professional career working within early childhood development and intervention in BC. She is a proud Métis person MORE
Good news for families across the province! The BC government has announced the next step on the province’s path to universal child care – funding for the creation of 22,000 new licensed child care spaces over the next three years. Public partners, local governments, school districts, etc., can access $1 MORE
The Minister of Advanced Education, Skills, and Training announced expansion of the number of students that can access UBC’s early childhood education (ECE) training program. The $350,000 investment over three years will allow an additional 72 students to take the training. In addition to accessible ECE training, we need government to take MORE
There are grants available to run My Tween and Me, Nobody’s Perfect, and Parent-Child Mother Goose Programs. The BC Council for Families is requesting proposals to plan and deliver these programs between September 2018 – March 31, 2019. There is a total of $750-1000 available for each selected program. Deadline is September 7, MORE
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Jan White, Director, Early Years Policy and Programs, attended First Call’s June coalition meeting to share information on the shift in Ministry of Children and Family Development early years funding. Changes are underway to invest more in direct supports and services to families and for the ministry to lead more MORE
Communications consultant for Early Years Call to Action campaign First Call: BC Child and Youth Advocacy Coalition is looking for a communications consultant with deep knowledge of the importance of the early years to work with our early years sector partners to develop the content for a comprehensive package of MORE
At the final First Call Coalition Meeting before September, two staff from the Early Childhood Services Planning will be attending our meeting to bring an update about government’s progress on the Early Childhood Development Framework. Emily Horton, Executive Director, Early Years and Indigenous Early Years Policy, and Jan White, Director, MORE
Caring for Kids has released a resource for parents to understand how gender identity develops in children and how parents and caregivers can best promote healthy gender development in children. The resource outlines useful terms, explains how gender identity develops, discusses expression of gender identity, and answers other frequently asked questions in MORE
The Childcare Resource and Research Unit has published the 11th data-based report of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Canada. The resource includes a portrait of each province and territory’s ECEC programs and services, as well as those falling under federal jurisdiction. The British Columbia-specific information outlines the number of kids in child MORE
The Westcoast Child Care Resource Centre has announced their upcoming Vancouver-based workshops for this summer. Reconciliation and Indigenous Place (Wednesday July 4th) will discuss how to introduce social justice issues to young children and decolonize early childhood practices. Engaging Plural Identities (Wednesday July 11th) unpacks the idea of plural and multiple identities for children. Click MORE
It’s only been a short while since the provincial government launched Child Care BC, starting with a Fee Reduction Initiative to lower parent fees in licensed child care programs. The $10aDay campaign calls for government to take action on two critical $10aDay Plan priorities – raising wages for Early Childhood MORE