In 2010, the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC and the Early Childhood Educators of BC released a draft plan for an Integrated System of Early Care and Learning in BC. The draft responded to BC’s implementation of full school day Kindergarten for 5 year olds and the deepening child care crisis facing BC families.
For over 6 months, thousands of British Columbians engaged in a dialogue about our draft plan. This dialogue helped shape and inform our finalized Community Plan for a Public System of Integrated Early Care and Learning.
The Plan, released in April 2011, offers a concrete, innovative and ambitious way forward and provides a framework for significant and lasting change.
Since its release, the Plan has been enthusiastically endorsed and supported by a growing number of individuals and organizations. These voices are calling on government to adopt and implement the Plan so that children, families, communities and our economy are served by a high quality, universal, democratic and accountable system of early care and learning.
There are 3 ways to endorse the Plan:
- As an individual
- As an organization
- As an academic
FACT SHEETS ABOUT THE PLAN
Fact Sheet 1 now available in English / Chinese / Filipino / Punjabi / Spanish / Vietnamese
Upcoming presentations about the Community Plan:
- Qualicum, June 7, 2012
- Cranbrook, June 12, 2012
Want more information? Read about the Highlights of the Community Plan.
Do you have questions about the Plan? Check out the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ).
Take action: Community Toolkit
Wondering how $10 a day child care fits in with a Living Wage? Check out The Living Wage and Public Policy
Economic Consequences of Quebec’s Educational Childcare Policy
Early Years Economics Forum – Toronto, June 22, 2011
Pierre Fortin, Économie, UQAM; Luc Godbout, Chaire en fiscalité, UofS; Suzie St-Cerny, Chaire en fiscalité, UofS
The Plan in the news:
- George Abbott asked about the Plan by VSB chair Patti Bacchus (at 52:05)
(Voice of BC – Education Report Card, September 22, 2011) - Sharon Gregson on CBC Radio (On the Coast, July 12, 2011)
- ‘Looking to the future’ (Victoria Times Colonist, July 9, 2011)
We appreciate your interest in sharing this information. Please note that if you are making multiple copies of the Plan for ECE students at the post-secondary level, we:
- welcome your donation of $250 per class set, payable to the CCCABC c/o 2772 East Broadway, Vancouver BC V5M 1Y8
- welcome the opportunity to prepare and mail the copies to you. Please contact us at info@cccabc.bc.ca or membership@ecebc.ca
Learn more about this project on the CCCABC or ECEBC website.
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