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LOT Program Now Accepting Applications

Aug 31, 2023

Are you enthusiastic about the outdoors? About land as teacher? The Learning Outside Together (LOT) program is now accepting applications for Cohort 4 running from October 2023 to February 2024. Applications are due by September 15, 2023. Find out more in the poster below or view the LOT program page.

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Media Release: New report recommends BC Early Childhood Educators earn at least $30 to $40/hour

Jul 11, 2023

The creation of new child care programs is not happening fast enough in BC, or across Canada. The major roadblock to expansion is the worsening Early Childhood Educator (ECE) staffing crisis. To address this issue, the BC government committed to develop and implement an ECE wage grid. With this commitment in mind, a scan of ECE wages and wage grids across Canada, including a detailed analysis of ECE wages in BC was carried out by the CCCABC and ECEBC.

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ECEBC is seeking a Full Time Program & Administrative Assistant

Jul 6, 2023

ECEBC is currently seeking a qualified multifaceted candidate for the position of ECEBC Program & Administrative Assistant. This position will work closely with, and report to, the Executive Director and Director to ensure effective execution of the Society’s strategic plan, is in alignment with the ECEBC obligations, as well as broader priorities to satisfy both programmatic and organizational development needs. Come and join the growing and dynamic ECEBC Provincial team!

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The ChildCare BC Bulletin #64 is now Available!

Jul 4, 2023

View the bulletin to find out more about the $10aDay ChildCareBC Program expansion, the opening of a culturally sensitive care centre on Vancouver Island and more.

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The ChildCare BC Bulletin #63 is Online!

Jun 19, 2023

View the bulletin to read more about Indigenous History Month and Indigenous Peoples Day, view a thank you note from Minister of State for Child Care Grace Lore and more.

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The ChildCare BC Bulletin #61 is Now Available!

May 19, 2023

View the bulletin to register for the Minister of State's child care townhall, find out more about The Seamless Day kindergarten pilot program expansion, read about the Métis Nation British Columbia receiving funding for new distinctions-based child care and more.

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Joint Statement to Acknowledge May is Child Care Month 2023 BCACCS, ECEBC, MNBC, CCCABC

May 12, 2023

Across British Columbia children are thriving, parents are able to be at work or school, and communities are prospering in a multitude of ways, all because of quality licensed child care programs. Recognizing May as Child Care Month brings public and political acknowledgement of the significance of quality child care as an essential community service. View the joint statement from BCACCS, ECEBC, MNBC & CCCABC.

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