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Funding boost eases transition to full - day kindergarten
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The Ministry of Children and Family Development has allocated $1 million in one-time funding for licensed group child-care (30 months to school-age) providers that receive funding under the Child Care Operating Funding program.
This funding is to help child-care providers during the transition period associated with the implementation of full-day kindergarten. It is anticipated that this licence category may be impacted by a lower enrolment in their child-care facilities as a result of more five year olds attending full-day kindergarten in September 2011.
To be eligible to receive this payment, child-care providers must have an active 2010-11 funding agreement under the Child Care Operating Funding program as of Dec. 1, 2010. Eligible child-care providers will receive the one-time payment by the end of March 2011.
For more information on the Child Care Operating Funding program, For more information on full-day kindergarten and StrongStart BC, please visit: http://www.bced.gov.bc.ca/early_learning/
please visit: http://www.mcf.gov.bc.ca/childcare/operating.htm
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Every aspect of a child’s environment, including secure relationships provides an opportunity to help grow a healthy and happy child. The 2009 State of the Child Report provides information on five elements of the Central Okanagan environment: Child Care, Early Learning, Family Economics & Wellbeing, Child-Friendly Cities, and Health.
The report aims to initiate discussions about how well our community is raising healthy children and encourage everyone to take action when and where they can.