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Minister's Message
Summer is finally here!
Exuberance is in the air as thousands of youngsters set free from their classrooms eagerly get ready for some fun in the sun and freedom from the schedule they’ve kept over the past school year. It’s a great time of year for families – picnics at the beach, camping, visiting relatives and friends…even running through the backyard sprinkler can be a memorable and joyous experience. Read more |
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Did you know ...
- Effective July 1, children between 40 to 80 lbs. and or until their 9th birthday will be required by law to be placed in a booster seat.
- On May 29, the Ministry of Children and Family Development will host its first Child Care Awards of Excellence to recognize the valuable contributions of early childhood educators and licensed family child-care providers in B.C.
- The Child Care Operating Funding Program now supports more than 87,000 licensed child care spaces -almost double what it was in 2001.
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BC PALS Program Supports Big Science for Little Hands
Science World has designed workshop materials for young children to explore their world.
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For more information on child care in B.C. call toll free
1-888-338-6622
or visit
mcf.gov.bc.ca/childcare/
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May 2008
May 2008 has been proclaimed Child Care Month / Child Care Provider Appreciation Day Read more | |
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Child Care Facilities Honoured For More than Four Decades of Service |
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The Ministry of Children and Family Development hosted its first Child Care Legacy Awards in February 2008 to recognize the valuable contributions and honour the long service of child care centres across B.C. It was a real pleasure to host the 2008 Child Care Legacy Awards for child care organizations that have been providing child care programs and services for over 40 years.
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Minister Reid at a child care celebration at Vancouver General Hospital on March 26, 2008.
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