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The College of Early Childhood Educators (CECE), the regulatory body that certifies DECEs and RECEs in Ontario, has informed their members that their annual registration fee will increase by 9.4% this year. DECEs and RECEs must maintain their certification in order to work in the field.
OPSEU/SEFPO President JP Hornick has sent the following letter demanding the reversal of this fee increase to the Registrar and Council Chair of the CECE, copied to Minister of Education Todd Smith; NDP MPP and official opposition education critic Chandra Pasma; Liberal MPP and education critic Karen McCrimmon, and Green Party Leader Mike Schreiner:
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On behalf of OPSEU/SEFPO, I call on you to immediately reverse this fee increase on Early Childhood Educators. We stand with our fellow education unions, the Ontario Federation of Labour, and the Ontario Coalition for Better Childcare in saying that the CECE should find ways to balance their budget without placing an additional financial burden on underpaid Early Childhood Educators.
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