Ontario

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Response to last year's Team Building and Leadership Camp was overwhelming! Therefore, by popular demand, we present our 2nd Annual Camp Event, which will continue the tradition of a unique hands-on leadership adventure!

The groundbreaking Camp was designed to ignite the fuel that inspires RECEs to invigorate the "leader within". It will bring together seasoned RECEs with those new to the sector to offer a great opportunity to network and build relationships under the backdrop of this spectacular natural environment.

Camp AECEO will revitalize and spark positive change within you as a leader in your profession and as a team player.

Whether you are a first timer or a returning camper, the experience will give you memories to last you a lifetime!

Presented by the Acorn School, participants will be introduced to 4 Registered Early Childhood Educators working collaboratively in a Reggio inspired school in Richmond Hill who will share their teachingpractices that include their philosophy, their environment and the classroom projects.

Taking into consideration that participants will be coming to this conference at various stages in their journey towards Reggio Inspired Emergent Curriculum, the day will be focused on sharing and engaging to assess comfort levels and next steps of implementation. This is professional development for our RECEs by RECEs. Participants will
take from this a clear understanding of what is possible when teachers reflect on their values and beliefs about children, families and each other.

Leading up to this year's provincial budget, thousands of Ontarians sent messages to their MPP to say that child care matters to them. We warned of a wave of closures and fee increases if stabilization funding was not provided.

Despite our warnings, there was no money in the budget to protect Ontario's child care sector.

We have been here before - in 2009, child care faced cuts without funding in the budget. The budget came and went without funding - but we continued our campaign and new, permanent, provincial funding was a part of the 2010 provincial budget. We all need to get informed and raise awareness in our community.

We need to keep the pressure on!

On Friday May 4th, we will come together outside the Ontario Legislature and remind politicians that child care matters to all Ontarians.

Child care is vital for our kids, our families and our communities. Right now 4 out of 5 Ontario kids are left out of licensed child care. We can't afford to lose a single space.

All are welcome (including kids of course!). Feel free to bring signs!