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November 20th, 2019 is National Child Day!

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20 Nov 2019 - 12:00am

National Child Day is celebrated in Canada on November 20 in recognition of our country’s commitment to upholding the rights of children and two historic events: the 1959 signing of the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the adoption of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989.

2019 marks the 30th anniversary of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.

The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child sets out the rights of children with 54 articles that provide us with a solid road map of what is needed to raise healthy and happy children and youth.

The Alberta National Child Day coalition organizes events across the province. Visit our events page to see what’s happening in your community this year!

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Call for Mentees: Early Learning and Child Care Human Resources Innovation and Decent Work Group

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31 Dec 2019 - 12:00am

The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care (OCBCC), in collaboration with the Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario (AECEO), was recently awarded a federal innovation grant to lead a project on Early Learning and Child Care Human Resources Innovation and Decent Work. In the first phase of our project, we recruited a National Network of ELCC stakeholders and held a collaborative problem-solving event to develop and incubate innovative wise practices, HR tools and advocacy strategies to address current staff recruitment and retention issues faced in the ELCC Sector. The second phase of our project is to create mentorship pairs that will pilot these wise practices and HR tools. 
 
We are currently recruiting "Mentees" from across Canada to pilot innovative decent work practices and HR tools at their centre over a 3-4 month period, with the support of a mentor. Our cross-Canada mentors bring diverse experiences as leaders in child care centres, including at Aboriginal Head Start, Montessori, minority language, and Early Years/family resource programs.
 
Menteeship is voluntary, however, there is a $500 honorarium associated with mentorship participation.  If you are interested in becoming a Mentee, or would like more information, please contact the OCBCC at rachel@ontariochildcare.org

 

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Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
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Rachel
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rachel@ontariochildcare.org
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416-538-0628
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