1ST REPORT OF THE

 

CHILDCARE ADVISORY COMMITTEE

 

Meeting held on February 25, 2016, commencing at 1:30 PM, in Committee Room #4, Second Floor, London City Hall.

 

PRESENT:  D. Gordon (Chair), T. Blaney, S. Carter, N. Elhayek, B. Jackson, J. Keens,

S. McKee, A. Ryan, C. Wagg and J. Martin (Committee Secretary).

 

ABSENT:  J. Rinker.

 

ALSO PRESENT:  E. De Freitas, J. Haveman and A. Rae.

 

 

I.                CALL TO ORDER

 

1.        Disclosures of Pecuniary Interest

 

That it BE NOTED that no pecuniary interests were disclosed.

 

II.               ORGANIZATIONAL MATTERS

 

2.        Election of Chair and Vice-Chair for term ending November 30, 2016

 

That it BE NOTED that the Childcare Advisory Committee elected D. Gordon as its Chair and J. Keens as its Vice Chair for the term ending November 30, 2016.

 

III.             SCHEDULED ITEMS

 

None.

 

IV.             CONSENT ITEMS

 

3.        3rd Report of the Child Care Advisory Committee

 

That it BE NOTED that the 3rd Report of the Child Care Advisory Committee, from its meeting held on October 29, 2015 was received.

 

4.        Child Care Updates

 

That it BE NOTED that the following updates were received:

 

a)          a  verbal  update  and  the  attached  Child  Subsidy  application  and placement stats from A. Rae, Manager, City of London;

 

b)          the  attached  update  from  H.  Gerrits,  Thames  Valley  District  School Board;

 

c)          the attached update from T. Sulowski, London District Catholic School Board;

 

d)          a verbal update from B. Jackson, Partners, with respect to marketing and regulatory changes; and,

 

e)          a verbal update from J. Keens, with respect to licensed home childcare.

 

V.              SUB-COMMITTEES & WORKING GROUPS

 

5.        Adopt a Councillor/TrusteeSub-committee

 

That it BE NOTED that a verbal update from D. Gordon and S. McKee with respect to the Adopt-a-Councillor Initiative was received; it being noted that the Childcare Advisory Committee will proceed to extend invitations to Municipal Council and School Board Trustees to tour childcare and early years programs in their wards between May and October 2016.


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6.        Terms of Reference Sub-committee None.

VI.             ITEMS FOR DISCUSSION

 

7.        2016 Child Care Advisory Committee Work Plan

 

That the attached 2016 Work Plan for the Childcare Advisory Committee BE FORWARDED to Municipal Council for consideration.

 

VII.           DEFERRED MATTERS/ADDITIONAL BUSINESS

 

None.

 

VIII.          ADJOURNMENT

 

The meeting adjourned at 3:47 P.M.

 

 

 

 

 

 

NEXT MEETING DATE: May 3, 2016

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