District ELCC Lead – Final Capacity Building Report

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Early Learning and Child Care Continuum Framework

The level of integration of early learning and child care with K-12 programs can be situated along a continuum from co-existence to integration:

Directions:

Please provide responses to the following questions.

1. Review the continuum of integration and reflect on where the school district currently sits when considering early learning and child care on school grounds. Please identify what aspect on the continuum currently reflects the school district context, nuances, supportive evidence, and steps district can take to support movement along the continuum.(Required)

Reminder: school districts will be in various places on the continuum, each stage is acceptable.

2. What challenges have you faced in expanding access to and/or creating new child care within your district?(Required)

3. What actions did you or others in the district take to support Boards of Education to better understand child care, the district’s role, and identify opportunities to expand access to child care, and integrate child care into the broader learning environment?(Required)

4. In the 2023/24 school year, has district leadership or the board expressed a preference for district-operated child care or third-party operated child care?(Required)

4b. Please share the rationale (if known) for this preference or non-preference.(Required)

5. Describe how the funds for District Capacity Building has been utilized in the 2023/24 school year.(Required)

Please feel free to attach a document outlining your projected/actual budget.

Accepted file types: csv, doc, docx, xls, xlsx, Max. file size: 20 MB.

6. Each school district structured the District ELCC role differently. Please indicate how the district structured the District ELCC role; what could be improved in how the role was structured; what worked? (i.e., Position title, role/responsibility, full time or part time, other portfolios.)(Required)

7. What activities and accomplishments have been achieved by the District ELCC role and the school district in the 2023/24 school year?(Required)

7b. Did the district accomplish what was planned? Why or why not.(Required)

8. What is the district planning to accomplish in the upcoming school year?(Required)

9. Please describe how existing ELCC initiatives were strengthened, supported, or expanded over this school year.(Required)

10. Which roles or organizations (internally and externally) do you consider to be champions for child care in your district?(Required)

Please do not include names of individuals.

11. From your perspective as the ELCC Lead, please describe how this role has strengthened relationships with Indigenous people, communities, and nations regarding child care on school grounds?(Required)

12. Please describe the school district’s relationship with the local Child Care Resource and Referral. Has collaboration with Child Care Resource and Referral supported ELCC work over this school year? Why or why not? What could be improved?(Required)

13. Is there anything else that you would like the Ministry to know?(Required)

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