Resources & Tools

Early Learning Program Resources

The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care developed a kit to:

1.    Help child care centres plan and move forward with the Early Learning Program, and

2.    Help child care centres that are facing financial trouble / the possibility of closure or merger in the near future.

For more information, and to download the kit, please click here.

Day Nurseries Act and Legislation

The province of Ontario launched a great resource to help child care supervisors better understand licensing requirements in Ontario.

Visit their website, childcarelearning.on.ca

Pour le site français, visitez infogarderies.on.ca

Emergency Preparation

Niagara Region’s Children Services put out a few great resources for preparing child care programs for emergency situations.

For Your Guide: Preparing Child Care for Emergencies, please click here. For a procedures manual – which tells you what to do, who does what, and where to go for information – please click here.

For Emergency Response Plan templates and forms, please click here.

New Amendments to Health and Safety Legislation

For a new checklist created by the OCBCC for compliance, sample Workplace Harassment and Workplace Violence Policies, and other resources please click here.

Benefits and Insurance

For information on Group Benefits and Professional Liability Insurance, please click here.

Writing an Inclusion Policy

For a great resource from Manitoba on writing an inclusion policy, please click here.

Pandemic Planning Resources

For resources, planning kits and information about pandemics, please click here.