From Quebec moving in Ontario

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Peacefulbird is right.....lots of changes happening here. The Coalition of Independent Childcare Providers of Ontario (CICPO) has been very active in bringing recognition to the Independent (unlicensed) sector as, until now, no research had been done, despite the fact that we represent nearly 80% of the childcare market. We are pursuing a direct licensing model, free of third party agencies. Aside from that, we have executive members who know this bill inside and out. Our main Facebook page is a great place to find all the information you need surrounding the , CCEYA and new regulations. Unfortunately, there is often a lot of misinformation being disseminated. Even the Ministry, on a number of occasions, has put out misinformation. If you want to know what's going on, visit https://www.facebook.com/groups/CICPO/ and our legislation guru will tell you anything you need to know if you can't find it in our documents.

The next provincial election is what will tell the tale of what direction childcare will go in the future. If the current party is reelected, then things will continue this way and independent care will continue to decline. If not, we certainly have more opportunity to turn things around. CICPO is currently working with the opposition in a joint effort to change policies. Here's hoping to a new party in office in 2018!