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Ministry of Education
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Toronto ON M7A 0B8
Ministère de l’Éducation
315 rue Front Ouest
Toronto (Ontario) M7A 0B8
To: Child Care Licensees
Consolidated Municipal Service Managers and District Social Services Administration Boards
District School Boards
From: Phil Graham, Assistant Deputy Minister, Early Years and Child Care Division
Date: November 6, 2020
Subject: Updates to Child Care Operational Guidance
As partners in the child care sector, we all know that child care and early years programming plays an integral role in the learning and development of children. It is critical for families to be able to continue working with confidence knowing that their children are in safe environments.
To continue supporting the safe and healthy operation of child care and before and after school programs across the province during this unprecedented time, I am pleased to share a revised Operational Guidance During COVID-19 Outbreak: Child Care Re- Opening document as well as a revised 2020-21 Before and After School Kindergarten to Grade 6 Policies and Guidelines.
Key changes in these documents include:
These changes reflect the latest advice from the Ministry of Health, Public Health Ontario, the Ministry of Labour, Training and Skills Development, and align with the guidance for reopening schools, where appropriate. The Ministry of Education will continue to work with its partners in the Ministry of Health and other sector partners on the health and safety measures in place and will make updates as the COVID-19 outbreak dictates.
In addition, an updated EarlyON Child and Family Centre guidance document that aligns with these documents, where applicable, will be released in the coming weeks.
Thank you again for your continued support and collaboration as we work together in partnership to maintain the delivery of safe and high-quality licensed child care and before and after school programs across Ontario.
Thank you,
Phil Graham