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T H E A S S O C I A T I O N O F D A Y C A R E O P E R A T O R S O F O N T A R I OADCO

ADCO Members Raise Nearly $50,000 For Children’s Hospitals

The Nitty-Gritty of the New Not-for-Profit Legislation

OrleAns ChilDCAre Centre CelebrAtes 30th AnniversAry!

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Ontario’s Childcare Industry

CO-PRESIDENTS'. . . . . . . 3MESSAGE

As.I.See.It. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5The.New.Not-for-Profit.Legislation

POLICY.WATCH .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..7Not.All.Parents.Are.Sold.on.FDK

FEATURE.STORY .. .. .. .. .. .. ..8Natural.Playspaces.Inspire.Creativity

COVER.STORY. . . . . . . . .10Orleans.Childcare.Centre’s.30th.Anniversary

KIDS.HELPING.KIDS.WALKATHON .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .13

ADCO.MEMbERSHIP.PROGRAMS .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .15

What.Happens.in.a.Claim.with.Water.Damage

HEALTH,.SAFETY.&.NUTRITION

. .Preventing.Serious.Occurrences—Part.2 . . . . . . .17

MARKETPLACE. . . . . . . .19

ADCO.MEMbERSHIPINFO .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .20

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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board.of.Directors

Kim.YeamanCo-President

Simcoe County

Wendy.MarshallCo-President

Bolton–Palgrave

Karen.EilersenTreasurer ~ Barrie

Greg.HumphreysPeel Region

Holton.HunterToronto

Erla.McCaigWaterloo–Halton

Mila.KotovNepean

Carol.SiderisOrangeville

Kerri.WhitakerMarkam

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by:.Wendy.Marshall.&.Kim.Yeaman.

ADCO’S.FOCUS.IS.YOU!

his summer has been an eventful one for ADCO. The Provincial Ombuds-

man’s Office launched an inves-tigation into the Ministry of Edu-cation’s failure to follow-up on complaints regarding unlicensed, informal caregivers and the subse-quent death of a child in one such home. ADCO contributed informa-tion and recommendations to that investigation, based in large part, on our experiences supporting par-ents through our 1-800 number. Additionally, the Provincial govern-ment began accepting public input on its scheduled review of the Early Childhood Education Act, and on a new regulation being proposed by the Ontario College of Early Child-hood Educators. ADCO has contrib-uted to both of these consultation

processes as well. Public outreach through media interviews has also kept us busy, as for the first time in many years, child care issues have received significant media atten-tion. ADCO’s media relations work has been focused on helping fami-lies better understand the difference between licensed and informal child care, and how the Provincial Early Learning Program (ELP) is impact-ing both the cost and availability of regulated care for their children.

Coming back to our experienc-es supporting families through our 1-800 number, it is worth noting that the number of enquiries ADCO has received from parents increased significantly in 2012 and 2013, per-haps due to growth in the number of families relying on unlicensed, informal care arrangements. Ironi-cally, much of the work ADCO has done with parents in this regard involves making them aware of the resources available through the Ministry of Education web site, so they can check to see if their care-giver is licensed and follow-up with the Ministry of Education Licensing and Quality Assurance contact in their local area. Most parents who call ADCO with concerns about their child’s care are surprised to learn that they have been dealing with an unlicensed caregiver.

Another area where ADCO has been active is in helping its members adjust to the changes in

their client bases as a result of the rapid roll-out of the Provincial ELP. ADCO members have been report-ing increasing numbers of children with special needs, and learning and behavior challenges. In many cases, the families of these children recognize that the larger group sizes and pedagogical approach used in the school-based programs simply doesn’t work for them. To keep their children from being left behind, many of them are choos-ing independent licensed child care programs instead. While some ADCO members are extraordi-narily well equipped to meet these needs, it’s still a learning curve for others. To help ADCO members make this transition, my colleague, Resource Teacher, Sandra Vieira, was pleased to share her expertise via the ADCO Coffee Club Webinar held on July 19.

If you haven’t yet participated in one of these free, interactive ses-sions, please plan to join the Cof-fee Club Webinar scheduled for Friday, October 25 at 11:00 am. Mary Soundy will provide an in-troduction to the topic of behav-ior management and participants will be able to ask questions, share insights and learn from one an-other. We’re still putting together the Coffee Club Webinar schedule for 2014, so if you have a specific area of expertise that you’d be will-ing to share with your fellow ADCO

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“ADCO’smediarelationsworkhasfocusedonhelpingfamiliesunderstandthedifferencebetweenlicensedandinformalchild

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members, please do let us know at [email protected].

The 2013 ADCO Fall Confer-ence scheduled for Friday, Novem-ber 8 at the Delta Markham pro-vides another opportunity for you to get new ideas about making your program more inclusive of all chil-dren. Our keynote speaker will be Lisa Chiodo, Resource Teacher with Brampton Caledon Community Living. We are also pleased to be of-fering a selection of exciting work-shops, including an exploration of the ELECT criteria and practical, cost-effective methods you and your staff can use to document chil-dren’s progress, led by education consultant Helene Pouliot-Cleare. Other workshop topics and speak-ers will include: staff retention with Mary Soundy of Alpha Child Care; effective communication with mo-tivational speaker and trainer Mi-chael Lewis; and tips on managing wayward employees from the team at HR Off-Site.

Aside from these great learning opportunities for you and your se-nior staff, and exhibits from a wide variety of suppliers to the industry, one very important reason to at-tend the ADCO Fall Conference is to enjoy the company of your peers from across Ontario. Whether you run a single-site or multi-site pro-gram, whether you run your centres on a not-for-profit or a commer-cial basis, there has seldom been a tougher time to be an independent licensed child care owner/operator. Spending time with others who face the same challenges and learning how they continue to grow and en-hance the services they offer fami-lies is always inspiring. The com-ments we hear over and over again from members who participate in the Fall Conference is that it leaves them feeling much more confident in the future of the independent licensed child care industry and filled with renewed enthusiasm for their work.

While the ADCO conference comes but once a year, the Coffee Club sessions take place much more frequently—once every quarter. If you need help, ideas or a sympathet-ic ear from a fellow member between these times, by all means call ADCO at 1-800-567-7075 or use the general enquiry form at www.adco-o.on.ca. Our member care team will connect you with an experienced child care owner/operator who will be able to assist you. If you’re concerned about potentially speaking with an owner/operator you feel may be competing with you for clients, just let our mem-ber care team know that you’d like to speak with someone from outside of your local area and they’ll ensure that an appropriate connection is made. ADCO provides support and referrals to members every day on issues big and small, so don’t hesi-tate to use this resource. It’s one of the most valuable benefits of your ADCO membership.

Until next time, take care.

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The niTTy-GriTTy of The new noT-for-profiT LeGisLATion

by:.Terry.Romaniuk,.Associate,.Lancaster,.brooks.&.Welch.LLP.

n the last issue, we talked a bit about constating documents and the new Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act. In this issue we will start to

examine the differences between the current statutory re-gime for not-for-profit (“NFP”) corporations in Ontario, the Corporations Act1 of Ontario (the “OCA”), and the statute soon to be proclaimed into force, the Ontario Not-For-Profit Corporations Act2 (the “ONCA”). Even with the ONCA not in force, however, this article, and all remaining articles addressing the ONCA, will be written as if the legislation was already the governing legislation, with references to the OCA and its provisions made in the past tense.

The differences outlined will not be an exhaustive list, as that would be painful both for me to write, and for you to read, but rather a summary of the most signifi-cant changes and what the implications may be to your organization.

IncorporationThe most obvious difference about the very

existence of NFPs through the ONCA, is that incorporation is no longer at the discretion of the Minister of Government Services.3 The ONCA, like the Ontario Business Corporations Act, will allow for NFPs to be incorporated simply by filing the appropriate documents and information.4 This should decrease the time and administration previously attached to a NFP incorporation.

Categorization

Under the ONCA, NFP corporations are divided and sub-divided into categories. The first division recognizes NFPs as a “public benefit corporation” (“PBC”) or a non-PBC. PBCs are then further sub-divided into either “charitable corporations” or non-charitable corporations that receive more than $10,000.00 in a financial year from ‘public’ sources listed in the statute.5 Any corporation that is non-charitable and receives less than $10,000.00 from these sources is considered a non-PBC (i.e. “non-PBC” is the default category).

Recognizing “charitable” corporations is understand-able, but why has the Government of Ontario decided to create the monetary threshold for non-charitable corpo-rations? If the different treatment seen through the pro-visions in the statute can be taken for the reason(s) why this distinction exists (or, at least, as the only reason(s) that matter to us), then the major reasons are:

(a) for greater fiscal accountability of those corpo-rations that use more public monies; and

(b) for greater accountability and oversight within a corporation between those that work for the corporation and those that are charged with overseeing the workings of the corporation.

Fiscal.Accountability

The following chart produced from the draft provi-sions of the ONCA summarizes (a):

Category of Corporation:Annual Revenue

Audit/Fiscal Review Requirements

PBC: $100,000.00 or less None required if Membership passes resolution with vote of 80% approval or greater

PBC: $100,000.00 - $500,000.00 May require only review engagement if Membership passes resolution with vote of 80% approval or greater

PBC: greater than $500,000.00 Audit required

non-PBC: $500,000.00 or less None required if Membership passes resolution with vote of 80% approval or greater

non-PBC: greater than $500,000.00

May require only review engagement if Membership passes resolution with vote of 80% approval or greater

Interestingly, however, each provision in the ONCA that outlines a specific amount of annual revenue con-tains the phrase, “or such other prescribed amount” after the value stated, permitting the potential of only review

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1 Corporations Act, RSO 1990, c C.38 [“OCA”].2 Not-For-Profit Corporations Act, 2010, S.O. 2010, CHAPTER 15

[“ONCA”].3 OCA, supra note 1 at s. 4(1).4 ONCA, supra note 2 at s. 7-9.5 Ibid. at s. 1(1), s.v. “public benefit corporation”.

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engagements being required by NFP corporations, regard-less of the annual revenue taken in.

Organizational.AccountabilityIn pinpointing where (b) is seen most prominently

in the ONCA, Section 69(1) seems to bridge points (a) and (b) perfectly by providing for a greater level of scrutiny in who is now able to be named as auditor (or conduct the review engagement):

In order to be an auditor of a corporation or to con-duct a review engagement of a corporation, a per-son must be permitted to conduct an audit or review engagement of the corporation under the Public Ac-counting Act, 2004 and be independent of the cor-poration, any of its affiliates, and the directors and officers of the corporation and its affiliates.6

The other notable Sections of the ONCA are those un-der Part IV: Directors and Officers. Unlike the OCA, direc-tors do not need to be members of the corporation7 , and even more importantly, not more than one-third of the directors of a PBC may be employees of that corporation or of any of its affiliates8.

Removing directors from office has also become easier under the ONCA, with only a simple majority vote from the members required at a special meeting as opposed to a greater-than-two-thirds vote under the OCA. A related note about the election and terms of directors under the ONCA9 is that the conditions attached to directors elected “in rotation” have been removed, allowing more freedom for a corporation to elect, and, as already stated, dismiss, its directors as desired.

To be honest, it is not as complicated as it may seem the first time you go through it. If anyone has any follow up questions, though, you can reach me at [email protected].

Oh, and if you are at all like me (i.e. a geek for statutory provisions and ‘legal gymnastics’) be sure to pick up the next issue, when we examine “members” and their expanding powers of influence on a not-for-profit…….I can’t wait!

Lancaster,.brooks.&.Welch.LLP.(www .lbwlawyers .com).is.the.Niagara.Region's.oldest.law.firm,.offering.services.for.all.legal.matters.except.criminal ..

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6 The ONCA, supra, note 2 at s. 69(1).7 Ibid. at s. 23(2). NOTE: There are exceptions in the Corporations Act, RSO 1990, c C.38 at s. 286(3), for directors to not have to be members of a

not-for-profit corporation if provided for in the corporations’ by-laws, but they are limited in scope.8 Ibid. at s. 23(3).9 Ibid. at s. 26(1).10 The ONCA, supra, note 2 at s. 287(5).


Ontario’s Childcare IndustryG o v e r n m e n t

by:.Greg.Humphreys,.Chair,.ADCO.Government.Relations.Committee

NOT.ALL.PARENTS.ARE.SOLD.ON.FULL-DAY.KINDERGARTEN

n recent weeks, child care has received a lot of media attention. Earlier this summer, coverage was mostly about the Ministry of Education’s

failure to follow-up on complaints it received regarding unlicensed, informal care givers. It took a child’s death to bring this issue to light. In the weeks since, child care news coverage has largely been about the displacement of families from some school-based facilities as school boards scrambled to roll-out certain aspects of the Early Learning Program (ELP) or about its negative impacts on licensed child care centres.

Traditionally, care for four- and five-year-olds has helped offset the costs of providing care for younger chil-dren, who require more specialized facilities and higher staff/child ratios. By moving large numbers of four- and five-year-olds from licensed centres into schools, the Ministry of Education has undermined the centres’ fi-nancial viability. Many smaller, stand-alone facilities run by churches, community groups and small busi-nesses have been forced to shut down. An even more common occurrence is for programs that have long been located in schools to suddenly be evicted, only to be replaced with an alternative provider. Sometimes on less than two weeks notice.

This is disruptive to families. For those used to the level of service and attention offered by independent li-censed child care programs, switching to a government-run program can come as a shock. They can no longer count on their children receiving a hot meal at lunch-time and two healthy snacks throughout the day. Now, children have to carry with them whatever they’re go-ing to eat. And, depending on the hours of care they require, the family may not even be paying appreciably less for the limited services they’re receiving.

When a news story breaks about child care, parents respond on the discussion forums provided by the me-dia outlets where the story appears. Their comments are largely negative. Some are not sold on the school-based model. Others have become disillusioned with it. And, no amount of government spin about the ben-efits of the ELP or usage of the program seems to be changing their minds. Is it possible that parents are now realizing that what began as a plan to increase access to regulated early learning and care has become something else entirely?

Perhaps parents remember that prior to the advent of the Government’s full-day kindergarten scheme there was a fully functioning licensed child care sys-tem in Ontario. Most licensed child care spaces were within walking distance to a school and many were located right on school grounds. The challenge was that in some areas, there just weren’t enough licensed spaces to meet family needs. In others, there were plenty of spaces, but cash-strapped families couldn’t afford them.

The Government had choices. It could have pro-vided low-interest loans to new and existing licensed child care owner/operators to create new spaces in underserved areas. It could have invested more in fee subsidy assistance for lower and middle income families, which would have helped fill spaces that were sitting empty. Instead, it sought to replace what was already working in the private and not-for-profit sectors with something it owned and ran itself. It has since made the Ministry of Education the primary provider, funder and regulator of licensed child care in Ontario. Almost any other option would have in-creased access to regulated early learning and care services at a lower cost to taxpayers, with fewer neg-ative impacts on families.

The Province was guided by a report it commissioned from a former government official who served in the Rae administration. The report grossly underestimated the direct cost to taxpayers. The Government then saw fit to transfer responsibility for the ELP’s implementation from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services to the Ministry of Education part way through the process. So far, three different Ministers have been in charge of it. Is it any wonder the ELP’s focus has changed from increas-ing access to regulated early learning and care, which most parents understood and supported, to something much more nebulous?

If the Government wishes to regain the trust and confidence of disgruntled parents, it must re-commit to the basics: more regulated child care choices for all fam-ilies and more assistance for families who are struggling with child care costs.

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Ontario’s Childcare IndustryF e a t u r e S t o r y

by:.Preston.Stringer,.bbA,.CPSI.and.the.Earthscape.team

hen you think about your favourite childhood outdoor play space, what comes to mind? Per-haps you remember collecting sticks in the

woods. Maybe it was family time at a beach, hiking in a local park or digging for bugs or worms in the garden. Children need and love outdoor play time where they can explore, create and imagine. They’re fascinated by the natural world, climbing trees, whistling in blades of grass, making dandelion necklaces and running down hills. However, our increasingly urban and electronic lifestyles have created a generation of children who are nature impoverished.

What better opportunity to reconnect children with natural systems and the natural world than when they are actively engaged in exploring, learning and play-ing? Natural playscapes bring children closer to nature by offering spaces with logs, pathways, trees, plants, water and sand. They encourage children to use their imaginations, get dirty, take risks and surprise their senses. They invite children to run, climb, dig, pretend, learn and hide, while also offering opportunities to sit quietly and reflect. This article is designed to give you a basic introduction to the philosophy behind naturalized playspaces and some ideas about the kinds of features they may include.

The.Importance.of.Play.Children play to develop physical, emotional and

cognitive strength and through play, they learn to en-gage with others, explore their world and conquer fears. One of the goals of creating a naturalized playscape is to offer higher quality opportunities for children using fea-tures and designs that facilitate undirected play. When play is prescribed by the play structure, children push to pass others to race on a one-way circuit. Undirected and creative playscapes allow children to use space in a multitude of ways: using their imaginations, working together, resolving conflict, negotiating and learning self-advocacy skills. When play is child-driven rather than structure-driven, children can move at their own pace, discover their own interests and engage in the passions they wish to pursue.

Playground.Design:.Elements.for.Play.SpacesSo what do these creative play spaces look like?

Well, they look a bit like nature with some fun thrown in… In other words, great play spaces incorporate some or all of the following features:

Imaginative Play• creative, custom, kid-friendly themes provide a

starting place for children’s imaginations• some examples include garden-themed climbing

structures shaped like butterflies, caterpillars, inch-worms and slugs; train themed structures such as rail cars, rail ties, train tracks and locomotives; and prehistoric themed structures such as dinosaurs and sea monsters

• carved posts and logs with themes that excite and interest children; lions, sea creatures, horses or farm animals, for example

Physical Play• topographical variation like berms (small hills),

rocks, pathways, valleys, stepping stones, mounds, steps and open spaces offer ideal physical play-scapes

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• creative climbing structures offer a graduated phys-ical challenge and often take the form of log jams, timber structures or playable sculptures

• graduated risk offers opportunity for children to work toward and safely master a variety of physical skills (strength, balance, flexibility and coordination)

Passive Play • shady spots to sit, think and watch others; for exam-

ple child-sized stone or wood benches, seats or tables• hideouts, caves and tunnels give children a sense of pri-

vacy but allow for active supervision by childcare staff

Shade• shade is increasingly being recognized as a major

and necessary component in children’s play spaces • fast growing trees, shrubs and vines, shade sails or

shade structures are recommended • shade structures such as recycled door huts, shaded

teepees or small playable huts can be incorporated as well, and can act as imaginary play structures and a place to cool down

Music• musical instruments can be as simple as hanging

pots from a tree, cowbells on a fence or wind chimes and bells

• tuned xylophones, cowbells, slapaphones, bongos and whale drums

Tactile Play with Water and Sand

• sand and water are often the most popular play features on a young child’s playground

• digging, building and problem solving are impor-tant parts of sand play

• water features can incorporate water buckets, water troughs, dry or ephemeral streams, water features, mud play and water wheels

Loose Parts Play• loose parts give no specific direction to play; they

foster creativity, imagination and can be adapted and manipulated in many ways

• found objects such as wooden blocks, sticks, logs, sand, leaf piles are examples of loose parts

• safe, clean storage is important for loose parts

If you have a playspace you need to develop or redevel-op, consider making it a naturalized environment and in-corporating some of the elements mentioned here. The goal is to create a meaningful, natural space where children are stimulated by nature, colours, themes, water and structures that inspire creativity and fantasy.

For.more.information.and.a.variety.of.educational.documents.on. natural. play. spaces,. visit. Earthscape’s. website. at. www .earthscapeplay .ca


Ontario’s Childcare IndustryC o v e r S t o r y

by:.Andrea.Hannen

n August, the staff, fami-lies and friends of Orleans Childcare Centre in Ot-

tawa celebrated the centre’s 30th anniversary. ADCO board member Mila Kotov, owner/operator of The Playhouse Learning Centre in near-by Barrhaven was pleased to attend these festivities and offer her con-gratulations to Sam and Uttra Bhar-gava. The event had special mean-ing for Kotov, as the Bhargavas and their staff team were tremendously helpful when she was first starting her centre.

“Their willingness to let me visit their centre, to share information and to make their supervisor avail-able to answer my questions was a huge help,” recalls Kotov, who had recently made a career transition to ECE from teaching in an elementary school setting in her native Russia.

Kotov became acquainted with the Bhargavas after her daughter visited the ADCO web site. “I called ADCO and they put me in touch with Sam and Uttra and invited me to attend the ADCO Fall Conference. That was back in 2007,” says Kotov.

“We met lots of new people and ev-eryone was so patient answering my questions. My daughter and I came back from the conference knowing so much more than we did before. Some of my new ADCO friends even invited me to visit their centres, so I could see for myself how they ran them.”

Now Kotov’s program serves over 100 children and employs over a dozen staff. Its program-ming is influenced by the theories of developmental psychologist Lev Vygotsky, in particular, his theory of about zones of proximate devel-opment. Kotov and her staff imple-ment a well-defined curriculum that allows children to succeed at more complicated things than are normally expected of them at their age. At Kotov’s centre, the children learn to count up and down from 10 even before they start talking. The centre’s approach to behaviour management also reflects a collab-orative approach among educators and children, so that each child is supported in his or her development of self-regulation skills.

When asked the about the chal-lenges she faced during the start-up

process, Kotov notes only two; find-ing enough qualified staff and fill-ing all of the spaces she has avail-able. Both have been exacerbated by the Provincial Early Learning Program. “I was lucky,” says Kotov. “When I was working on getting my centre open, I had a really helpful Program Advisor from the Ministry of Children and Youth Services, and got lots of practical advice and sup-port from other ADCO members.”

Helping fellow ADCO members and being involved in their local community are all in a day’s work for Sam and Uttra Bhargava. Sam served as ADCO president from

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“Wewantourstafftohaveasenseofownershipinthecentre.Onlythen,cantheyprovidethebestservicetothe

childrenandtheparents.Involvingtheminthebroaderchildcarecommunityallowsthemtoquicklyseethebigpicture

byinteracting,sharingandbeingup-to-dateonallaspectsofdaycaremanagementandoperations.”

ADCO board member Mila Kotov congratulates Uttra and Sam Bhargava at their centre’s 30th anniversary celebration.



1997 to 1999 and the couple recent-ly donated $1 million dollars to cre-ate the new Neurosciences Clinic at the Ottawa Hospital Research Insti-tute. More than that, the Bhargavas have been powerful advocates for quality and choice in licensed child care for many, many years.

“Helping our peers is a special pleasure and we are learning at the same time, especially when we see them grow,” say the Bhargavas. “The more you give, the more you receive is very true in the long run, both materially and spiritually. We haven’t forgotten how many people helped us get started when we first came to Canada.”

The Bhargavas immigrated to Canada from India in 1983. Like Kotov, Uttra had been an elemen-tary school teacher. Sam had a de-gree in engineering and had worked with his father, who owned a paper mill. After settling in the Ottawa area, the couple met with officials from Statistics Canada to better un-derstand what kinds of businesses were most needed. They used their modest savings to open the first li-censed child care centre in Orleans and within a few short years had tripled the size of the centre.

At the time, Ontario’s licensed child care sector was still very much in its infancy and many municipali-ties were actively encouraging inde-pendent child care programs run as

small businesses to keep expanding. Nonetheless, the Bhargavas recog-nized the importance of licensed owner/operators investing in shared resources and speaking with one voice. They also committed time, money and effort to ensuring this voice would be heard in perpetuity. The Bhargavas were two of the ear-liest members of ADCO and helped lay the foundation for ADCO to be-come the strong, membership-driv-en industry association it is today.

Now, they create opportuni-ties for their staff to be involved in ADCO. “We want our staff to

have a sense of ownership in the center. Only then can they provide the best service to the children and the parents. Involving them in the broader child care community al-lows them to quickly see the big picture by interacting, sharing and being up-to-date in all aspects of day care management and opera-tions,” explains Sam.

Congratulations Orleans Child-care Centre on your 30th year and thank you, Sam and Uttra, for your many contributions to advancement of Ontario’s licensed child sector.

$SAVE MONEY With ADCO’s Member Discount Program!

For the rest of 2013, ADCO Centre Members will receive special

pricing from the following suppliers:

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In 2009, Orleans Child Care worked with the Canadian Organic Growers to create a children’s food garden at the centre.

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by:.Erla.McCaig,.ADCO.Walkathon.Chair

ADCO.MEMbERS.RAISE.NEARLY.$50,000.FOR.CHILDREN’S.HOSPITALS!

ongratulations and thank you to the many ADCO members, staff and families who par-ticipated in the 2013 ADCO Kids Helping Kids

Walkathon. Some 90 ADCO centres participated in this exciting event. Donations are still trickling in and be-ing tallied, but so far, they total nearly $50,000 for On-tario’s four regional children’s hospitals.

In addition to the generous support of ADCO mem-bers, their staff and the families they serve, a number of suppliers to ADCO also made significant in-kind dona-tions to this terrific cause. Thank you to Strategem/C Me Mail, Credit Bureau Services of Canada and The Associa-tion Expert for their support, dedication and generosity.

Participating centres will receive their choice of recogni-tion items—either certificate or plaque plate—in the mail very soon. Donors will receive receipts for their donations

directly from the hospitals. Typically, these receipts are gen-erated in January, well in advance of tax filing time.

All ADCO member centres that registered for the 2013 event will automatically be registered in the 2014 ADCO Kids Helping Kids Walkathon, based on the in-formation you provided this year. If you anticipate a significant change in the number of children participat-ing in 2014, please do let us know at [email protected] by the end of December, so that we can get you all of the supplies you need for a successful event!

In the meantime, ADCO members who wish to support Toronto’s SickKids Hospital, may wish to make special note of the SickKids Get Better Gifts flyer that is enclosed in this issue. If you didn’t participate in the walkathon, this is a great way for you and the families you serve to contribute to a great cause during the up-coming holiday season.

Once again, thank you for making the 2013 ADCO Kids Helping Kids Walkathon such a special and suc-cessful event.

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K i d s H e l p i n g K i d s

CMArK YOur CALENDAr!The 2014 ADCO Kids Helping Kids WalkathonIf you signed up for the 2013 event, you are automatically registered for 2014.

if you didn’t, please take a moment and pre-register today at www.adco-o.on.ca.

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by:.Deborah.Gibson,.b .A .,.CIP

n July 8, Toronto experienced raging rains, overflowing rivers and backed up sewer sys-tems that left countless homes and businesses

flooded. Whether you experienced damaged property or not, here is a handy “to know” list:

Homeowners policies do not cover the peril of “flood” but businesses have the option to pur-chase this coverage with deductibles in the range of $10,000-$25,000. Homeowners and businesses can purchase sewer-back-up coverage with com-mon deductibles of $1,000 for homes and $2,500 for businesses.

Make sure you ASK for this coverage if it is not on your policy now. It is not always an “automatic” extension. How the water enters your business or home will determine whether coverage is available on your policy to respond.

You are expected to “mitigate” any further loss. En-sure precious items are moved from incoming wa-ter, on higher shelves or floors, if possible.

Call your broker or insurance agent to discuss if coverage is available and the nature of your dam-age to report to your insurance company.

You will be encouraged to contact an emergency clean-up firm. In a crisis such as Toronto’s or Cal-gary’s last storms, cleaning companies were at ca-pacity. You may have to wait or hire an emergency clean-up contractor with respect to drying. This will not prejudice your claim. Anything you can do to minimize mold and further damage is important.

Do NOT start or engage in repairs until an adjuster has approved the coverage.

There are typically three phases of adjustment for customers with coverage:

Emergency mitigation. The adjuster will meet with the policy-holder, provide guidance on the process and develop a plan to return the property to its pre-loss condition.

Estimation. Estimators will attend and complete an estimate of repair. Options will be discussed.

Repair. Policyholders will be encouraged to use the insurers’ preferred vendor network for guaranteed work but the choice of contractor will ultimately be the policyholders.

The CCV Insurance & Financial Services team is available to ensure the best outcomes and ease of pro-cess. We encourage you to call us for more information to Be Sure!

This.literature.is.descriptive.only ..The.precise.coverage.af-forded.is.subject.to.the.terms,.conditions.and.exclusions.of.the. policy. issued .. For. further. information,. please. contact.dgibson@ccvinsurance .com

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Ontario’s Childcare IndustryH e a l t h , S a f e t y & N u t r i t i o n

by:.Mary.Soundy,.Supervisor,.Alpha.Child.Care.

In the last issue, we discussed some ways to prevent serious occurrences. We also touched on the important role communication plays in maintaining parents’ trust and confidence. This time, we’ll examine investigation and documentation in more depth.

Finding.out.what.happenede’re all human and we can’t be everywhere at once, therefore incidents can happen without anyone seeing exactly how it occurred. In these

cases, Early Childhood Educators (ECEs) need to investigate and survey the scene where the incident occurred in order to piece together what could have possibly happened. If the children are old enough, ask them what happened. The staff will know the validity of the information by the reaction of the child(ren) involved. Staff should also check the equipment that is in the area and try to envision what would be the most logical reason for the mishap.

Here’s an example:

Johnny was dancing in the block area. No toys were on the carpet. Andrew bumped him from behind causing him to fall forward into the shelf. He had a cut on his head and some bruising. At the time, the staff member was turning to hit the pause button on the stereo and didn’t see the incident happen. The children all said that Johnny fell and hit the shelf. The shelves were checked but no sharp edges were found except for the latch that connected the two shelves together. The latch matched the size and shape of the cut on the child’s forehead. Also, the blood found on the carpet was directly under the latch. This led the staff to conclude that the child must have hit the latch of the shelf to cause the cut.

Depending on the situation, this kind of analysis may take a few seconds, a few minutes or a few hours to

piece together. When relaying an incident such as this, ECEs need to be honest with parents and explain to them that no one saw exactly what happened, but based on the evidence, this is what is thought to have happened. Then, staff needs to share the evidence or information that supports what is believed to have taken place. When sharing the information with parents, staff should also include what is being done to prevent the incident from happening again. In the scenario outlined above, the latch was removed from the shelf.

There are also times when incidents happen and no one is aware that an incident even took place. In these cases, staff need to reflect on what could have caused the mishap and when during the day it could have taken place. If possible, asking the child or children involved where they were playing when they sustained their injury will help create a better picture of what happened. The staff can then check the area to try and form a complete picture.

Helping.Parents.UnderstandWhen communicating with a parent in this kind of

situation, it’s important that you are able to describe the foundations of the program and the usual steps you take to ensure a safe learning environment. The parent needs to feel confident that the mishap, however unfortunate, was an isolated incident that took place despite your due diligence. If you can, walk the parent through the scenario in the actual room in which it happened.

Here’s an example: “We had three staff in the room at the time of the

incident. They were strategically placed in these areas in order to monitor the children’s activities. While attending to a child over here, the teacher heard someone cry behind them and attended to Sally immediately. We are not sure what caused Sally to cry however, we have checked the equipment and took note of who was playing with Sally. The other children around Sally do not have a pattern of hitting, pushing or biting, so we are at a loss in this case to explain the bruise. We are sorry that the injury happened and want to reassure you that we do not like to see the children receive injuries and will be vigilant in looking after Sally.”

Always.Put.It.in.Writing

An Incident/Occurrence Report should be completed every time a child is injured while they are in your

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centre, even if the mishap is not by definition, a Serious Occurrence. An Incident/Occurrence Report is a form designed by your centre to capture the details of an unusual event or injury that has occurred to a child while engaged in their daily activities at the centre. It is completed by classroom staff and submitted to the supervisor. This report should be completed as close to the actual time of the occurrence as possible. This report includes details about bumps, bruises, cuts, self-inflicted wounds and any other type of injury that a child has sustained. This should also include incidents/occurrences that involve injuries which may not be visible at the present time, but could become apparent later on such as; concussions, bruises or any injury to the head.(As a safety precaution, all head injuries should be seen by a physician as bruising may happen inwardly which may cause brain damage.)

An accurate description of what caused the incident needs to be written out, so parents are able to get a clear picture of what occurred, including what led up to the injury. For instance, if a child was bitten, did he or she do something that could have provoked the bite? This information gives the parents a possible reason for the incident happening. A description of the injuries incurred should be included in the report, including exactly where the injuries are on the body—i.e. back of the upper left arm. This will help parents to know exactly where to look for the injury. It will also

help other staff members, who may not have been present during the incident, to explain everything accurately to the parent. Your report should also include a description of exactly what action was taken to treat the injury and why that action was taken—i.e. an ice pack was put on the bump and the child was comforted.

Any further actions that were necessary should also be documented in your report. Note things like: A call was made to the mother, who picked up the child, to take him/her to the doctor. The Incident/Occurrence Report should be signed by the supervisor before the report is given to the parent. This will ensure that the plan of action encompasses all possibilities in order to prevent the same situation from happening again. This also ensures that the supervisor is aware of the incident and has all the facts surrounding it, in case he/she is approached about it later by the parent.

When the parent comes to pick the child up and you’ve explained the situation, ask the parent to sign the form. If a parent refuses to sign the form, staff can gently remind the parent the signature is only needed as a confirmation that they were made aware of the incident, what treatment was applied and what preventative measures have been taken to prevent the occurrence from happening again. If a parent still refuses to sign the form, documentation of this refusal needs to be written on the back of the form as

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well as any other comments or feedback made by the parent. A copy of the report can be given to the parent for their own records. Incident/Occurrence Reports are legal documents and should be kept for a minimum of seven years if not longer, in case a law suit about an incident appears at a later date.

When.An.Incident.becomes.A.Serious.OccurrenceOnce a third party such as a doctor, nurse, police

officer or lawyer has been involved, a Serious Occurrence Report must be sent to the Ministry of Education. A Serious Occurrence Notification Form must also be completed and posted in the centre. These steps are essential to maintain compliance with the Day Nurseries Act (DNA).

Look.for.PatternsAs a further preventive measure, supervisors should

be recording all the Incident/Occurrence Reports in a log. This will help the supervisor spot any repetitive patterns involving the same child, same teacher on duty, same piece of equipment or the same area within the classroom or on the playground. This helps supervisors determine the best strategies for eliminating or reducing the possibility of a repeat occurrence.

Establish.Clear.Expectations

Both supervisors and owner/operators need to ensure that appropriate policies are in place, so that the entire staff team knows what your expectations are. Your playroom and playground policies should indicate where staff should be positioned to prevent mishaps. An Incident/Occurrence policy and form system should be implemented so that staff will know how to document mishaps as they happen. The policy should cover the various ways the Incident/Occurrence form is used, step-by-step directions for completing the form, and examples of the types of information that needs to be included. The form needs to be as explicit as possible, eliminating room for misunderstandings or inaccurate assumptions. This will also give staff a clear picture as to the centre’s expectations and what their responsibilities are with respect to children’s safety.

Mary. Soundy. has. both. an. ECE. diploma. from. Sheridan.College. and. a. bA. in. Psychology. from. York. University .. She.regularly. trains. staff. for. Alpha. Child. Care’s. two. brampton.locations,.delivers.workshops.at.child.care.sector.events.and.is.active.in.the.brampton.Supervisory.Network ..She.may.be.reached.at:.marys@alphachildcare .ca .

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As technology advances, so does the human ability to gather and analyze vast amounts of information and draw conclusions from it. The authors of this book refer to this as “big data,” suggesting that its impact on society will be as dramatic as the invention of the printing press. If you’ve ever wondered how much data is actually being collected about you, who is collecting it and what it is being used for, this book is a fascinating read.You’ll probably never think of data collection, social media and privacy issues quite the same way again.

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GOVERNMENT.UPDATES.&.ADVOCACY.TOOLSWhen.you’re.involved.in.a.regulated.industry,.it’s.imperative.that.you.make.advocacy.part.of.your.regular.operating.routine ..ADCO.works.with.a.professional.government.relations.firm.to.monitor.and.report.on.the.activities. of. the. government. ministries,. departments,. agencies. and.committees.that.most.affect.your.program.and.your.role.as.an.employer ..ADCO. centre. members. receive. a. regular. summary. of. these. findings,.complete.with.advice.about.how.you.can.take.action ..

AFFORDAbLE.TRAINING.FOR.YOU.&.YOUR.TEAMADCO.conferences.always.offer.sessions.customized.to.meet.the.unique.needs.of.owners,.supervisors.and.frontline.staff;.as.well.as.opportunities.to.meet.leading.suppliers.to.the.industry,.see.their.displays.and.learn.more.about.their.products.and.services ..

THE.KIDS.HELPING.KIDS.WALKATHONEvery. year,. ADCO. members. from. across. the. province. mobilize. their.communities.in.support.of.Ontario's.four.regional.children's.hospitals ..Together,.ADCO.centres.have.raised.over.a.million.dollars.for.this.most.worthy.cause .

ONLINE.MARKETING.OPPORTUNITIESReach.out.to.parents.by.being.part.of.the.ADCO.child.care.directory ..In.addition.to.your.contact.data,.you.can.include.photos.and.information.about.your.centre,.or.a.link.to.your.website ..You.can.also.use.the.online.job.bank.to.advertise.for.new.staff ..

PROFESSIONAL.&.SOCIAL.NETWORKINGThe."Members.Only".section.of.the.ADCO.web.site.provides.members.with.a.private.discussion.area,.where.you.can.share.ideas,.ask.other.members.for.advice.and.participate.in.ADCO-exclusive.online.polls.that.help.shape.the.policies.that.govern.the.child.care.industry ..Additionally,.all.ADCO.events. include. ample. time. for. face-to-face. networking,. relationship.building.and.the.exchange.of.expertise .

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ACCOUNTANTS_____________________________

Lopez, Senathi & Associates llp licensed public accountants 416-479-0600 x. 303 [email protected]

ARCHITECTS_____________________________

The Ideal Environment 416-363-7199 [email protected]

BUILDERS_____________________________

JANCON Construction 416-255-6412 [email protected]

CATERING_____________________________

Food For Tots 905-752-8118 [email protected]

Yummy Catering 1-866-34 –YUMMY [email protected]

FIRST AID TRAINING_____________________________

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