Item - 2008.CD20.12
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 1, 2008 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Community Development and Recreation Committee on November 14, 2008 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on December 1, 2008.
CD20.12 - Development of the 2010-2014 Child Care Service Plan
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on December 1, 2 and 3, 2008, adopted the following motions:
1. City Council adopt the draft principles for the 2010-2014 Child Care Service Plan as follows:
a. service access based on age and geographic equity;
b. publicly planned and accountable service outcomes;
c. service options consistent with informed parental choice;
d. first-come, first-served admission to subsidized care;
e. recognition that child care services provide developmentally appropriate beneficial care for children as well as important family and community support;
f. recognition that services for children and families should be planned and delivered in an integrated way that promotes seamless service transitions;
g. agreement that expansion of the child care system take place through public and/or not-for-profit delivery; and
h. commitment to advancing quality and directing resources to the improvement of quality for children’s services in Toronto.
2. A strategy for expanding the annual collection of Operating Criteria to all child care programs be included in the next Child Care Service Plan.
3. A child care capital strategy including potential funding options be included in the next Child Care Service Plan.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2008/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-17285.pdf
Declared Interests (City Council)
Councillor Howard Moscoe - in that his daughter is a part-time child care worker employed by the City of Toronto.
CD20.12 - Development of the 2010-2014 Child Care Service Plan
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:
1. City Council adopt the draft principles for the 2010-2014 Child Care Service Plan as follows:
a. service access based on age and geographic equity;
b. publicly planned and accountable service outcomes;
c. service options consistent with informed parental choice;
d. first-come, first-served admission to subsidized care;
e. recognition that child care services provide developmentally appropriate beneficial care for children as well as important family and community support;
f. recognition that services for children and families should be planned and delivered in an integrated way that promotes seamless service transitions;
g. agreement that expansion of the child care system take place through public and/or not-for-profit delivery; and
h. commitment to advancing quality and directing resources to the improvement of quality for children’s services in Toronto.
2. A strategy for expanding the annual collection of Operating Criteria to all child care programs be included in the next Child Care Service Plan.
3. A child care capital strategy including potential funding options be included in the next Child Care Service Plan.
Origin
Summary
This report initiates the 2010-2014 Child Care Service Plan including adoption of draft principles and reports back on strategies for implementing recommendations in the Cleveland Report within the next Service Plan including expansion of the Toronto Operating Criteria and establishing a capital plan. It also reports back on potential financial implications of the full day learning program on existing child care programs.
Financial Impact
The recommendations will have no financial impact beyond what has already been approved in the current year's budget.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2008/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-17285.pdf