Item - 2016.CD13.11
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on July 12, 2016 with amendments.
- This item was considered by the Community Development and Recreation Committee on June 23, 2016 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on July 12, 2016.
CD13.11 - Centralized Child Care Waitlist
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on July 12, 13, 14 and 15, 2016, adopted the following:
1. City Council advise the Ministry of Education of its support for proposed regulatory changes that, if enacted, would ban waiting list fees for child care programs and require operators to provide public waitlist and admission policies, with a clear explanation of how operators determines the order in which children on a wait list are offered admission.
2. City Council request the General Manager, Children’s Services to further develop a proposed model and business case for a centralized wait list for licensed child care spaces in Toronto, in consultation with child care operators, to improve transparency and fairness for Toronto parents seeking child care, and report to the Community Development and Recreation Committee prior to the 2018 budget process.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-94124.pdf
Communications (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/cd/comm/communicationfile-61706.pdf
Motions (City Council)
That City Council request the General Manager, Children’s Services to further develop a proposed model and business case for a centralized wait list for licensed child care spaces in Toronto, in consultation with child care operators, to improve transparency and fairness for Toronto parents seeking child care, and report to the Community Development and Recreation Committee prior to the 2018 budget process.
Vote (Amend Item (Additional)) Jul-14-2016 9:53 AM
| Result: Carried | Majority Required - CD13.11 - Davis - motion 1 |
|---|---|
| Total members that voted Yes: 35 | Members that voted Yes are Paul Ainslie, Maria Augimeri, Ana Bailão, Jon Burnside, John Campbell, Christin Carmichael Greb, Raymond Cho, Josh Colle, Gary Crawford, Joe Cressy, Janet Davis, Glenn De Baeremaeker, Justin J. Di Ciano, Frank Di Giorgio, Sarah Doucette, Paula Fletcher, Mary Fragedakis, Mark Grimes, Michelle Holland, Norman Kelly, Mike Layton, Chin Lee, Josh Matlow, Pam McConnell, Mary-Margaret McMahon, Joe Mihevc, Denzil Minnan-Wong, Frances Nunziata (Chair), Cesar Palacio, James Pasternak, Gord Perks, Jaye Robinson, David Shiner, Michael Thompson, John Tory |
| Total members that voted No: 1 | Members that voted No are Stephen Holyday |
| Total members that were Absent: 8 | Members that were absent are Shelley Carroll, Vincent Crisanti, John Filion, Jim Karygiannis, Giorgio Mammoliti, Ron Moeser, Anthony Perruzza, Kristyn Wong-Tam |
CD13.11 - Centralized Child Care Waitlist
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:
1. City Council advise the Ministry of Education of its support for proposed regulatory changes that, if enacted, would ban waiting list fees for child care programs and require operators to provide public waitlist and admission policies, with a clear explanation of how operators determines the order in which children on a wait list are offered admission.
Origin
Summary
This report responds to a request for the General Manager, Children Services to report to the June 23, 2016 Community Development and Recreation Committee meeting on:
a. the implementation and communication plan for eliminating child care waitlist fees as of January 2017, and the feasibility of expediting the implementation through voluntary or mandatory approaches prior to this date;
b. the work being undertaken to examine the establishment of a City-wide centralized child care waitlist for child care space and other admissions policies; and
c. a summary and/or estimate of the total number of children on all licensed child care centre waitlists, including those centres with purchase-of-service agreements and those without.
Subsequent to this direction, the Ministry of Education posted a draft regulation that would, if enacted, ban waiting list fees charged by child care programs and require operators to provide public waitlist and admission policies, with a clear explanation of how the operator determines the order in which children on a wait list are offered admission.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-94124.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/cd/comm/communicationfile-61706.pdf