Is a child-care provider in your life making a difference? Show your appreciation by nominating them for a 2016 Child Care Award of Excellence.
These awards recognize the exceptional service that child-care providers, individuals, organizations and local governments provide to B.C.’s children and families. The Ministry of Children and Family Development will honour these individuals and organizations under five categories:
- Provincial: Recognizes Early Childhood Educators who have an active licence, either individually or as a team. Also recognized in this category are licensed family child-care providers who are currently working in a licensed child-care setting.
- Innovation: Recognizes an individual, facility or organization demonstrating innovation in child-care programming in a traditional or non-traditional setting by linking services to opportunities for child development and growth. This may include a StrongStart BC Centre, recreation centre program, or programs offered by a business.
- Local Government: Honours local governments that demonstrate excellence in supporting or delivering existing child-care initiatives.
- Leadership: These awards honour child-care providers under three categories, including lifetime achievement, business leaders, and emerging leaders who have a minimum of three years’ experience.
- Aboriginal: The Lenora Pritchard Mentorship Award recognizes an Aboriginal nominee working in a licensed child-care setting who demonstrates leadership by acting as a role model and mentor to others.
The 2016 Child Care Awards of Excellence nominations are now open! Submissions will be accepted starting Tuesday, March 1, 2016 until Thursday, March 31, 2016. To access the nomination and guidelines form, please visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/files/ChildCareAwards_NominationForm.pdf
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