Committees are an essential tool for the effective and efficient functioning of a childcare Centre!
Most boards will now have had three meetings of the Board of Directors and if the meetings are stretching past the 1-2 hour mark, it is time to review the ‘committee structure.’
Visit the PCPC website www.pcpcontario.org, Members’ section, Governance — Additional Committees’ presentation for a detailed review regarding various types of committees that will help your centre run more effectively and help cut down on the amount of time a board spends at the board meetings.
You will find information on:
Note: Much of the actual ‘work’ of the Board of Directors is done by Committees. These smaller groups take on a particular area of responsibility and report back to the full Board with specific recommendations or suggestions. In many childcare programs, as in other organizations, not all of the Committee members are members of the Board of Directors.
Remember to be flexible.
You can add or delete Committees based on the individual Centre’s needs.
Committee Terms of Reference – look under Governance Tip Sheets in the members’ section of the PCPC website.
Congratulations on having a successful autumn at your Centre! Before we all head into the busy holiday season, take some time to think and reflect with your colleagues – be it staff that you work with at the Centre, or the Board of Directors or the many committees that help you run the organization.
There is a tendency for life to speed up at this time of year and it can create an impact on the quality of the work being produced, your Centre’s effectiveness and your personal family’s health.
Take a few moments, slow down, and enjoy the following simple quiz – obviously, no right or wrong answers, just a quick peek at ourselves!
Do You Work Too Hard? Work stress is inevitable — but are you creating more pressure than really exists?
Take this quiz to find out … give yourself one point for every ‘yes’ answer.
I work at least 45 hours a week.
I usually bring work home at night, on weekends, or on vacations.
I tend to underestimate how long a project will take and then have to rush to complete it.
I like to look back on assignments and see the results of my efforts.
I'd rather do things myself than ask for help or delegate down.
I like to do everything perfectly -- or not at all.
I'm afraid that if I don't work hard, I will my job or be a failure.
I have a tough time relaxing when I'm not working.
I spend more time, energy and thought on work, than on my own family, friends and other activities.
I'm often impatient with people who talk about their life outside work.
Navan Co-operative Nursery School was established in 1979 by a group of community moms who recognized a need for a formal nursery school program in this east community. Thirty years later, the school continues to offer high quality preschool programming for the young children in Navan and surrounding area.
Navan Co-operative Nursery School is a non-profit school that offers preschool programming for children 2 ½ to 5 years of age.
The professional staff members of Navan Co-operative Nursery School offer each child an opportunity to develop cognitive and social skills in a warm and nurturing learning environment. Parents are also encouraged to be active participants in their child’s first formal school environment.
Navan Nursery School — a great place to start!
Seek insight and perspective about what is “normal” child development and behaviour from an Early Childhood Professional or your paediatrician
Discuss via the phone:
Sign up for dates, times, and more info: www.childlife.ca
Mary Stuart, E.C.E.D.H, RECE,
Director, Childlife…inspire their best!
www.childlife.ca
, justask@childlife.ca
905.420.0799
Behaviour + Understanding = Strategies that work!
November 15th to November 21st is Bullying Awareness Week! Bullying Awareness Week is an opportunity for people at the grassroots level in communities around the world to get involved in this issue, not by waiting for someone else to do something, but rather for everyone to work together on preventing bullying in our communities through education and awareness. For more information Bullying Awareness Week and how to effectively deal with bullying visit www.bullyingawarenessweek.org
November 20th is Universal Children’s Day! December 14, 1954 the General Assembly recommended that all countries institute a Universal Children’s Day, to be observed as a day of worldwide fraternity and understanding between children. It was also recommended that the day was to be observed as a day of activity devoted to promoting the ideals and objectives of the Charter and the welfare of the children of the world. The date, November 20, marks the day on which the Assembly adopted the Declaration of the Rights of the Child in 1959, and the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989. For more information visit the United Nations Universal Children’s Day website (http://www.un.org/depts/dhl/children_day/index.html)
Bazaars: Bazaars are often held in the autumn because people start preparing their Christmas lists and begin shopping for gifts. They are looking for something unique which can’t be purchased in a store and your hard-working group may just have the item they’re looking for. Bazaars usually feature a mixture of goods for sale but most often they include small gift items such as crafts, knitting, baked goods and the like, at bargain prices!
The M.A. Teall Foundation
Address: 104-303 Terry Fox Drive, Ottawa, Ontario, K2K 3J1
Contact: John M. Connolly, President
Telephone/Fax: (613) 232-7171 (telephone); (613) 231-3191 (fax)
Email: jconnolly@cnaclaw.com
Funding Interest: Children
Granting Region: Ottawa Area
The Mendelson Family Foundation
Address: 22 St. Clair Avenue East, Suite 1010, Toronto, Ontario, M4T 2S3
Contact: Marcia Rafelman, President
Funding Interest: Children; Disabled Children; Mentally Disabled Children; Physically Disabled Children
Granting Region: Toronto Area
Grant Information: Apply in writing only; deadline is August 31 (annually)
The Michael Young Family Foundation
Address: 1300 Bay Street, Suite 400, Toronto, Ontario, M5R 3K8
Contact: David H. Young, Chairman
Funding Interest: Child Development
Granting Region: Toronto Area
Newborn babies have about 270 bones — they gradually merge and disappear until there are about 206 by age 5!
As Canada’s largest provider of coffee (covering 80% of Canada’s coffee needs daily) Tim Hortons has a huge responsibility when it comes to the environment!
Tim Hortons is trying to be very conscious of the impact that their packaging and waste materials has on the environment. They are attempting to deal with the litter issue in a variety of ways:
They have anti-littering messages on all packaging, including a ‘Do Not Litter’ message on all take-out cups. Sadly, many people unfortunately do not pay attention to these messages.
Some individual Tim Hortons stores hold local clean-up events and activities in their communities.
Tim Hortons is one of the few, if only, quick service restaurants to offer china mugs, plates and bowls to customers eating in their stores – this helps to reduce paper waste at the store level.
All Tim Hortons stores sell reusable Tim Mugs – and while a Tim Mug may not be a practical solution for the majority of customers, it does provide a good alternative. The incentive for purchasing a Tim Mug is that the customer pays less for their coffee when using their mug.
Tim Hortons is always researching alternative packaging materials, particularly those that are recyclable and/or biodegradable.
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Tel 416-410-2667 (Toronto)
E-mail info@pcpcontario.org
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