Council meets four times a year to oversee the College of Early Childhood Educators’ activities in regulating the profession in the public interest.
Here are highlights from the meeting held on June 11, 2025.
In the Spotlight
June is the start of Council’s governance year. Some important things that happen at the June Council meeting every year are:
- Welcoming newly elected Council members. Laurie Higgins, Samia Javed, and Rick Nankissoor joined Council for the first time. Katherine (Katie) Begley was also re-elected and returns to Council for a second term.
- Electing the members of the Executive Committee for the year. The Executive Committee, which is made up of 6 Council members including both RECEs and non-RECEs, oversees the College’s governance.Kristine Parsons RECE continues as Chair this year, and Stacee Stevenson RECE will be Vice-Chair. Council members re-elected Mary Broga and Leigh Duncan, public appointees to Council, to the Executive Committee. Council members also elected Katie Begley RECE and Krista Johnson RECE to the Executive Committee for the first time.
- Reviewing activities that will be completed in the coming year under the College’s strategic plan. A strategic plan sets out an organization’s priorities to advance its core purpose over a specific period of time. The College is in its 4th year of the current 5-year strategic plan, and its priorities in regulating early childhood education in the public interest are (1) proactive public protection and (2) collaborative leadership and engagement. You can find more information about the College’s strategic plan here.
- Reviewing the budget for coming year, as part of Council’s responsibility to ensure the long-term financial sustainability of the organization and ensure appropriate resourcing for activities under the strategic plan. The budget for the upcoming fiscal year includes an operating deficit of $232,106 to be funded by the College’s unrestricted net assets. It also includes $400,000 in IT and program spending which will be funded by an internally restricted fund. Membership fees remain unchanged at $175.