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 10, 2026.
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 new Council members
- Karla Bailey RECE, Sylvie Langlois Beange RECE, Brigid Berry RECE, Mandeep Kaur Dosanjh RECE, who were recently elected to Council for the first time
- Lindsey Dann RECE, who was re-elected to Council for a third term
- Public appointee Kamini Kamdar joined Council for the first time
- Public appointee Gen Breton was reappointed to Council for an additional 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 and provides strategic leadership to Council
- Stacee Stevenson RECE is the new Council Chair and Katherine (Katie) Begley RECE is the new Council Vice-Chair
- Lindsey Dann RECE and Cheryl Duffett RECE, along with public appointees Mary Broga and Leigh Duncan, were also elected to the Executive Committee
- 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 entering its final 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.
- This is 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 year includes operating deficit of $365,000 to be funded by the College’s unrestricted net assets. It also includes $334,000 to process existing complaints files on an expedited basis, which will be funded by an internally restricted fund. Membership fees remain unchanged at $175.
Council also reviewed the final version of the College’s first Reconciliation Action Plan with Heather Watts of First Peoples Group.