A Message from the President The College will celebrate its 10th anniversary in 2019. As a member of Council since its inception, I have witnessed the tremendous advances the College has made in defining our profession and ensuring the public is protected. I took on the role of Council President …
There are over 53,000 RECEs in Ontario, who play a critical role in supporting the well-being and development of Ontario’s children. Annual membership renewal is an important process the College uses to interact with RECEs and ensure that everyone using the RECE designation is competent, ethical, and able to practise …
Christine Forsyth has a perspective like no other when it comes to the College’s history. She chaired the transitional Council that set up the College over 18 months in 2007-08, and she has served for 10 years as a publicly appointed member of the College’s 24-member Council.
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What’s it like to be a Council member? President Darlene Edgar RECE has 10 years’ experience
December 7, 2018
Darlene Edgar RECE ran for election to the first College Council 10 years ago because many people didn’t understand the role of the College and she wanted to help get the word out. A decade later, and now President, she is finishing her final term on Council.
For the first time in history, over 100 child advocates from across the country gathered on Parliament Hill on November 20 to collaborate on child care in Canada and to build connections with government officials. Council member Lori Huston RECE was invited to attend the National Child Day event.
The College of Early Childhood Educators welcomes proposed amendments to the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007 that will strengthen its ability to protect children in Ontario from sexual abuse. The proposed amendments, introduced today as Bill 48, Safe and Supportive Classrooms Act, 2018, would mean that all acts of sexual abuse, not …
The Discipline Committee hears matters regarding allegations of professional misconduct and/or incompetence. When it makes a finding of guilt, a summary of its decision and reasons must be published in the College’s newsletter, Connexions. DISCIPLINE COMMITTEE ORDER Suspend Gurpreet Lubana’s Certificate of Registration (registration number 51308) for six months Terms, …
Katie Stortz is an RECE, a professional learning educator for London Children’s Connection, and recently completed a Masters of Professional Education at Western University. As part of her research, Katie studied communities of practice in two child care centres. We talked to her about what she learned and the benefits …
This past decade has seen tremendous shifts and growth in the early learning and child care sector, and RECEs have responded to these challenges of change. One of the first changes came with a move away from the provision of educator-led, theme-based learning activities to implementing a child-centred, play-based learning …