Archived Best Start Meeting Notes

2016

DECEMBER
- Meeting Notes
- Coordinator’s Report
- 2016-EDI Maps
- EDI Summary -printable [pdf-embedder url=”https://everykid.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/EDI-pdf.pdf” title=”EDI Summary”]
- Resource Document for EDI -printable [pdf-embedder url=”https://everykid.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/EDI-Program-Activity-Resource-2016.pdf” title=”edi-program-activity-resource-2016″]
- Families Who Miss Appointments -printable [pdf-embedder url=”https://everykid.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/TP2-Families_who_miss_appointments3-Quotes-removed-1.pdf” title=”tp2-families_who_miss_appointments3-quotes-removed-1″]
- EDI Assessment Questions -printable [pdf-embedder url=”https://everykid.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/EDI-ON-2015-Eng-Jan-20.pdf” title=”edi-on-2015-eng-jan-20″]
- Engaging-Marginalized-Families -printable [pdf-embedder url=”https://everykid.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Engaging-Marginalized-Families2011SPC-1.pdf” title=”engaging-marginalized-families2011spc-1″]
NOVEMBER
- Meeting Notes
- Coordinator’s Report
- EDI Strategic Logic Model_2013
- [pdf-embedder url=”https://everykid.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/2013EDI_FACT_SHEET.pdf” title=”2013 EDI Fact Sheet”]
- edi-subdomain-explanationresource-guideworksheets
  - 2012EDI planning tool Best Start Partners
OCTOBER
- Agenda
- Coordinator’s Report
JUNE
MAY
APRIL
FEBRUARY
JANUARY

2015

2014

NOVEMBER
OCTOBER
- Agenda
- Coordinator Report
- Sept Meeting Notes
- EKIOC Goals/priorities
- Service Coordination
  - Link to Guidelines and modules
- Ministry of Education Update – FALL 2014
SEPTEMBER
- Agenda
- Meeting Notes
- Coordinator’s Report
- All that Kids Can Be: Final Flyer for Infant Mental Health Conference
- EKIOC Goals/priorities
- EKIOC Committees
JUNE
- Coordinator’s Report
- Considerations for Child and Family Pilot Site
MAY
- Meeting Notes
- Coordinator Report
- MINUTES West Leeds Pilot 2014Apr24
- Screening Clinic Meeting Notes April 2014
- Summary of Family and Child Centre Activity April 2014
- Developing a Common Understanding of Family Engagement 2014/04
- updates/resources from MinEDU.
  i)How Does Learning Happen? Ontario’s Pedagogy for the Early Years has been releasedhttp://www.edu.gov.on.ca/childcare/HowLearningHappens.pdf The Ministry is hosting awebcast on the document on May 13 from 1 to 3. Register at:http://events.digitalmedia.telus.com/ops/051314/index2.php?page=registerii) Proposed increases for OCB and frontline childcare workershttp://news.ontario.ca/mof/en/2014/04/ontario-giving-kids-the-best-possible-start.htmliii) Achieving Excellence: A Renewed Vision for Education in Ontario http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/about/renewedVision.pdf
APRIL
MARCH

FEBRUARY
- FOLLOW UP TO THIS MONTHS MEETING
  - 1. Date for next meeting — After the meeting I realized that I had rather arbitrarily suggested that we stick with our March 13 date without really allowing for discussion/decision. So, back to the democratic process: Please find attached a Doodle Poll which asks you to choose a preferred date to meet. Please indicate also if you have flexibility for both dates. We need to finalize our WTK plans, and provide any follow up training required for WTK events. Any priority actions needing approval/support will be discussed as well. Please complete the poll by Monday February 24 and I will send the finalized date by the 25th.
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    2. CDSBEO WTK training — Each BSN has been allocated one space for the training on March 4. Please let me know by Wednesday February 19, if you or one of your staff has an interest in attending. In speaking with our co-chairs and with Gillian who is our lead for WTK, we felt that preference should be given to someone who has not previously participated in Board training. The participant will be asked to briefly explain the process for WTK in Leeds-Grenville to a small group of LG principals sitting at your table. I will let you know when I hear from UCDSB about plans for March 5.
    
    3. Red Flags — I have attached the link to Red Flags. Please review the document as it exists and send suggestions for changes, additions to Alexis. She is meeting with a small group to review the document, so would value input as soon as possible.
    Alexis has also asked agencies to determine how many hard copies they would like of the document, keeping in mind that there will be an online version.
    
    https://everykid.on.ca/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/Complete-Red-Flags-Guide-_-small-file-size.pdf
    
    4. WTK Resources — at Thursday’s meeting it was confirmed that our BSN resources will include:
    — Learning to Play/Playing to Learn booklet
    — NDDS Screening card —
    — Triple P tear off sheet and promotional material
    — information on OEYC programs
    — Sheet with information on resources for families
    Actions:
    Gillian will contact Boards to determine expected number of Kindergarten registrations
    Alexis will find out about availability of NDDS cards at Health Unit
    Kathy Jodoin will assist Margaret F. in reviewing family resource sheets for accuracy
    Margaret will send link to Learning Partnership Video on Welcome to Kindergarten
    Margaret will send information about training session offered by UCDSB and CDSBEO.
    
    5. Link to Learning Partnership video on WTK — Please share with your staff who are attending WTK events.
    
    http://www.thelearningpartnership.ca/what-we-do/student-programs/welcome-to-kindergarten
    
    6. Early Literacy Kits — we approved the allocation of $1500 to develop Literacy Kits which will be used to support a pilot involving training of 2or3 librarians in a program to support infant literacy. Action: Literacy workgroup to pursue purchasing, development of kits and selection of pilot libraries.
    
    6. Video from Open Society Foundations — the attached video is one we were going to share at BSN, but the volume is not strong enough. It emphasizes the importance of family-centred practice and reinforces the work that we have been doing around the philosophy “necessary for some, good for all”
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http://www.opensocietyfoundations.org/multimedia/early-childhood-intervention-power-family

7. And once again we wish Dixie all the best in her retirement and congratulate Harold in his new role as Director of the Volunteer Centre.
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- Meeting Notes
- Coordinator’s Report
- Early Development Instrument Transfer To Ministry of Education
  - External Memo – english, External Memo – french
  - Questions and Answers – External – EN.docx Questions et Reponse – externe – FR.docx
JANUARY
- Meeting Notes
- December Meeting Notes
- BSN Coordinator Report
- Summary of Actions Arising from Best Start Meeting December
- Aboriginal Education UCDSB Event January 30, 2014
- Letters from Ministry of Education
  - - Child Care and Early Years Partners
    - Child Care and Early Years Partners FRE
    - Consultation on Proposed Regulatory Changes to the Day Nurseries Act : Consultation sur les changements réglementaires proposés à la Loi sur les garderies

2013

December
- - Agenda
  - Meeting Notes November
  - BSN Coordinator Report
  - Summary of Actions from Best Start Meeting November 14 Summary of Actions from Best Start Meeting November 14
  - Simcoe Early Intervention Services
  - Bill 143 Child care Modernization Act
  - Update on the Transfer of Family Support and Resource Programs Mise à jour sur le transfert des programmes de soutien et de ressources à la famille
  - 2014 BS conference in Toronto.
  - NutriSTEP^® resources are intended to be used by community professionals working with young children (ages 18 months to 5 years). The NutriSTEP^® Implementation Toolkit provides background information and details about conducting nutrition screening for young children in your community. Parents and caregivers can also use the NutriSTEP^® questionnaires to assess nutrition risk in their children. News Release CBC
  - Resources for Early Years Sector (131209)
  - Welcome to Kindergarten information
    - Welcome to Kindergarten Date Selection 2 Instructions/requests of community partners
    - Welcome to Kindergarten Date Selection 2
November
- agenda
- BSN coordinator report nov13
- October Meeting Notes
- Service Integration Planning Fall 2013
- Memo in honour of Child Care Worker & Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day
  - ECE and Child Care Worker Appreciation Day 30Oct2013
  - ECE and Child Care Worker Appreciation Day 30Oct2013fr
- attached links to information about an online nutrition tool for parents of young children launched by the Dieticians of Canada. (Thanks Gillian for sharing)
  - http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/nutrition-tool-for-parents-launches-online-1.2251500
  - http://www.nutristep.ca/
October
September
June
- Agenda
  - note: under Item 8 on agenda that there will be an opportunity for members to provide updates on initiatives and opportunities for collaboration.
- Meeting Notes for May
- Community Action Research Call for Proposals (MCYS/MinEDU call for proposals for Action Research Projects… please review and think about our next steps)
- Defining Integration in the family and child care services system (We reviewed this working paper when it was released in 2011. It is a good time to review again and reflect on questions on page 13)
- EY Leads (Received from Ministry of Education; defines funding for early years leadership positions in school boards)
- Identified Interest Priority Areas (Summary of first and second priorities in terms of areas that our BSN members would like to work on over next year. If your name isn’t there you haven’t signed up for an area as yet. (Marg will be in touch to do so)
- BSN Reports (so far contains MinEDU and Coordinator’s Report) Please forward any other reports that you might have.
- Social media project – LGL_May2013
- Click here for resources that will assist agencies in ensuring programs/services are culturally appropriate from an Aboriginal perspective
- Ontario Best Start website. You will find links to information on how some Ontario communities have addressed the issues of common assessment and common intake. You may be asked to register for the site with a login and password.
  http://beststart.children.gov.on.ca/tag/shared-intake
  http://beststart.children.gov.on.ca/tag/assessment-tools
May
April
- WTK Schedule as of April 8, 2013 (now Little Steps, Big Strides: Families’ Transition to Kindergarten
- Best Start April Meeting Notes
- BSP Priority Group Reports-1
- Social Media Project -Final Report-April 7, 2013
- Reports for Best Start Network April 2013
- Gan Pilot Minutes March 2013
- Documents forwarded to MCYS SE Region
- AppendixB-ChartFormat
March
February
January

Meeting Notes

- - November 12 Meeting Notes
  - EL4 Memo ..
  - Reports for BSN Meeting November 29
  - EDI -Subdomain Explanation Resource Guide Worksheets
    - 2012EDI planning tool Best Start Partners
    - Develop_skills_template

2012

November

- - Meeting Notes
  - October meeting notes
  - Reports for BSN Meeting November 29: Summary Reports from ECE Recruitment and Retention Committee, Special Needs Resource Workgroup and Coordinator (on one page)
  - From Rachelle Blanchette MinWSU
    - EL4 Memo_ Schools-First Child Care Capital Retrofit Policy
    - Brochure for ECEs
  - ECD Planning Updated Guidelines for Communities_Aug2012: These outline how BSNs will be funded in the future. Please review the Communty Planning Framework and consider where you might place your agency and our BSN.
  - a first draft, 22 schools not listed-WTK draft Calendar

October

- - Modernizing Child Care_Discussion Paper
  - ToR LLG Special Needs Reference Group

September

- - Agenda Sept 12
  - Wellington School: FLYER FOR PRESCHOOL

August
July

- - EL3 MoE Memo – Schools-First Child Care Capital Retrofit Policy
  - Letter from Minister Broten – Child Care

June

- - check back for full agenda
  - May Meeting Notes
  - Every Kid in our Communities Upcoming PD Opportunities
  - Two representatives from the Aboriginal Best Start Network in Ottawa will present.
  - The presentation will be about 90 minutes in length and include the following:
  - considerations when working with Aboriginal families
    service barriers
    building capacity for inclusionOne of the presenters will focus on services/support for Aboriginal families, while the second will bring her experiences in working with Inuit families.
    Early years service providers who are not members of the network are welcome to attend, but please have them RSVP so we can plan for seating.