HELP SUPPORT OUT OF SCHOOL CARE PROGRAMS

For those looking to support T.K. and other licensed child care in Alberta, please join us in advocating to the government, the need for supports and a recovery plan for programs to successfully manage the Covid-19 Landscape and continue to provide care for our families when federal funding ends this year.

Many voices create change and yours can help!

Copy and paste the following into your email and send it to the addresses listed below. Please feel free to expand in the sections provided on your personal need for care or the benefits you see for your child who attends.

Thank you for your support!

May ____, 2021

Government of Alberta

Legislature Office

204 Legislature Building 10800 – 97 Avenue NW Edmonton,

AB T5K 2B6

RE: CALL TO ACTION: Supporting Child Care Programs During Restrictions & Throughout Post Covid Recovery.

Dear Minister Schultz, and Honorable Premier Kenny,

The early learning and child care sector has been deemed a critical service but supports for Out of School Care and child care programs are required. As a parent of a child(ren) in care, I am requesting that the province consider the following measures to help support programs during this time:

• Make rapid testing available for all early childhood educators working in licensed centre-based care
• Provide ongoing financial support for all licensed child care services enabling them to purchase the personal protective equipment they need to care for children, families, and early childhood educators safe
• development of an emergency recovery and support plan that will provide programs with sustainable funding should they need to close to protect families and staff (this should include all licensed child care centers
• provide supports to help licensed child care operators extend out of school programs to ‘all-day care’ in light of school closures due to health orders.

Over the last 14 months the early learning and care sector, and the thousands of early childhood educators who make up its workforce, have done their utmost to serve the tens of thousands of children and their families who access our services in communities across the province. To enable service providers and educators to continue their essential work in the face of the third wave of the pandemic the government must take the urgent actions outlined above.

Insert your family’s journey/ why you need sustainable care here…

If Albertans are to get back to work in the coming months and we are to be successful in reducing the spread of COVID-19 then urgent actions are required to support the early learning and care sector.

Thank you for your attention to this matter and look forward to your response.

Sincerely,

Your Name Here…

Honourable premier Jason Kenney
Premier. President of Executive Council

Office of the Premier

Executive Branch

307 Legislature Building

10800 – 97 Avenue

Edmonton, AB  T5K 2B6

premier@gov.ab.ca

Honourable Rebecca Schultz
Minister of Children’s Services

Office of the Minister

Children’s Services

204 Legislature Building

10800 – 97 Avenue

Edmonton, AB  T5K 2B6

cs.minister@gov.ab.ca

Cc:

Rachel Notley

Opposition Leader

5th Floor Edmonton Federal Building

9820 107 St NW

Edmonton, Alberta T5K 1E7

780-415-1800

Edmonton.strathcona@assembly.ab.ca

Rakhi Pancholi

Opposition Critic for Children’s Services

5th Floor Edmonton Federal Building

9820 107 St NW

Edmonton, Alberta T5K 1E7

780-415-1800

Edmonton.whitemud@assembly.ab.ca