SACCA Blog

Conference Cancelled!

Thu, 03 May 2012 22:30:00 GMT

Due to low registration, the May 11th, 2012 SACCA Conference,"May is Child Care Month," is cancelled. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this may cause you but we highly encourage you to attend the "Building Bridges" Conference in Kelowna, BC on June 1st - 2nd, 2012...and visit SACCA there!

MEDIA RELEASE! Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC

Thu, 19 Apr 2012 18:25:00 GMT

24% hike on already high chlid care fees. Kids & Company co-founder in Vancouver Tuesday April 17 to meet unhappy parents.

CLICK HERE FOR MEDIA RELEASE

MAY IS CHILD CARE MONTH 2012 - SACCA Conference!

Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:05:00 GMT

The School Age Child Care Association of BC - in partnership with the Jewish Community Centre of Greater Vancouver - celebrate "May is Child Care Month" on Friday, May 11th, 2012. We are offering 4 summer workshop to get you geared up for the upcoming season!

Note: if you click on link below and scroll to bottom of page you can see a link to print off forms for mail in registration or register online.

Click here to go to our training and networking page!

Middle Years Development Instrument

Thu, 08 Mar 2012 23:06:00 GMT

The middle years represent children ages 6 to 12. Experiences in these years can have critical and long lasting effects and are a powerful predictor of adolescent adjustment and success.

click here for MDI website and scroll down for video

Conference Alert! Building Bridges - Supporting Children & Families - June 1st and 2nd in Kelowna!

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:57:00 GMT

Registration is now open for Educators and care givers! The focus for this two day conference is 'Strategies for empowering professional.' Dont miss this opportunity to build on your skill set and network during this magical time of year in Kelowna!

Click here for Conference flyer pdf

Click here for registration and conference details!

Introduction to Sign Language for Child Care Providers

Wed, 29 Feb 2012 01:18:00 GMT

This workshop will teach functional sign language that will enable participants to support and communicate with children within a child care environment. Facilitators will engage the participants by teaching basic vocabulary and demonstrating how to incorporate signs into stories and songs.

Hosted by Vancouver Supported Child Development

CLICK FOR FLYER

Ted Talk - Simon Sinek - Getting to the Why?

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:50:00 GMT

This is a compelling look at brain function and how emotions are more powerful than logic. Although not directly related to School Age Child Care, Simon poses an interesting point of view - valuable knowledge for those of you involved in child care advocacy and those of you trying to lobby government for a better educational climate.

Click here

Interesting Documentary tonight at 9:00pm on CBC

Fri, 24 Feb 2012 00:34:00 GMT

http://www.cbc.ca/doczone/episode/sext-up-kids.html

Get Pink'd Out!

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 22:38:00 GMT

Take a stand against bullying and wear any pink item of clothing you can get your hands on! Wednesday, February 29th is BC’s Anti-Bullying Day so students, parents, teachers, men, women, boys and girls all over the province are showing their support. Be a part of this incredible movement!

A little advocacy and activism can go a long way. Check out the history of the anti-bullying campaign and how one day of “pinkness” changed a kid’s life. Click here for the info.

Think PINK.

BCIT Documentary on Child Poverty in BC

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:37:00 GMT

The British Columbia Institute of Technology's (BCIT) Evolution 1079 radio station aired a documentary on child poverty in December 2011. The documentary features interviews with Adrienne Montani from First Call, Trish Garner from the BC Poverty Reduction Coalition, Sharon Gregson from the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC and other anti-poverty advocates. The documentary was created by BCIT students Shane Moore, Mark Collins, Stephanie Stewart and Liam Stevenson. The mp3 file can be downloaded HERE.

First Call’s Provincial Coordinator, Adrienne Montani, appeared on the David Berner show on Shaw TV, discussing child poverty in BC. You can watch the clip online HERE. It aired on cable channel 4 on Thursday, January 19th, 2012 at 8:00AM and Friday, January 20th, 2012 at 2:30PM.

British Columbia has the highest child poverty rate out of all the provinces in Canada for its 8th consecutive year and continues to climb! Check out the CBC news report HERE.

November 2011 Conference!

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:29:00 GMT

Please join us on Friday, November 18th, 2011 for an amazing workshop by Andrea James, Coordinator of Burnaby Supported Child Development! Based on the best practice model, "The Teaching Pyramid," Andrea will show you strategies and interventions on how to support social competence and prevent challenging behaviour. Your program will achieve a level of excellence like never before as you will be empowered!

If you are a SACCA Board Member or would like to become one, please be sure to attend our AGM from 9:00am-9:30am at the Jewish Community Centre!

Please see our Training & Networking page for more information and to register online.