On April 19th, 2017, parents of Junior Citizens Care Centre (JCCC) were informed that the day care services would be losing a classroom. The reasons given were that an upstairs classroom currently leased to Coronation Kids Care (CKC) day care was required for an additional Mountain Meadows class in the upcoming school year. Because of this, the school and school board decided to not continue the lease of room 112 with Junior Citizens Care Centre, and instead provide that room to CKC, in what appears to, at this time, be compensation for losing their room upstairs.
This decision affects 36 children total that attend, or will attend, the before and after school program with Junior Citizens Care Centre – currently 21 children (including children with special needs) in the program attend Mountain Meadows, with 15 more due to attend in September. Many of these children have attended JCCC since they were infants or toddlers, and have had a sense of belonging in the school community since then. Many of these children have brothers and sisters who are enrolled in the JCCC infant and toddler programs as well, and are excited to join their siblings in the Mountain Meadows community.
The two businesses offer similar services, with Junior Citizens offering a longer overall term of service for many families, and because of this, can offer a greater sense of community for Mountain Meadows due to the length of time that children are watching and learning from students of the elementary school.
Junior Citizens Care Centre
Service Types:
- Group Child Care (School Age)
- Preschool (30 months to School Age)
- Group Child Care (30 month to School Age)
- Group Child Care (under 36 months)
Coronation Kids Care
Service Types:
- Group Child Care (School Age)
- Preschool (30 month to School Age)
It is imagined this change will affect the licensing of the two businesses, and for JCCC, it may mean a reduced capacity, which in turn would threaten parts of the Mountain Meadows continued community. With July 1, 2017 rapidly approaching and just over two months to find alternate day care for potentially 36 students of Mountain Meadows, and/or their younger siblings, many families are going to be looking at difficulties with child care, especially over the summer months. Many summer day care spots will have already been registered for and there will be little left for families that may be displaced.
We, the undersigned, are asking for clarity and information around the following topics, to help us process this decision and move forward:
- What was the decision making process?
- What were the reasons for providing a room leased to JCCC to a competing day care that was losing one of their rooms on the upper floor?
- What considerations were given to families with children with special needs, from outside the catchment area, or with younger siblings?
- Was there a competitive or fair process to allow the two businesses to bid or compete for room 112? If so, please outline the steps (including evaluation process) taken.
Updates
April 21, 2017
I have spent my mornings talking to families who are terrified that their children will no longer have a safe place to go after school. The school board has yet to offer a formal explanation for why they are disrupting these established routines and tearing apart our community.
April 21, 2017
Seeing this kind of backing for our families is overwhelming. Knowing that my child and their friends have so many people in their corner gives me real hope that we can keep this community together.
Reached 100 supporters
April 21, 2017
48 Comments
My 2.5 year old daughter attends JCCC and so does her 3 year old cousin. They have both attended since 1 years old. This will impact our family greatly! There should have been a meeting with all respective groups to discuss this and come up with a solution that would work for all before making a decision about this.
It is completely unreasonable to expect parents to find alternate daycare for outnod school or infants in such a short time period. We have two children in JCCC and CKC has a waitlist that will not make displaced JCCC kids a priority. Where is the compromise for parents?
We've been at this daycare for 2 years and with a new baby we already planned to have both children there. now we have to find a new daycare and choose between having children at two different daycares or displacing the older one away from his teachers and friends that he grew up with.
This is outrageous, it was hard enough to find child care for us with 6 mth's to look and now they want to give us 30 days! Very Unreasonable.
Looking before / after school care at this school will mean that we will have to change schools. I find this heart breaking for my child to loose his friends in the community. The care the Junior Citizens provides us is a necessary service for our family
Signed and supported.
My daughter, currently at Junior Citizens Childcare, must complete her preschool program at JCC, to be able to attend school next year. The interruption of this program will have significant consequences on her mother's already overburdened schedule: a housewife mother of four children. I hence join the cosignees in signing this petition. Please reconsider. Thank you.
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On April 19th, 2017, parents of Junior Citizens Care Centre (JCCC) were informed that the day care services would be losing a classroom. The reasons given were that an upstairs classroom currently leased to Coronation Kids Care (CKC) day care was required for an additional Mountain Meadows class in the upcoming school year. Because of this, the school and school board decided to not continue the lease of room 112 with Junior Citizens Care Centre, and instead provide that room to CKC, in what appears to, at this time, be compensation for losing their room upstairs.
This decision affects 36 children total that attend, or will attend, the before and after school program with Junior Citizens Care Centre – currently 21 children (including children with special needs) in the program attend Mountain Meadows, with 15 more due to attend in September. Many of these children have attended JCCC since they were infants or toddlers, and have had a sense of belonging in the school community since then. Many of these children have brothers and sisters who are enrolled in the JCCC infant and toddler programs as well, and are excited to join their siblings in the Mountain Meadows community.
The two businesses offer similar services, with Junior Citizens offering a longer overall term of service for many families, and because of this, can offer a greater sense of community for Mountain Meadows due to the length of time that children are watching and learning from students of the elementary school.
Junior Citizens Care Centre
Service Types:
- Group Child Care (School Age)
- Preschool (30 months to School Age)
- Group Child Care (30 month to School Age)
- Group Child Care (under 36 months)
Coronation Kids Care
Service Types:
- Group Child Care (School Age)
- Preschool (30 month to School Age)
It is imagined this change will affect the licensing of the two businesses, and for JCCC, it may mean a reduced capacity, which in turn would threaten parts of the Mountain Meadows continued community. With July 1, 2017 rapidly approaching and just over two months to find alternate day care for potentially 36 students of Mountain Meadows, and/or their younger siblings, many families are going to be looking at difficulties with child care, especially over the summer months. Many summer day care spots will have already been registered for and there will be little left for families that may be displaced.
We, the undersigned, are asking for clarity and information around the following topics, to help us process this decision and move forward:
- What was the decision making process?
- What were the reasons for providing a room leased to JCCC to a competing day care that was losing one of their rooms on the upper floor?
- What considerations were given to families with children with special needs, from outside the catchment area, or with younger siblings?
- Was there a competitive or fair process to allow the two businesses to bid or compete for room 112? If so, please outline the steps (including evaluation process) taken.
Updates
April 21, 2017
I have spent my mornings talking to families who are terrified that their children will no longer have a safe place to go after school. The school board has yet to offer a formal explanation for why they are disrupting these established routines and tearing apart our community.
April 21, 2017
Seeing this kind of backing for our families is overwhelming. Knowing that my child and their friends have so many people in their corner gives me real hope that we can keep this community together.
Reached 100 supporters
April 21, 2017
48 Comments
Our two children are have both been enrolled with JCCC for 2 years and our daughter is among those moving on to kindergarten in September. SD43's lack of consideration for the impact of this decision and the deadline imposed are appalling. SD43 must offer the affected parents and families in the community some recourse to influence this decision.
My 2.5 year old daughter attends JCCC and so does her 3 year old cousin. They have both attended since 1 years old. This will impact our family greatly! There should have been a meeting with all respective groups to discuss this and come up with a solution that would work for all before making a decision about this.
It is completely unreasonable to expect parents to find alternate daycare for outnod school or infants in such a short time period. We have two children in JCCC and CKC has a waitlist that will not make displaced JCCC kids a priority. Where is the compromise for parents?
We've been at this daycare for 2 years and with a new baby we already planned to have both children there. now we have to find a new daycare and choose between having children at two different daycares or displacing the older one away from his teachers and friends that he grew up with.
This is outrageous, it was hard enough to find child care for us with 6 mth's to look and now they want to give us 30 days! Very Unreasonable.
Looking before / after school care at this school will mean that we will have to change schools. I find this heart breaking for my child to loose his friends in the community. The care the Junior Citizens provides us is a necessary service for our family
Signed and supported.
My daughter, currently at Junior Citizens Childcare, must complete her preschool program at JCC, to be able to attend school next year. The interruption of this program will have significant consequences on her mother's already overburdened schedule: a housewife mother of four children. I hence join the cosignees in signing this petition. Please reconsider. Thank you.
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Our two children are have both been enrolled with JCCC for 2 years and our daughter is among those moving on to kindergarten in September. SD43's lack of consideration for the impact of this decision and the deadline imposed are appalling. SD43 must offer the affected parents and families in the community some recourse to influence this decision.