» highlights

• At the April 2012 meeting of the Parent Council, we had a presentation by two people from Campus and Community Planning, Margaret Eckenfelder (Acting Director, Transportation Planning) and Richard Drdul (Transportation Consultant). They came to talk to us about several road safety issues we had brought to them, including concerns about speeds, about visibility of crosswalks, and more. Their slide show can be found here and the description of the discussion can be found in the April 2012 Parent Council minutes (to be posted).

• The Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC and the Early Childhood Educators of BC have put together a plan for early care and learning that the UBC Child Care Parent Council has endorsed in February of 2012. Please take a look at some fact sheets about the plan and consider endorsing it as an individual, by clicking here.

• Paul Kershaw of the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) at UBC has created a new site called "A Canada that Works for all Generations," examining the financial and time crunch faced by families raising young children today. See here for more information on this site and a link to it.

• Lovable Labels is one of our current fundraisers and a great gift idea! Extra tough, colourful and fun labels, perfect for labeling all the stuff kids take to school, camp or daycare. Laundry, dishwasher and microwave safe! Place your orders using the link above and 20% of every sale will go to support the UBC Daycare Parent Council.

Why is high-quality daycare essential? Read the article by the
Canadian Council on Learning.

» upcoming events

• Parent Council Meetings are typically held every third Tuesday of the month. The dates are confirmed in the minutes (below) and the meetings are held at the UBC Childcare Admin Center (2881 Acadia Road).

» minutes

• Download the most recent Parent Council meeting minutes here.