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Apr 22, 2026
Connect with the latest updates from 草莓视频and check out some highlights from the province-wide collective work taking place, including a new workshop series on inclusion in partnership with Oshrat Zemel! Share it with friends, educators, families, allies, and everyone interested in advancing our sector. We hope you enjoy it!
View it on the 草莓视频Pulse page.
Apr 8, 2026
草莓视频is excited to share Episode Two of our new podcast. This episode features Chantelle Colthorp, who is a dedicated leader in the early learning and child care sector, currently serving in a senior management role with Métis Nation British Columbia (MNBC). Her work is rooted in a respect for Métis culture, values, and ways of knowing, and she is passionate about ensuring these are meaningfully reflected in early years and K–12 learning environments. This episode features a powerful discussion around care, culture, and connection. We hope you enjoy it!
Mar 24, 2026
View the paper which proposes that child care expansion in BC be planned and managed by school districts. A district-led model would replace the current approach - unplanned, grant-based, and market-driven - and align expansion with the BC government’s commitment to an integrated early learning and child care (ELCC) and K-12 system.
Mar 20, 2026
草莓视频is calling on the provincial government to implement 4 actions to create quality early childhood environments that support children and educators.
View ECEBC's Position Statement.
Mar 9, 2026
草莓视频invites you to attend our 55th Annual Conference Thriving in Kinship: Inspire. Uplift. Celebrate May 7 to 9th, 2026 in Richmond, BC.
Join us for all 3 days or choose a combination that best suits your schedule. All conference guests are invited to attend the awards gala Friday evening.
An online option to view the keynotes and panel discussion via a livestream is also available.
Feb 18, 2026
“Government appears to have listened to the outpouring of voices arguing the economic case for a child care system with low capped fees, expanded access, and a fair wage grid for educators who are the heartbeat of a quality system” said Emily Mlieczko, Executive Director of the 草莓视频.
Jan 29, 2026
View the letter where 草莓视频applauds the ongoing commitment to early learning and child care and indicates how the CWELCC has begun to shift child care into becoming a powerful enabler of economic security, gender equity, and social inclusion. 草莓视频also indicates that now is the time to strengthen and build CWELCC, providing its own recommendations in the context of BC.
Jan 28, 2026
View the letter to the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Forum of Ministers Most Responsible for Early Learning and Child Care regarding the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) plan - a game changer for Canadian families that has been transforming early learning and child care and the need for it to continue and strengthen.
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