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General Information

Full Name
Melanie Maureen Barbosa
Common Name
Registration Number
71742
Registration Status
Suspended
Member Join Date
02/25/2019
Class of Certificate of Registration
General

Registration History

Start DateEnd DateRegistration ClassRegistration Status
1/29/2024 GeneralSuspendedBy Order of Committee
12/30/20231/28/2024GeneralGood Standing 
8/24/202212/29/2023GeneralSuspendedFailure to Comply With CPL Requirements
2/25/20198/23/2022GeneralGood Standing 

Terms, Conditions, & Limitations

Effective January 29, 2024, by Order of the Discipline Committee:

 

  1. Prior to the Member commencing or resuming employment as an RECE or engaging in the practice of early childhood education, as defined in section 2 of the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007, the Member, at her own expense, will arrange a mentoring relationship with a Mentor, who:
    1. is an RECE in good standing with the College,
    2. is employed in a supervisory position,
    3. has never been found guilty of professional misconduct and/or incompetence by the Discipline Committee of the College,
    4. is not currently found to be incapacitated by the Fitness to Practise Committee of the College,
    5. is not currently the subject of allegations referred to the Discipline Committee or the Fitness to Practise Committee of the College, and
    6. is pre-approved by the Director. In order to pre-approve the Mentor, the Member will provide the Director with all requested information, including (but not limited to) the name, registration number, telephone number, address and résumé of the Mentor.
  2. The Member will provide the Mentor with a copy of the following documents within 14 days of being notified that the Mentor has been approved by the Director, or within 14 days after the release of such documents, whichever is earliest:
    1. the Panel’s Order,
    2. the Agreed Statement of Facts,
    3. the Joint Submission on Penalty and Costs, and
    4. Decision and Reasons.
  3. The Member will meet with the Mentor at least every two weeks after the Mentor has been approved by the Director to discuss the following subjects: 
    1. review of the College’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice,
    2. the acts or omissions by the Member, which resulted in the Discipline Committee finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct,
    3. the potential consequences of the misconduct to the parents/children affected, and to the Member’s colleagues, profession and self,
    4. strategies for preventing the misconduct from recurring, and
    5. the Member’s daily practice and any issues that arise, to ensure that she is meeting the College’s Standards of Practice (without disclosing personal or identifying information about any of the children under the Member’s care, or clients of her employer(s)).
  4. The Member will complete a minimum of two mentorship sessions to the satisfaction of the Director prior to commencing or resuming employment as an RECE or engaging in the practice of early childhood education, as defined in section 2 of the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007.
  5. After a minimum of seven sessions, the Member can seek the Director’s permission to stop participating in the mentorship sessions by providing the Director with a report by the Mentor that sets out the following:
    1. the dates the Member attended the sessions with the Mentor,
    2. that the Mentor received a copy of the documents referred to in paragraph (d),
    3. that the Mentor reviewed the documents set out in paragraph (d) and discussed the subjects set out in paragraph (e) with the Member, and
    4. the Mentor’s assessment of the Member’s insight into her behaviour.
  6. All documents delivered by the Member to the College or the Mentor will be delivered by email, registered mail or courier, and the Member will retain proof of delivery.
  7. Within 14 days of commencing or resuming employment as an RECE, the Member will ensure that the Director is notified of the name, address and telephone number of all employers.
  8. The College may require proof of compliance with any of the terms in this Order at any time.

Special Notices

On January 29, 2024, the Discipline Committee of the College of Early Childhood Educators found the Member guilty of professional misconduct.

The Committee found that the Member had committed several acts of professional misconduct, including verbally abusing a child who was under her professional supervision; physically abusing a child who was under her professional supervision; failing to maintain the standards of the profession; acting or failing to act in a manner that, having regard to the circumstances, would reasonably be regarded by members as disgraceful, dishonourable or unprofessional; and conducting herself in a manner that is unbecoming a member.

The Committee directed the Registrar to suspend the Member’s certificate of registration for at least six months and to impose terms, conditions and limitations on the Member’s certificate of registration. The Committee also required the Member to appear before it to be reprimanded and ordered the Member to pay costs to the College in the amount of $1,000.

Discipline Decision
 

Documents

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