Effective June 16, 2025, by Order of the Discipline Committee:
a. Prior to the Member commencing or resuming employment as a Registered Early Childhood Educator (“RECE”) or engaging in the practice of early childhood education, as defined in section 2 of the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007, the Member must successfully complete, with a minimum passing grade of 70% (or to the satisfaction of the Director of Professional Regulation (the “Director”) if a grade is not assigned) and at her own expense, the following course (subject to the Director’s pre-approval):
i. Professionalism and Ethics
b. The Member must provide the Director with proof of enrollment and successful completion of the course.
c. 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 will arrange a mentoring relationship with a Mentor, who:
i. is an RECE in good standing with the College,
ii. is employed in a supervisory position,
iii. has never been found guilty of professional misconduct and/or incompetence by the Discipline Committee of the College,
iv. is not currently found to be incapacitated by the Fitness to Practise Committee of the College,
v. is not currently the subject of allegations referred to the Discipline Committee or the Fitness to Practise Committee of the College, and
vi. 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.
d. 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:
i. the Panel’s Order,
ii. the Agreed Statement of Facts,
iii. the Joint Submission on Penalty and Costs, and
iv. the Panel’s Decision and Reasons.
e. The Member will meet with the Mentor at least every 2 weeks after the Mentor has been approved by the Director to discuss the following subjects:
i. review of the College’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice,
ii. the acts or omissions by the Member, which resulted in the Discipline Committee finding the Member guilty of professional misconduct,
iii. the potential consequences of the misconduct to the parents/children affected, and to the Member’s colleagues, profession and self,
iv. the coursework the Member is ordered to complete, as set out in paragraph (a) above,
v. strategies for preventing the misconduct from recurring, and
vi. 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)).
f. The Member will complete a minimum of 2 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.
g. 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:
i. the dates the Member attended the sessions with the Mentor,
ii. that the Mentor received a copy of the documents referred to in paragraph (d),
iii. that the Mentor reviewed the documents set out in paragraph (d) and discussed the subjects set out in paragraph (e) with the Member, and
iv. the Mentor’s assessment of the Member’s insight into her behaviour.
h. 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.
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i. Within 30 days of completing the coursework and mentorship as outlined above, the Member will submit a written reflection (the “Reflection”) for the Director’s approval.
j. The Reflection will be a minimum of 1000 words, and a maximum of 2000 words.
k. The Reflection will answer the following questions:
i. How has my approach to supervision changed after engaging in mentorship and completing the coursework, and how can I apply what I have learnt in my practice in the future?
ii. Moving forward, what proactive steps can I take to ensure that I am prioritizing the safety and well-being of the children under my care, especially when I am solely responsible for supervising a group of children?
iii. What safety protocols and procedures can I implement to improve my home daycare space to ensure the children I am responsible for are appropriately supervised and safe?
iv. What will I do differently in the future to balance the needs of children who are napping/resting, while other children are awake?
v. What skills or knowledge do I need to strengthen to meet my professional obligations as an RECE in the future?
l. After the suspension in section 2 above ends, for a period of 6 months, the Member shall only practise as an RECE in a setting or settings, approved by the Director in writing and where a workplace monitor(s) (the “Monitor”) approved by the Director is available to monitor the Member’s practice.
m. The Member shall only practise within the scope of an RECE, as defined by section 2 of the Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007, after arranging a monitoring relationship with a Monitor, who:
i. is an RECE in good standing with the College or a Member of another regulated profession in good standing with their regulatory body;
ii. is employed in a supervisory position;
iii. has never been found guilty of professional misconduct and/or incompetence by the Discipline Committee of the College or their regulatory body;
iv. is not currently found to be incapacitated by the Fitness to Practise Committee of the College or their regulatory body;
v. is not currently the subject of allegations referred to the Discipline Committee or the Fitness to Practise Committee of the College or their regulatory body; and
vi. is pre-approved by the Director. In order to pre-approve the Monitor, the Member will provide the Director with:
1. all requested information, including (but not limited to) the name, registration number, telephone number, address and résumé of the Monitor;
2. a written confirmation by the Monitor that the Monitor received a copy of this Order;
3. the Monitor’s written agreement that:
a. the Monitor shall, for the duration of the monitoring relationship, be physically present at the workplace when the Member is practising as an RECE. On days that the Monitor is not physically present at the workplace, the Monitor will designate a suitable substitute to monitor the Member.
b. the Monitor will co-operate with the College, including by providing the College with any information that it requires to ensure that the Member is complying with the workplace monitoring sections of this Order and agreeing to notify the Director immediately, in writing, if the Monitor believes that the Member may have committed an act or omission which may constitute professional misconduct.
n. The Member shall advise the Director, in writing, if:
i. the monitoring relationship between the Member and the pre-approved Monitor has ended;
ii. the Monitor is unable to personally monitor the Member for a consecutive period of over 30 days;
iii. the Monitor wishes to end the monitoring relationship; and/or
iv. the Member wishes to end the monitoring relationship with the pre-approved Monitor and enter into a monitoring relationship with a new Monitor.
o. If one of the conditions of the monitoring relationship with the Monitor is not met, the Monitor’s agreement will no longer be in effect and the Member must cease practising until another Monitor is approved by the Director.
p. 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.
q. The College may require proof of compliance with any of the terms in this Order at any time. |