Item - 2017.CD22.2

The Community Development and Recreation Committee:

1.  Requested the General Manager, Children's Services to report to the Community Development and Recreation Committee at the end of the implementation review, expected by the second quarter 2018. 

This report responds to Council's directive from February 15th, 2017 to:

Review the overlapping of services provided by the City of Toronto and the Province

of Ontario as a result of the Child Care and Early Years Act and report back in the third

quarter of 2017. The review included consultation with the relevant City divisions

and child care providers, including City-operated child care centres and independent

and non-profit child care providers.

This report has also been informed by a review of relevant materials by the Children's Services' Risk Management team, and ongoing feedback received through post-assessment surveys.  The findings reveal that the City's Assessment for Quality Improvement (AQI) tool is a more detailed assessment of program quality, however some areas of overlap were identified.  Other identified areas for improvement include creating a more positive and supportive experience for operators, and enabling parents to have a more informed understanding of the scores and the context in which assessments are conducted.  Children's Services is taking steps to address these issues.