ADVOCATING FOR QUALITY CHILD CARE HOMES
ACROSS SASKATCHEWAN
MISSION STATEMENT
To be a united voice for all family child care educators in Saskatchewan by promoting the importance of family environment in the development of the child.
MEMBERSHIP
Membership is available to licensed and non-licensed child care homes and group homes.
Download membership form HERE. Memberships expire April 30.
WHAT WE HAVE ACCOMPLISHED FOR YOU
 | Increased annual equipment grant from $50 to $100 per child |
| Providers entitled to 3-day bereavement leave |
| Increased subsidy amounts available to parents |
| Increase start-up grant from $400 to $3000 |
| Alternate program available through child care associations |
| Fire Regulations Upgrade Grant to assist those grandfathered in who now want to renovate to meet existing fire regulations - no longer available |
| Increase Tuition Reimbursement Grant from $70 for required courses to $150 for any Early Childhood Education (ECE) course |
| Monthly nutrition grant of $40 per child |
| Subsidy "on hold" notices will be sent to providers on a weekly basis |
| Parental privacy consent form to obtain subsidy information (available through subsidy office) |
WHAT WE ARE WORKING ON FOR YOU
| Wage Enhancement Grant for group home assistants |
| Career Ladder and Retention Grant to acknowledge additional ECE courses |
| Working to make subsidy based on net income, not gross income |
| Working to increase the number of children group homes are allowed to have |
| Working to lower the definition of infant/toddler from 30months to 24months |
| Working to remove the tier system that allows subsidy to pay less to rural daycares |
| Working to lower the number of children unlicensed homes are allowed to care for (currently same as licensed) |
| Would we like an outside agency to handle collecting money to pay providers? |
| Research AB, MB, ON, and BC daycare agencies |
| We are attending monthly meetings to address concerns raised regarding the nutrition grant (for example: are muffins considered as part of bread food group) |
| Attend professional development meetings to promote daycares |
| Debating whether there should be greater education requirements for providers so that we may be recognized as child care professionals. Currently 1 ECE course within one year of opening, propose ECE1 (3 courses) within 3 years of opening. |
Do you have any concerns running your daycare that you would like addressed? For example: subsidy, consultants, special care services, grants. Contact us and we will follow up for you.
COMING EVENTS/NEXT MEETING
Our next meeting is June 22 by tele-conference. All members are welcome to participate. Contact Doris at 933-3347 or Bev at 545-4899 to join.
Interested in learning more about SACCHI? Download a copy of our by-laws HERE.
CONTACT US
SACCHI, Box 8821, Saskatoon, SK S7K 6S6
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