Association of Day Care Operators of Ontario (ADCO)
Overview:
Profession(s): Child Care
Member Type(s): Early Childhood Educators, Centre owners and managers
Scope: Regional - Ontario
Formed: 1977
Address: P.O. Box 208, Foxboro, Ontario, K0K 2B0, Canada
Phone: 613.395.6111
Fax: 613.395.6223
Email: admin@adco-o.on.ca
Website: www.childcaretoday.ca
Description: ADCO is a professional non-profit organization that promotes the interests of independent private and non-profit licensed childcare programs in Ontario.
Mission/Aims: The Association of Day Care Operators of Ontario (ADCO) envisions an Ontario where families have a range of parental and non-parental child care and education choices with access to affordable, high quality child development services.
Principal Activities: To actively advocate as the collective voice for over 4,000 licensed child care programs and 170,000 children and families in Ontario.
To be responsive to current and emerging core societal and family values and needs.
Member Benefits: Opportunity to purchase ADCO's discounted Centre Liability & Property Insurance Plan, Employee/Employer Group Health Plan. Access to an Early literacy resource reward program. Management & professional development seminars. Subscription to CHILDCARE TODAY, a quarterly magazine keeping members updated in relevant day care and political issues and trends.
Training/Licensing/Certification: MANAGEMENT IN ACTION professional seminars covering 7 areas of managing/owning a daycare.
Affiliations: Associations to which we are a member:
Canadian Child Care Federation
Canadian Child Care Management Association
Candian Society of Association Executives
Verification Criteria: Individual - Early Child Education Diploma - (2 years from a community college or equivalent)
Centre - displays a license to operate as a day nursery issued by the Ministry of Children and Youth Services (Ontario)
Additional Information: There are licensed and un-licensed child care programs in Ontario and we deal solely with the licensed sector.
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