New FPFCB Orientations

At the FPFCB November 2002 General Meeting, members approved new orientations
to guide us during the next few years. These include:

Partnership in Education

sc Equip APEs to enable them to operate as effectively as possible in the schools and in the CSF
decision-making process.

s< Help to establish school planning councils.

“XN

<> Promote the involvement of non-francophone parents in their child's education.

LN

MN

Early Childhood Education and the Family
sx Promote access to French-language services.

sz Help to establish a provincial partnership in this area.

LN

‘. Develop a home daycare network.

“XN

A

Implementation of Section 23

sc Promote the implementation of actions to encourage cultural integration within the
communities/schools.

5: Promote quality education that satisfies clients' needs and aspirations.

sz Consolidate the provincial francophone preschool network.

XN

Organizational Efficiency

sy’ Establish effective liaison with members.

sx Assume a leadership role as a federation of parents.

sy Promote the visibility and credibility of the organization.

s‘: Obtain needed funding and perform tasks needed to ensure effective operation of the organization.

As you can see, there's no lack of work to be done! For more details about our strategic planning, visit our
website: www.fpfcb.be.ca.

Home Daycare Services

The FPFCB has received a grant from the Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and
Women's Services to develop a kit to assist people interested in setting up a home
daycare. Indeed, we have concluded that the best way to develop francophone
daycare services in BC is through a home daycare system, since the client-base is

too small to justify the establishment of centre-based daycares.

Phase II of this project, depending upon funding, calls for a survey of existing
French-language daycare services in BC, followed by the recruiting and technical
assistance for people interested in operating this type of service.

More to follow....

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