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The Northwestern Ontario Regional Day Care Committee / Child Care Committee operated from the 1970s to the 1990s. The Committee was a grassroots organization made up of child care workers, administrators, parents, and others concerned with the provision of child care in the region. The Committee was engaged in advocacy work, as well as supporting the work of child care centres and professionals.

Records of the Committee include minutes, membership lists, newsletters, correspondence, and other records associated with the advocacy activities of the organisation. Includes correspondence with governments and partner organizations.

This file contains NWORDCC updates for regional contacts; correspondence regarding the indirect subsidy policy; letter of recommendations to the Honourable John Sweeney, Minister of Community and Social Services with concerns about user fees, financial stability, and subsidized care; Sweeney meeting follow-up letter and report listings.

A copy of the project report prepared by Applied Research Consulting House 1982, "Key Elements for the Planning of Service Delivery to Small Northern Communities" with research notes.

This file contains information about the Honourable Margaret Birch, Provincial Secretary for Social Development regarding legal changes to the day care regulations. The file includes scripted notes with newspaper articles; advocacy documents from the Daycare Reform Action Alliance; a brief entitled "Provincial Strategy for Daycare"; and a "Statement to the Legislature" by the Honourable Margaret Birch.

This file includes information about Bill C-69 with an October 1990 newspaper publication, "Canada's Social Programs are in Trouble" by the Canadian Council on Social Development.

This file contains five copies of the NWORDCC Response to the Federal Government's National Strategy on Day Care from March 1988. The report addresses taxing, commercial, the Child Care Act and NWO day care needs.

This file contains information about Federal responses to child care and advocate responses. Included in the file is a copy of the "National Strategy on Child Care" by Health and Welfare Canada; responses from The National Action Committee on the Status of Women, the Canadian Child Day Care Federation, Margaret Mitchell, MP, Canadian Day Care Advocacy Association, and Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care; the NWORDCC "Response to the Federal Government's National Strategy on Child Care"; wirth research notes

This file contains information about the Toonies for Child Care Ad Campaign as a response to proposed changes by the Mike Harris Government. Included in the file are contact sheets for Northwestern Ontario news outlets with listings of concerned citizens; "Share the news" for day care and child care centres with fax sheets/notes and local coordinator sign-up sheets.

This file contains correspondence with Human Resources Development Canada, and local Federal elected officials in Northwestern Ontario regarding child care research, training, supports, the First Nation Inuit Child Care Initiative, and the Child Care Visions Program. Copies of the research articles including "Child Care at the Centre: Child Care on the Social, Economic and Political Agenda in the 1990's" by Martha Friendly and Mab Oloman; fact sheets on the "Red Book" promises; strategic notes and fax transmissions are included with the file.

This file contains information about the NWORCCC municipal lobby for child care services. Included in the file is correspondence to parents and child care providers;notifications and response for Thunder Bay City Council Meeting; and research notes with statistics.

This file contains the correspondence for the 1995 Provincial Lobby with photographs and newspaper research. Also included is a leaked confidential draft document; The Coalition response to funding cuts; regional action letters to the Editor; NWORCCC response to cuts from Thunder Bay Public Rally; Province-Wide Day of Action to Save Child Care, Friday November 24 and Coalition Child Care Letters Campaign information is included in the file as well.

This file contains minutes of the Executive Meetings of the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care from 1993-1997, Included in Executive Meeting Minutes are the Agendas, Committee Reports, Executive Council List, Updates, Issues and Financial Reports.

This file contains information about the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care Network with Executive and Council/Executive Meeting minutes; Federal Issues Working Group Report; committee reports; and child care education information.

This file contains information about women's jobs, programs, Advisory Council, and governance including the Women's Report and information from the Minister Responsible for Women's Issues.

This file contains a new staff orientation to the Coalition Network. Included in the file is an introduction letter with overview; new member correspondence; Child Care Network News newsletter; and life insurance information with note for network workshop.

This file contains memorandums, correspondence and briefs regarding pay equity. Information from partner organizations, lobbies, and press kit are included in the file.

This file contains information from the 10th Anniversary Conference and Lobby Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care. Included are program, agenda and notes; lobby information; speaker biographies; and workshop presentation notes by Barbara Lysnes, NWORDCC.

This file contains a collection of documents from the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care. Included in the file are OCBCC Council Member memos; correspondence for the Fall Policy Forum and Lobby; membership and donor information; with budgets and funding advisory. A OCBCC Lobby Kit and Summary of Action is included in the file as well.

This file contains planning notes and contact information for advocacy with child care centres in Marathon, Manitouwadge and Balmertown.

One copy of the Lakehead Social Planning Council Rural Day Care Study, Summary of Findings Paipoonge for October 1976. The report covers information about: Recommendations to the Municipality of Paipoonge, Background to the Study, Method, Summary, Comments, and Conclusions; data from 16 respondents gives information about employment, provision of childcare services, satisfaction, service preference, discrepancies, and suggested fees with a data table. The file also includes a copy of the Lakehead Social Planning Council Rural Day Care Study, Summary of Findings for Unorganized Areas (Blake, Nolalu, Scoble, Gilles, Gorham & Ware, Kaministiquia) for October 1976. The report covers information about: Recommendations to The Province of Ontario, Background to the Study, Method, Summary, Comments, and Conclusions; data from respondents gives information about employment, provision of childcare services, satisfaction, service preference, discrepancies, and suggested fees with a data table. [Blake,Nolalu, Scoble, Gilles: 12 respondents; Gorham & Ware: 16 respondents; Kaministiquia: 56 respondents.

This file contains information about the opening of the Centre For Northern Studies at Lakehead University with information pamphlet and notes about community funding opportunities.

This file contains research regarding poverty and provision of services for women; correspondence regarding women's issues including Nishnawbe-Aski Nation and Beendigen Inc. regarding women's rights and Women's Crisis Centre; notes from general meetings with minutes and agendas; and Internal Working Document for Action Plan.

This file contains information about the project "Child Care and Women's Work" including the minutes; correspondence; grant application; and a copy of the Annual Report 1994-95 for the Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council. Information about the North Superior Women's Training Coalition; facilitators' article; and notes for the development of the 1996/97 Plan of Action are included in the file.

This file contains briefs from the Thunder Bay Advocates for Quality Child Care to the Time for Change Conference; Report to the Northwestern Ontario Women's Decade Council, Time for Change Conference and Lobby; Brief to the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Task Force on Human and Social Services, presented by Ruth Wells; and Submission to the Community Services Committee The City of Thunder Bay Regarding Child Care Review.

This file contains information about Thunder Bay Advocates for Quality Child Care including membership lists, attendance, and contact information with planning notes.