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This series consists of child care surveys done by the Northwestern Ontario Regional Child Care Committee. Surveys gave provision to child care centres and staff to share information about their community, name of centre, survey respondents, and centre's programs. Surveys provided information about the fees, licencing, subsidies, operating budget/deficit, capital budget, and operating grants. Statistics for staffing/wages/qualifications; overview of benefits, recruitment, and pay equity; and operations, program/policy changes shared important information for advocacy for the future plans, and concerns for child care centres across Northwestern Ontario.

This file contains a collection of documents with letter addressed to the Ministry of Community and Social Services (1990-01-02) regarding the NWORDCC mandate, plans for a 1990 Forum, funding request, and financial statement. Copies of the "Report of the Weighting Factor Research Project", Report of Survey Update 1990, and 1990 Survey are included. The agreement between NWORDCC and Ministry of Community and Social Services for funding 1990; Request letters from the NWORDCC to child care centres; Survey Update 1990, and a copy of the Report on Northwestern Ontario Day Care Services from the Update 1990 are in the file as well.

This file contains information about the information from the 1990 Survey Update. Included in the file are statistics for the pay equity for child care workers; summary updates for the 1990 Survey Update; the "Report on Northwestern Ontario Day Care Services Update 1990"; and a copy of the "Northwestern Ontario Regional Day Care Committee Report on Northwestern Ontario Day Care Services June 1987".

This file contains a letter of reminder from Margaret Phillips to NWO Day Care Supervisors/Administrators to complete 1989 survey update (1990-01-09); and a copy of original Survey Update 1989.

This file contains a summary sheet for Preliminary Findings from the Staff Survey including information about: NWO Day Care Workers data, working conditions, Professional Development, Recommendations, Future Plans, and Major Concerns. File includes a data summary for 1987 fee schedule for 12 Centres, subsidy percentages, waiting list numbers, staff wages/ratios; an Administrative Status Report with data for subsidies and enrolment for the City of Thunder Bay from the Ministry of Community Services (1986-02-10). Completed copies of the 1987 Northwestern Ontario Regional Day Care Committee Day Care Staff Survey covering responses for: type of day care centre, position of respondee, employment, education, training/professional development, wages/benefits, satisfaction, concerns, future plans, personal information, comments, NWORDCC feedback and optional contact information.

This file contains an edited copy of the results for the 1986 NWORDCC Survey for Day Care Centres in NWO including information on: Length of Operation, Management of Centre, Services Provided, Unmet Needs, Future Plans, Waiting Lists, Fee Structure/Increases/Subsidies, Elimination of Indirect Subsidy, Problems/Solutions, Staffing, wages/Benefits, Professional Development, Performance Evaluation, Staff Turnover, Role of NWORDCC, and Observations. The file also includes a data summary for 1986 licenced day care spaces by jurisdiction and region, private home day care, Schedule A fee schedule. Completed 1986 NWORDCC surveys for Municipal and Commercial Day Care Centres for Ear Falls, Thunder Bay, Marathon, Onegaming with attached administrative note.

This file contains a letter of reminder from Margaret Phillips to NWO Day Care Supervisors/Administrators to complete 1991 survey update (1992-01-14); requesting letter for participation in the annual survey for day care services in Northwestern Ontario (1991-12-04); Report on NWO Day Care Services Update 1991; and the original copy of 1991 Survey Update. A letter to NWORDCC Council Members from Margaret Phillips with copy of 1990 survey asking for additions and recommendations to amend 1991 survey to be more inclusive (nd) is included as well..

This file contains a collection of handwritten planning documents for workshops, forums, survey update correspondence. The report information from the years 1993, 1992, 1986 with contact information and locations of staff survey returns is included in the file as well..

This file contains the Ministry of Community and Social Services (MCSS) Fact Sheet for Child Care Programs with statistics, trends, expenditures, funding details (nd); Northwestern Ontario Day Care Services Update 1992 for NWORDCC survey; and the NWORDCC fact sheet detailing NWO Child Care Services. Also included is the Report on 1992 Survey with original; listings of surveys received with regional survey codes; and listings of surveys sent. Original copy of survey with provision to answer community, name of centre, survey respondent, operations, function, enrolment, subsidies, funding, operating budget/deficit, capital budget, staffing/wages/qualifications, benefits, grants, pay equity, program/policy changes, future, school facilities.

This file contains planning documents for the 1993 Survey including letter of introduction; survey coding; forum announcements; Child Care Updates from the OCBCC; a copy of the 1992 survey and final reports with analysis.

This file contains a letter to N.W.O. Day Care Services Survey Respondents from Margaret Phillips with attached summary report of the 1993 Day Care Services Survey (1994-07-04); notations and contact information for send outs; updated letter from NWORDCC to N.W.O. Day Care Supervisors/Administrators to complete survey (1994-03-16); listings of surveys sent; and letter of notice for the amended 1992 survey sent to Supervisors/Administrators to complete survey (1994-02-10). The file also includes summary sheets for the interim report for Survey 1993 to NWORDCC Council with breakdown of focus areas and issues. Copies of the completed nine page 1993 Day Care Services Survey from NWO detailing: Centre's name, supervisor, services, operations, fees, enrolment, subsidies, wages, employee qualifications, benefits, social contract, school relationships, achievements, issues, memberships, and comments are included, along with planning documents for survey with attached edits and amendments.

This file contains a letter to Barbara Lysnes, Northwestern Regional Daycare Committee (1994-05-06) from Kinder Place Childcare with request for information for non-profit daycare centres in Thunder Bay.

This file contains a Letter of Agreement between Northwestern Ontario Regional Child Care Committee and Barbara Lysnes and Margaret Phillips to conduct a survey of the Northwestern Ontario child care programs; in concert with the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, information serves both the Northwestern Ontario Regional Child Care Committee and the Coalition.

This file contains a pamphlet from Thunder Bay Advocates for Quality Child Care; a copy of the book review from Barbara Lysnes on The Child's Community on Child Care Policy in Canada: Putting the Pieces Together by Martha Friendly; 1993/1991 copies of the Child Care Challenge; a copy of the article "Child Care Betrayed by NDP" by Margaret Phillips; Childspeak newsletter- 1994; The Victorian/Haliburton Child Care Forum News, June 1994; Sioux Lookout Toy Lending Library, April 1995; and a copy of the Northern Woman Journal August 1985 focussed on the child care crisis with an article written by Margaret Phillips. An insert for the Forum 1989 is also included in the file.

This file contains a copies of the Northwestern Ontario Regional Day Care Committee Election '90 Issue newsletter with a focus on child care as a basic public service and pay equity for child care workers.

This file contains information about Northwestern Ontario Day Care Services including the report of a survey of Day Care Organizations and the "MCSS Restructuring Framework: A Work in Progress" (1994), Ministry of Community and Social Services. The documents include correspondence and research in the form of newspaper clippings, directories, new releases, press kits, newsletters "Network News", reports, survey, fact sheets and planning documents concerning women's employment, pay equity, day care, child care, and reform. Key partners include Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care

This file contains copies of Trillium Grant Applications that were submitted by NWORDCC/NWORCCC for the years 1987, 1991, and 1996. Grant application correspondence, financial reports and responses are included.

This file contains "Recent Mail" with an envelop collection of correspondence for NWORDCC about memberships, advisory opportunities, correspondence, funding, meetings, and newsletters.

This file contains NWORCCC Council Meeting Minutes with agendas and membership updates. Included in the file are the briefs "Presentation to the Standing Committee on Human Resources Development-Response to Improving Social Security in Canada" by the OCBCC and "Draft Response to Agenda: Jobs and Growth, Improving Social Security in Canada" by Margaret Phillips, December 1994.

This file contains a master list of minutes, documents and copies of the minutes for the Northwestern Ontario Regional Child Care Committee Council from February. Included in the file are copies of the agenda; correspondence with the Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care network regarding child care; the financial report for February; and organizational structure of the NWORCCC Committees with planning notes.

Jaakko & Marjaana Nevala, Nipigon, Ontario.

Jaakko & Marjaana Nevala, Nipigon, Ontario, 1918. Donor: Mrs. M. Nevala. 2 copies.

Singing or dance group (?), Nipigon, Ontario. People in photo: (left to right) M. Nevala, J. Nevala, Lempi Koski, Teevi Koski, Irene Alpuumi, Nikki Salo, Meeri Mammi, Nikki Uloja.

Singing or dance group (?) 1920's or 1930's. People in photo: (left to right) Jan Hammari (violinist), Nikki Salo (back, standing), (front)
Irene Alpuumi, Meeri Mammi, Lempi Mustojarvi, Marja Nevala. Donor: Mrs. M. Nevala. 2 copies.

Ladies Group, Nipigon, Ontario. People in photo: (back to front) Liina Roos, -- Roos (daughter), name not known, Mrs. Salo, Martta Ruotto, M. Nevala, Tyyne Mattson, Hilma Huuhka, Sanni Hill, -- Roos (daughter), -- Roos (daughter), -- Huuhka (daughter). Two copies.