It Takes a University: Child Care and Post Secondary Institutions

Schedule:

Location:  Thea Koerner House, 6371 Crescent Road

Map:  http://www.maps.ubc.ca/PROD/index_detail.php?locat1=408

Friday, May21, 2010

Panel 1            12:30-2:00

A)  UBC CHILDCARE TESTIMONIALS

• UBC Child Care Parents Council: Shane Barter, Graduate student; Naomi Dove, Senior Resident Physician; Kristin Loheyde, Staff; Vivien Measday, Faculty  (1h 30m)

B) ACCESS, AFFORDABILITY AND QUALITY

• Teleconference – Kathleen Brophy, Donna S. Lero and Judy Callahan, University of Guelph (45m)
• Enid Elliot, University of Victoria (45m)

Panel 2                        2:00-3:30

A) FUNDING AND DELIVERY OPTIONS FOR CAMPUS CHILD CARE

• The Coalition of Childcare Advocates of BC (1h 30m)

Snack              3:30-3:45

Panel 3                        3:45-5:15

A) THE ROLE OF POST-SECONDARY ADMINISTRATORS AND CHILD CARE OPERATORS

• Darcelle Cottons,  UBC Child Care Services; Andrew Parr,  Student Housing and Hospitality UBC; and Anne Condon, Faculty of Science UBC (1h 30m)

B) THE ROLE OF THE OFF-CAMPUS AND ON-CAMPUS COMMUNITY

• Christine Hibbert, Jericho Kids Club (45m)
• Prod Laquian, University Neighbourhood Association (45m)

Keynote          5:15-6:30

SUSAN PRENTICE

Dinner                        6:30

Saturday, May 22, 2010

Panel 4                        10:00-11:30

A) EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT AND SOCIETY

• Maddison Spenrath, Council for Early Child Development (45m)
• Abram Dickerson and Ofira Roll, UBC (45m)

B) POLITICIANS’ ROUNDTABLE

• various federal and provincial politicians

Lunch             11:30-12:30

Roundtable    12:30-2:00

ROUNDTABLE OF STUDENT LEADERS

Panel 5                        2:00-3:30

A) THE ROLE OF FACULTY AND STUDENTS

• Tricia van Rhijn, Trudy Smit Quosai, and Rachelle Campbell, University of Guelph (45m)
• Florriann Fehr and Thomas B. Friedman, Thomson Rivers University (45m)

B) CHILD CARE QUALITY AND ACCOUNTABILITY

• Carolyn Mamchur, SFU (45m)
• Elena Gallitto, (45m)

Snack              3:30-3:45

Closing Talk  3:45-4:30

SHARON GREGSON