Bill 199 explained in plain English
Child Care and Early Years Amendment Act (Child Care Waiting Lists), 2016
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Bill 199, the Child Care and Early Years Amendment Act (Child Care Waiting Lists), 2016, amends the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, to regulate child care waiting lists by prohibiting fees and requiring transparent policies and public posting of lists.
This bill, the Child Care and Early Years Amendment Act (Child Care Waiting Lists), 2016, proposes changes to Ontario's Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014. It aims to address issues with child care waiting lists, including transparency and fees. The bill introduces new rules for how licensees and child care providers can establish and manage waiting lists, and prohibits charging fees or deposits for being on a waiting list. It also specifies requirements for public posting of waiting lists and their policies.
- Amends the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, to establish new rules for child care waiting lists.
- Prohibits child care licensees and providers from establishing or maintaining waiting lists except as allowed by the new rules.
- Prohibits charging or accepting fees or deposits for a child care waiting list.
- Requires licensees and providers who maintain a waiting list to create and post a written policy for its administration, including the order of offering placements.
- Requires the waiting list policy to be reviewed at least annually.
- Requires licensees and providers to offer child care placements according to their posted policy.
- Requires an up-to-date copy of the waiting list to be posted publicly or made available upon request.
- Requires that personal information on waiting lists be protected according to prescribed requirements.
- Adds child care waiting list provisions to the list of matters that the Lieutenant Governor in Council can make regulations about.
- Adds child care waiting list provisions to the list of matters that the Minister can make regulations about.
- Child care licensees.
- Child care providers.
- Families seeking child care services.
- The general public (regarding access to information on waiting lists and policies).
- Child care providers and licensees must not maintain waiting lists except as provided by the new section 14.1.
- Child care providers and licensees must not charge or accept fees or deposits for waiting lists (Section 14.2).
- Child care providers and licensees must develop a written policy for managing waiting lists, including the order of offering placements.
- Child care providers and licensees must post their waiting list policy publicly or make it available on request.
- Child care providers and licensees must review their waiting list policy at least annually.
- Child care providers and licensees must offer placements according to their policy.
- Child care providers and licensees must post an up-to-date copy of the waiting list publicly or make it available on request.
- Personal information on waiting lists must be protected as prescribed.
- The Act comes into force six months after receiving Royal Assent.
- Prohibits child care licensees and providers from charging or accepting fees or deposits for child care waiting lists.
- The bill text does not specify penalties for non-compliance with these new provisions.
- The bill does not specify penalties for non-compliance.
- The bill refers to 'such other requirements as may be prescribed' for waiting lists and 'such requirements as may be prescribed for the protection of personal information', indicating that further regulations may be developed that will add detail to these provisions.
- The exact date of Royal Assent is not provided in the bill text, so the precise commencement date is not yet fixed.
This bill directly amends this Act by adding new sections (14.1 and 14.2) concerning child care waiting lists and by making consequential amendments to other sections.
Source: Section 1
Adds references to the new child care waiting list sections (14.1 and 14.2) to the list of provisions for which the Lieutenant Governor in Council may make regulations.
Source: Section 2
Adds the regulation-making power for requirements related to child care waiting lists, including policy and personal information protection, to the Minister's powers.
Source: Section 3
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