The Operating Grant Program (OGP) is a key component of the Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care Agreement. The OGP helps to address the affordability of child care services for families with young children throughout Newfoundland and Labrador. Effective January 1, 2023, the OGP requires participating regulated child care services (child care centres and family homes) to lower their rates to $10 per day for Infant, Toddler, Preschool and Full-Day School-Age children.

Resources

Child Care Centre

• Child Care Centre – Operating Grant Program – Policy and Standards Manual (300 KB)/ OGP Programme de subventions d’exploitation pour les garderies
• OGP Formulaire de demande
• Fillable OGP Application and Renewal Form
• Printable OGP Application and Renewal Form
• Fillable Amendment or Change in Circumstance Form
• ECE Declaration Fillable Version
• ECE Declaration Printable Version
• Parent Guardian Declaration Fillable Version
• Parent Guardian Declaration Printable Version
• Certification and Experience Declaration Form

ELCC Medical Benefits Program

• ELCC Medical Benefits Program FAQ

Family Home

• Family Child Care – Operating Grant Program – Policy and Standards Manual (343 KB)
• Family Home Certificate Initiative FAQ
• FCC-OGP Application (664 KB)
• FCC-OGP Enrollment Stats Form (341 KB)
• FCC-OGP Long Enrollment Stats Form (394 KB)
• FCC-OGP Monthly Enrollment Stats Form – Guide to Completion
• Amendment or Change in Circumstance Form

Reports and Documents

• Operating Grant Program Review – November 2023 (40,766 KB)

All inquiries related to Centre OGP can be directed to the following regional OGP sites:

Metro:
MetroOGP@gov.nl.ca

Central East:
CentraleastOGP@gov.nl.ca

Western:
WesternOGP@gov.nl.ca

Labrador:
LabradorOGP@gov.nl.ca

All Inquiries related to Family Child Care OGP can be directed to:

FCCOGP@gov.nl.ca

 

Anti-bias Professional Learning Opportunities

Below is a list of approved trainings. The organizations offer anti-bias trainings that meet the Operating Grant Program requirement for participation by operators, licensees, ECEs and administrators.

Organization Name	Organization Link OR Training Link
AECENL	First Light Indigenous Culture Training  Indigenous Cultural Diversity Training :: concrete5 (aecenl.ca)
Moose Hide Campaign	Group Registration (wearemedicine.ca) The Story of the Moose Hide Campaign (youtube.com)
St. John’s Status of Women Council	Empowering Them – Gender Based Violence  Training & Resources (sjswc.ca)
Empowered Parents	Professional and Child Wellbeing in Early Learning Settings  Professional and Child Wellbeing in Early Learning Settings | Empowered Parents (empoweredparentservices.com)
First Light St. John’s Friendship Centre	Indigenous Cultural Diversity Training    Indigenous Cultural Diversity Training | First Light (firstlightnl.ca)
Women in Resource Development Corporation	https://wrdc.ca/gender-dei-services/dei-training-services/  1-800-738-3713 WRDC offers training in Gender, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (GDEI)
Trans Support NL	https://tsnl.org/  Gender Diversity: Expanding our Awareness + Unpacking our Biases
Western University – Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women and Children	Upcoming Webinars | Webinaires à venir – Learning Network – Western University (gbvlearningnetwork.ca)
UNB – Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre for Family Violence Research	Muriel McQueen Fergusson Centre | UNB
University of Alberta – Faculty of Native Studies – Continuing Education	Indigenous Studies Online Courses | Faculty of Native Studies (ualberta.ca)
ReThink Ability	ReThink Ability | Disability Awareness Training

 

 

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