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The North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) recognizes the role child cares play in keeping children healthy and safe, and in helping them reach their learning and development goals. We want to support child cares in this role by providing programs, services, and information relevant to child cares. 

Information for Parents and Caregivers  

District of Nipissing

The Children’s Services Department of the District of Nipissing Social Services Administration Board (DNSSAB) is contracted by the Ministry of Education to plan and manage the early years and licensed child care system in the District of Nipissing.  

The Children’s Services Department can help with finding and accessing licensed child care, before and after school care, approved recreation programs and early learning programs (EarlyON Child & Family centres). They also provide resources, and support families with the cost of licensed child care, before and after school care and approved recreation programs.  

Visit the Children’s Services page on their website to learn more.  

District of Parry Sound

The District of Parry Sound Social Services Administration (PSDSSAB) is the Child Care Service System Manager for the District of Parry Sound.  

They support the provision of child care in the Parry Sound District by: 

  • Providing families with information on licensed child care, before and after school programs and early years programs in the community 

  • Investing in and supporting licensed child care operators and EarlyON providers 

  • Providing financial assistance for licensed, quality child care to families who qualify 

  • Planning for the future of early years services based on the needs of the community 

  • Enhancing the quality of Early Years programs through the Quality Assurance program 

  • Helping provide special needs resourcing for children 

Visit the Early Years Services page on their website to learn more.   

COVID-19  

For information on COVID-19, please visit the Health Unit’s Schools/Child Care and COVID-19 page. 

Use the school and child care screening tool determine if children can attend child care.  

Information for Child Care Professionals  

Child care professionals, parents/guardians, and the Health Unit all share the common goal of protecting and promoting health in child care. The Health Unit’s A Public Health Guide for Child Care Professionals has been designed to assist child care professionals in achieving this goal.  

A Public Health Guide for Child Care Professionals is a resource specifically aimed at giving child care professionals the most up-to-date information and resources on how to provide child care in a safe and healthy environment.  

This guide is organized into five chapters and includes information on:  

  • Infection Prevention and Control 

  • Illness Surveillance and Outbreak Management 

  • Immunization (Vaccinations) and Health Records 

  • Safe Environments and Injury Prevention 

  • Healthy Growth and Development 

Note: PDF’s are available in an accessible format upon request. 

Contacting the Health Unit 

To reach Main Reception, call 705-474-1400 or 1-800-563-2808 toll-free. Main Reception is staffed Monday to Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Looking for a specific program or service? View program contact information below.  

If you are uncertain who to contact, please see below for a directory of programs and services.  

If you are still uncertain who to contact about non-COVID-19 services, please send your request to the general Health Unit email (contact@healthunit.ca) and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate program.  

Program Contact Information 

Environmental Health (EH) 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5400 

Email: environmental.health@healthunit.ca  

Communicable Disease Control (CDC) 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5229 

Email cdc@healthunit.ca  

Healthy Families (HF) 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5351 

Email: healthy.families@healthunit.ca  

Healthy Living (HL) 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5210 

Email: healthy.living@healthunit.ca  

Healthy Schools (HS) 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5231 

Email: healthy.schools@healthunit.ca  

Oral Health (OH) 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5328 

Email: oralhealth@healthunit.ca  

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5252 

Email: vpd@healthunit.ca  

Sexual Health (SH) 

North Bay: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5289  

Parry Sound: 705-746-5801 or 1-800-563-2808  

Email: clinic@healthunit.ca  

Clinical Information (CI) 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5282 

Health Unit Program and Service Overview  

Environmental Health (EH) Program 

Contact 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5400 

Email: environmental.health@healthunit.ca  

Hours

Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Services 

  • Tests water, including drinking water and recreational water (i.e., Beach water) 
  • Enforces the Smoke Free Ontario Act 
  • Inspections, investigations, and enforcement activities involving local businesses and services such as:  
    • Restaurants, food trucks, and other food establishments
    • Beauty salons, spas, tattoo parlours, and other personal service settings
    • Licensed child care centres
    • Public pools, hot tubs, spa water, splash pads, and wading pools
    • Small drinking water systems
    • Recreational camps 
  • Offers a Food Handler Certificate Course that meets the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care mandatory food safety training requirements 
  • Responds to reports about animal bites and/or scratches 
  • Provides education on rabies prevention 
  • Monitors diseases such as West Nile virus and Lyme disease 
  • Answers questions related to beg bugs, blue green algae, air quality, and mould 
  • Monitors environmental spills and provides advice to the public on potential health impacts  

Communicable Disease Control (CDC) Program 

Contact 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5229 

Email: cdc@healthunit.ca  

Hours 

Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Services 

  • Conducts infectious disease surveillance and reporting  

  • Manages cases and contacts with “Diseases of Public Health Significance” 

  • Monitors and responds to outbreaks in long-term care homes, retirement homes, hospitals, child care centres, and other community settings 

  • Conducts Infection Prevention and Control (IPAC) Assessments 

  • Provides education to the public and community partners related to infection prevention and control 

Healthy Families (HF) Program

Contact 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5351 

Email: healthy.families@healthunit.ca  

Hours 

Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Services 

  • Prenatal & pregnancy health (i.e., Prenatal classes) 

  • Provides infant feeding information and support (i.e., Breastfeeding support and Clinics) 

  • Healthy Babies, Healthy Children Program 

  • Promotes healthy child growth and development 

  • Promotes positive parenting of children through community partnerships and family support (i.e., Parenting Program) 

 Healthy Living (HL) Program

Contact 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5210 

Email: healthy.living@healthunit.ca  

Hours 

Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Services 

  • Healthy Eating promotion 

  • Food security advocacy 

  • Injury prevention 

  • Cancer prevention 

  • Substance Use education 

  • Smoke-free living 

  • Quit Clinic (Smoking cessation) 

  • Harm reduction (Naloxone distribution) 

  • Stay on your feet (Falls prevention) 

  • Diabetes support in indigenous communities 

Healthy Schools (HS) Program

Contact 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5231 

Email: healthy.schools@healthunit.ca  

Hours 

Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Services 

  • Healthy policy development 

  • Works with schools and child cares on health-related activities to encourage lifelong healthy behaviours of school-aged children 

  • Supports child cares by providing information and resources on protecting and promoting the health of children  

  • Provides information and supports with curriculum and policies on health topics such as injury prevention, substance misuse, physical activity, healthy eating, mental health, tobacco, and substance misuse 

  • Lending library resources and Apps (Teaching resources) 

  • Provides parent resources about sleep, physical activity, mental health, and nutrition 

  • Provides youth engagement opportunities 

Oral Health (OH) Program

Contact 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5328 

Email: oralhealth@healthunit.ca   

Hours 

North Bay office (345 Oak St. West): 

  • Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

  • After-hours clinic Tuesday 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.  

Services 

  • Offers dental services for eligible adults with limited or no access to dental care 

  • Provides Healthy Smiles Ontario (HSO) dental services for children and youth 0-17 years of age 

  • Implements Ontario Seniors Dental Care Program (OSDCP) for eligible seniors aged 65+ years of age 

  • Promotes and educates the public regarding oral health, and dental services available in our communities  

  • Conducts dental & vision screenings in schools 

Vaccine Preventable Diseases (VPD) Program

Contact 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5252 

Email: vpd@healthunit.ca 

Hours 

North Bay office (345 Oak St. West): 

  • Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

  • After-hours clinic Tuesday and Thursday, 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. 

Parry Sound office (70 Joseph St, in the mall): 

  • Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Services 

  • Maintains copies of vaccination records 

  • Provides vaccination clinics  

  • Promotes and educates the public regarding vaccinations 

  • Answers questions related to travel and provides travel vaccines at a cost 

  • Administers Tuberculin (TB) Skin tests for school and medical reasons only 

  • Answers questions related to the school suspension process 

  • Affidavits   

    • Statement of Conscience or Religious Belief 
    • Statement of Medical Exemption 
  • Delivers Immunization Education Sessions to parents/guardians of school-aged children who intend to submit a non-medical exemption with respect to the immunization requirements under the Immunization of School Pupil Act (ISPA) 

  • Assists in the completion of forms for school and/or employment 

  • Answers questions related to school and/or child care registration forms 

  • Responds to reports of Adverse Events Following Immunization (AEFI’s) 

Sexual Health (SH) Program

Contact 

North Bay: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5289  

Parry Sound: 705-746-5801 or 1-800-563-2808  

Email: clinic@healthunit.ca 

Hours 

North Bay office (345 Oak St. West): 

  • Monday to Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

  • After-hours clinic Tuesday 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. and Thursday 4:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. 

Parry Sound office (70 Joseph St, in the mall): 

  • Tuesdays only (new): 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. 

Services 

  • Provides sexual health clinics 

  • Offers STI and HIV testing, STI treatment, and HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) 

  • 2SLGBTQ+ resources 

  • Provides pregnancy testing and options 

  • Provides low-cost birth control and free condoms 

  • Provides healthy relationships information 

  • Preconception health information 

Clinical Information (CI)

Contact 

Call: 1-800-563-2808 ext. 5282 

Services 

  • Needle Syringe program 

  • Distributes needles and other harm reduction items 

  • Provides Naloxone kit training and distribution 

  • Links and provides referrals to Community Services/Agencies 

Forms 

Illness and Outbreaks

  • Diseases of Public Health Significance Reporting Form 

  • Child Care Enteric Outbreak Line Listing Record Form 

  • CHICKEN POX - Daily Reporting Form (EN)

    • Chickenpox illness must be reported by a child care. Use the Chickenpox - Daily Reporting form to report new cases of chickenpox (varicella) to the Health Unit’s CDC Program. Fax the completed form to the CDC Program at 705-482-0670. 
  • Formulaire de Déclaration Quotidienne de LA VARICELLE (FR) 

Vaccines (Immunization)

  • Child: Vaccination History for Child Care Registration Form (EN) 

  • Child: Antécédents de vaccination aux fins de l'inscription aux centres de garde (FR) 

  • Staff/Volunteer: Health Assessment of Child Care Personnel Form (EN) 

  • Staff/Volunteer: Évaluation de l’état de santé du personnel des centres de garde (FR) 

  • Statement of Conscience or Religious Belief Affidavit 

  • Medical Exemption

Child Growth and Development

  • Looksee Checklists  

Resources

Health Unit Lending Library and Apps 

  • Health Unit – Lending Library and Apps – Resources that can be borrowed from the Health Unit and apps to support learning and a healthy environment.  

Hand Hygiene

  • Healthy Hands: Hand Hygiene Resource Manual for Child Care Centres (2020) 
    • This document supports child care professionals, children, and their families to learn about the importance of proper hand washing. This resource provides lesson plans, activities, and materials for educators to use to teach children about germs, how they are spread, and how to prevent the spread of germs through proper hand washing.  
  • Hand Hygiene Resource Kit  
    • The goal of this kit is to educate children about proper hand hygiene to reduce the incidence of gastro-enteric and respiratory infections and the consequences that accompany the transmission of such communicable diseases. Included in the kit is:      
      • Healthy Hands – Hand Hygiene Resource Manual Ages: 4 – 14 
      • I wash my hands – Stickers  Glitter bottles (one red, one silver)
      • Glow Germ Kit: LED UV Lamp; Powder 4 oz.; Mini Gel 2 oz.
      • Health Unit staff are available to conduct educational hand hygiene activities in your centre at your request.
  • Printable Resources 
    • Hand Hygiene Fact Sheet 
    • Hand Washing Instructions  
    • Hand Washing Poster  
    • Hand Sanitizer Instructions 

Cough Etiquette 

  • Cover Your Cough Poster 

Cleaning and Disinfecting

  • Cleaning and Disinfection for Child Cares 

  • Accelerated Hydrogen Peroxide (APH) Fact Sheet 

Diapering

  • Diaper Procedures  

  • Cloth Diaper Procedures  

Infection Control in Sensory Play

  • Infection Control in Sensory Play   

Pets in Child Care Settings

  • MOHLTC: Recommendations for the Management of Animals in Child Care Settings

    • The Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care (MOHLTC) has developed this best practice guidance document for the management of animals in child care centres to assist the operator in choosing appropriate pets and in implementing measures to be taken to minimize the risk of injury or infection to the children and staff.

Visits to Farms or Petting Zoos 

  • MOHLTC: Recommendations to Prevent Disease and Injury Associated with Petting Zoos in Ontario
    • Animals at farms and petting zoos present the same risks as pets in child care centres. There are added hazards because the animals are unknown to you. Before visiting a farm or petting zoo, review this MOHLTC guidance document .  

Diseases of Public Health Significance (DOPHS)

  • Diseases of Public Health Significance List 

  • Diseases of Public Health Significance Reporting Form 

Illness Outbreaks

  • Outbreaks: Information for Child Care Providers Fact Sheet 

  • Child Care Enteric Outbreak Line Listing Record Form 

  • Outbreak Signs 

Chickenpox

  • Caring for Kids - Chickenpox 

    • Information on Chickenpox, including the symptoms, spread, risks, treatment, and prevention. 
  • CHICKEN POX - Daily Reporting Form (EN)  . 

    • Chickenpox illness must be reported by a child care. Use the Chickenpox - Daily Reporting form to report new cases of chickenpox (varicella) to the Health Unit’s CDC Program. Fax the completed form to the CDC Program at 705-482-0670
  • Formulaire de Déclaration Quotidienne de LA VARICELLE (FR)  

Vaccines (Immunization)

  • Publicly Funded Immunization Schedules for Ontario 

  • Health Unit Webpages 

    • Flu Shot
    • Vaccinations - Child Care Information
    • COVID-19 Vaccine & Vaccination Frequently Asked Questions 
    • COVID-19 Vaccine: Information for Parents and Caregivers 
  • Reputable websites for information on vaccine safety and current research addressing myths related to vaccination 
    • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 
    • Canadian Paediatric Society
    • National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI)
    • Public Health Agency of Canada

Forms

  • Child: Vaccination History for Child Care Registration Form (EN) 

  • Child: Antécédents de vaccination aux fins de l'inscription aux centres de garde (FR) 

  • Staff/Volunteer: Health Assessment of Child Care Personnel Form (EN) 

  • Staff/Volunteer: Évaluation de l’état de santé du personnel des centres de garde (FR) 

  • Statement of Conscience or Religious Belief Affidavit 

  • Medical Exemption 

Air Quality

  • Health Unit –  Air Quality webpage 
  • Air Quality Alert Email Notifications

    • Sign up to receive Air Quality Alert Notifications (Special Air Quality Statement or Smog and Air Health Advisory). 
  • Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) Video
    • Air quality video for children: Indi the caterpillar 

Smoking and Vaping

  • Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017 - How the Act Affects: Child Care Centres and Home Child Care 
  • Health Unit – Tobacco and Substance Use webpage

    • Learn how to help prevent tobacco and substance use, access teaching resources on smoking and vaping. 

Toys

  • Health Canada’s Is Your Child Safe? Booklet  

Concussions

  • Parachute Canada – Concussions 

    • Learn the basics about concussion: what it is, the signs and symptoms, what you should do if you suspect a concussion, and how to treat it.  
  • Parachute Canada – Concussion Collection

    • A collection of resources on concussions for professionals. 
  • Health Unit – Concussions Webpage 

    • The Health Unit also lends out educational resources such as Concussion Goggles and a Brain Mold Kit, see the Lending Library and Apps webpage for details. 

Head Lice

  • Caring for Kids – Head Lice 

  • Health Unit –  Key Messages About Head Lice  

Scabies 

  • Caring for Kids – Scabies  

Lyme Disease

  • Health Unit – Lyme Disease Webpage 

  • MOHLTC – Ticks and Lyme Disease Fact Sheet 

  • etick.ca – Tick Monitoring and Identification in Canada 

West Nile Virus (WNV)

  • Health Unit – Mosquito Bite Protection Fact Sheet 

  • Health Canada – Personal Insect Repellents   

Emergency Preparedness 

  • Ministry of Education – Emergency Preparedness for Ontario Child Cares 

  • Government of Canada – Ontario Risks and Hazards 

  • Emergency Management Ontario – Be Prepared for an Emergency 

  • Health Unit – Emergencies and Being Prepared Webpage 

Hazardous Substances/Plants

  • Health Canada – Information for Art Class Teachers: Chemical Safety 

  • Ontario Poison Centre – Household Hazards A-Z 

  • Ontario Poison Centre –  Mushrooms  

  • Ontario Poison Centre – Plants

Sharps

  • Health Unit – Sharps Webpage

  • Health Unit Fact Sheet – Safe Sharps Pick-up and Disposal

  • Activities    

    • What to Do If You Find a Sharp?
      • This activity is designed to teach students the three steps for what to do if they find a sharp. Appropriate for grades 3-5 and 6-8.
    • Sharps Trivia
      • Appropriate for grades 3-5 and 6-8.
    • Circle the Sharp Objects
      • Appropriate for grades JK-2.

Walking Safety

  • CAA – Walking Your Way to Safety
    • Lesson plan focused on pedestrian safety for children in kindergarten to grade three. 

Cycling and Helmet Safety

  • Ontario Ministry of Transportation – Young Cyclist's Guide
    • General cycling safety, rules of the road, hand signals, helmet, and parent information
  • Parachute Canada – Cycling
    • Resources and information regarding safe cycling, road safety tips, and best practices for cyclists of all ages
  • Parachute Canada – Helmets 
    • Resources and information regarding proper helmet fitting and replacements, which helmets are safe to use, and which helmets to use for which activity
  • Ottawa Public Health – Helmet Safety

Car and Booster Seat Safety

  • Parachute Canada – Car Seats
    • How to keep children safe while travelling in a motor vehicle or other modes of transportation, including how to choose the right car seat.
  • Transport Canada – Choosing a Child Car Seat or Booster Seat

Drinking Water

  • Health Unit – Drinking Water Webpage

Beaches

  • Health Unit – Beaches Webpage
    • See the status of beaches across our region.
  • Health Unit – Swimmer's Itch Webpage
  • Health Unit – Harmful Algae Blooms Webpage

Public Spas, Pools, and Hot Tubs

  • Health Unit – Check Then Go Webpage
    • View inspection results in real time.
  • Health Unit – Public Spas, Pools and Hot Tubs Webpage

Weather Safety 

  • Health Unit – Sun Safety Webpage
  • Parachute Canada – Winter Outdoor Safety

Adverse Childhood Experiences

  • Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University – Adverse Childhood Experiences and Toxic Stress

Healthy Relationships 

  • Center on the Developing Child, Harvard University
    • Serve and Return Interactions
    • 5 Steps for Brain Building Serve and Return Relationships
    • Building Babies' Brains Through Play: Mini Parenting Master Class
    • Activities Guide: Enhancing and Practicing Executive Function Skills with Children from Infancy to Adolescence

Mental Health Supports 

  • Health Unit – Mental Health Webpage
    • Learn about mental health and wellbeing
  • Health Unit – Mental Health Services Webpage
    • Find mental health services in your area
  • SickKids – Mental Health Learning Hub
    • This hub includes resources on how to support children’s mental health and general well-being through physical activity, sleep and nutrition. It also provides information on the signs, symptoms and treatments of different mental health conditions.

Child Growth and Development

  • Caring for Kids – Your Child's Development: What to Expect
  • Looksee Checklists 

Parenting

  • Health Unit – Parenting Resources Webpage

Healthy Eating and Menu Planning

  • Ontario Dietitians in Public Health – Menu Planning & Supportive Nutrition Environments in Child Care Settings: Practical Guide
    • This Practical Guide includes information for child care providers on menu planning, food and beverages that should be served, appropriate portion sizes for different age groups, sample menus and templates as well as strategies to create a supportive nutrition environment.
  • Ontario Dietitians in Public Health – Child Care Resources
    • These child care nutrition resources were created by Ontario Dietitians in Public Health to support child care providers in planning and preparing healthy food for children in their care. They reflect current best practices for creating supportive nutrition environments in the child care setting and will help providers meet the food and drink requirements set out in the Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014 (section 42 of Ont. Reg. 137/15).
  • Health Unit – Breastfeeding Webpage
  • Dietitians of Canada – Introducing Solid Food to Your Baby
  • Foodland – Seasonal Fruit and Vegetable Availability Guide
    • See when Ontario fruits and vegetables are in season.
  • Health Canada – Mercury in Fish
    • Make informed choices about fish.

Temperature Log

Cold holding temperature log Hot Temperature Log Cooking Temperature Log

Physical Literacy

  • Active For Life – What is Physical Literacy?
    • Information on the physical literacy life cycle, how physical literacy is developed, and the benefits of being physically active.
  • Active For Life – Activities for Kids
    • Fun activities to help children develop the fundamental movement skills that provide an early foundation for physical literacy, sortable by age and movement skill.
  • Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years (0-4 years): An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep
    • The Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Early Years combine physical activity and sedentary behaviour guidelines into one, and include sleep, showing the interrelationship between all three behaviours.
  • Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for the Children and Youth (5-17 years): An Integration of Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, and Sleep
    • The Canadian 24-Hour Movement Guidelines for Children and Youth are evidence-based guidelines to address the whole day.
    • CCCF-FCSGE – Exploring Nature with Children
    • Information and resources on outdoor play.
  • OutsidePlay.ca
    • OutsidePlay.ca was created by a group of experts to help parents and communities reverse the trend that is limiting children’s chances to play outside and take risks in play.
  • Canadian Public Health Association – Risk, Hazard, and Play: What are Risks and Hazards?
    • This resource defines risks and hazards, identifies strategies to balance risks and hazards, and the need for risky but hazardless playgrounds is discussed.
  • Health Unit – Lending Library Physical Activity Resources
    • The Health Unit offers Lending Library Resources that can be borrowed from the Health Unit, as well as suggested apps to support learning. Check out the section labelled Physical Activity to see resources available to borrow.

Dental Health

  • Ministry of Health – Healthy Smiles Ontario Resource Guide
    • The guide includes information on what services are covered, how to enrol, how to replace lost cards and how to update your client information.
  • Health Unit – Dental Clinic for Eligible Children Webpage
    • Information on the Health Unit Dental Clinic and dental services for children 17 years and under.

E-laws and Regulations

  • Ontario Ministry of Education
  • MOE: Child Care Licensing Resources
  • Child Care Rules in Ontario
  • Child Care Centre Licensing Manual
  • Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, S.O. 2014, c.11, Sched.1 (CCEYA)
  • Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.7
  • O. Reg. 135/18: Designation of Diseases under Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.7
  • O. Reg. 137/15: General under Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014, S.O. 2014, c. 11, Sched. 1
  • O. Reg. 493/17: Food Premises under Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H.7
  • Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, S.O. 2002, c. 32
  • Hazardous Products Act R.S.C., 1985, c. H-3
  • Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 23
  • O. Reg. 213/07: Fire Code under Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 4
  • Smoke-Free Ontario Act, 2017, S.O. 2017, c. 26, Sched. 3
  • Ontario Regulation 243/07 - Schools, Private Schools and Day Nurseries
  • Immunization of School Pupils Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. l. 1

Resources for Francophone and Indigenous Professional Learning

  • Firefly
    • Supports professional learning for child care and early years staff in First Nation communities
  • The Ontario Aboriginal Head Start Association
    • Supports professional learning for  child care and early years staff in urban Indigenous settings
  • l'Association francophone à l'éducation des services à l'enfance de l'Ontario (AFESEO)
    • Supports professional learning for child care and early years staff in Francophone settings. 
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