Winter 2006

The Canadian Child Care Federation’s quarterly bulletin for knowledge exchange within the family child care sector.


What’s in this issue?

News
Delivery of Training

A message: from the CCCF Team

News from Ontario:
a message from Jeanine Plamondon, project coordinator, Canadian Child Care Federation

Cultivating Self-Esteem:
a message from Mary Stuart, Manager, Early Childhood Services & Special Needs Resource Program

Trainers of Excellence: a message from Jeanine Plamondon, Project Coordinator, CCCF

Resources

In Ontario: a message from Andrea Gingras, Child Care Providers Resource Network

In Québec: a message from Nathalie D’Amours, executive director of the Association des éducatrices en milieu familial du Québec, member of CCCF Board and Member Council

In Manitoba: a message from Maxine Balbon, Red River College

Anne Maxwell
Senior Director- Projects, Programs and Services

Anne has been with the Federation since 1991. In her current position, she is responsible for the overall direction of the projects and programs of the CCCF. She also directs CCCF services and is the liaison to the Board and Member Council.

Anne has a BA in modern languages (Queen's University) as well as credentials in education and library technology. Before coming to the Federation, Anne had several years experience as a secondary school teacher and freelance researcher, writer and editor.

Anne and her husband Kent have one daughter Jennifer who has just completed law school and is articling in Toronto.

Robin Kealey
Project Manager

Robin joined the Federation in August 1999 after working for eight years as an Early Childhood Educator at two non-profit, licensed child care centres in Ottawa. Robin has a BA in Political Science from Carleton University, a diploma in Early Childhood Education and a certificate in Public Relations from Algonquin College. She is presently enrolled in the Association Management Education Program offered by the Canadian Society of Association Executives.

Outside of work, Robin’s time is spent playing ultimate, traveling and trying to learn the finer points of fishing. If you can’t find her in a park throwing a scoober, then she is probably gone fishing or working on making her cottage a home with her partner, Derl.


Jeanine Plamondon
Project Coordinator

Jeanine joined the Federation in February 2003. After working in the field for ten years as a Certified Early Childhood Educator in a variety of child care settings including working with children with special needs, she decided to pursue her dream of continuing her post-secondary education. In 2000, she graduated from the University of Ottawa with a B.A. in English, Psychology, and Art History.

Jeanine is a a project coordinator and has experience in both national projects and programs. For the last year, she has been coordinating projects and team initiatives at CCCF for the family child care sector as well as the broader child care community.

Jeanine loves her spare time and she can often be found wandering the halls of her favourite museums and art galleries. She would love to be able to transform a famous Monet into an impressionist quilt. She especially enjoys nature and spending time camping and canoeing.


 


 

 

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