Assessment and Evaluation of the Amalgamation of the Staff of the OEYC Daycare Center in Haliburton

Assessment and Evaluation of the Amalgamation of the Staff of the OEYC Daycare Center in Haliburton

Kumada, Mari; Moore, Mari

Ontario Early Years Centre
Host contact: Tripp, Judy

Beyers, Chris; Dart, Ray
Department: International Development Studies

TP-486

2005

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Haliburton County

Evaluation of amalgamation of OEYCs administration

Child & Youth Studies
Assessment & Evaluation

Purpose is to identify ways to strengthen the process of amalgamation of the administration of the Ontario Early Year Centres in the Haliburton area.

The purpose of this project if to inform the strategic planning process that is currently (2005) being undertaken for the Ontario Early Years Children's Learning Centre (OEYC), and to identify ways of strengthening the process of amalgamation of the administration of the Ontario Early Years Centre Haliburton Victoria Brock and the OEY Children's Learning Centre (daycare) in Minden through the medium of evaluation. THe study involved questionnaires and interviews. In general, the findings revealed that the Minden daycare staff are generally dissatisfied with the restructuring and are not optimistic about a continued partnership. Parents were generally less concerned with the restructuring and more concerned with ensuring continued quality and service. Haliburton and Lindsay staff members were aware of the change but some were not concerned by it. Two strategic alternative are proposed. The first being continued partnership and restructuring and attempting to deal with the emerging issues, and the second being more the Minden daycare to operate independently.

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