WHO WE ARE
The Licensed Child Care Network is a group of licensed child care operators and leaders working collaboratively with the early years community to raise public awareness about the importance of licensed child care. LCCN is a community-driven, free-to-join network.
Our vision is a community that understands, promotes and champions early learning and child care. We work to achieve this through:
Marketing strategies that raise public awareness about the importance of early learning and child care;
Promoting the profession of Early Childhood Education and Care;
Representing the local licensed child care community interests; and
Partnerships based on mutual respect and professional responsibilities.
Over the years, LCCN has made significant contributions to early learning and child care in London and Middlesex.
“Child Care – Early Childhood Education in London” was a brochure that included a comprehensive listing of licensed child care and family resources, as well as tips on how to make a quality child care decision. Annually, 8,400 brochures were distributed throughout the community and the brochure was available electronically at familyinfo.ca and the City of London website.
LCCN has been proactive in supporting officials from all levels of government to understand the importance of early learning and child care. Our members have hosted tours of their programs, meetings with stakeholders, and participated in ‘Adopt a Councilor’ initiatives. During elections, candidates have been surveyed to determine their support for early learning and child care, and results have been distributed to the public.
LCCN worked with the City of London, the Thames Valley District School Board, and the London District Catholic School Board to host a cross-sector discussion on full-day learning. A community report, based on this discussion, was sent to the provincial Early Learning Advisor, Dr. Charles Pascal, to help inform his work. The initial discussion generated a very successful summer symposium on Full Day Early Learning and established an expectation for further cross-sector collaborations.
“I value the time I spend with the LCCN. It has welcomed me as a newcomer to London to a group of dedicated professionals and made me feel connected to the E.C.E. community. I have found in the LCCN a group committed to mentoring and supporting each other through the rapidly evolving changes in our field and to promoting and advocating for quality licensed child care.”
