ontario regulation 368/20

made under the

Child Care and Early Years Act, 2014

Made: July 13, 2020
Filed: July 15, 2020
Published on e-Laws: July 15, 2020
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: August 1, 2020

Amending O. Reg. 137/15

(GENERAL)

1. Items 17 and 18 of Table 1 of section 78 of Ontario Regulation 137/15 are revoked and the following substituted:

 

17.	Regulation, s. 8, s. 88.6 (2)	Ratios and maximum group sizes, child care centre	2000 × number of children that exceed the number specified in s. 8; or 3000 × number of children that exceed the number specified in s. 88.6 (2)
18.	Regulation, s. 8.1	Licensed family age groups	2000 × number of children that exceed the number specified in s. 8.1

 

2. (1) Subsection 88.6 (2) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(2) Despite subclause 8 (1) (c) (ii), the maximum number of children in the group shall be 15 unless a lesser number is specified in Column 4 of Schedule 1 or Column 3 of Schedule 3.

(2) Subsection 88.6 (3) of the Regulation is revoked.

(3) Clause 88.6 (8) (a) of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

(a)  while indoors, each licensed age group is separated by a barrier that meets the specifications set out in the document entitled “Operational Guidance During COVID-19 Outbreak: Child Care Re-Opening” published by the Ministry of Education, as amended from time to time; and

Commencement

3. (1) Subject to subsection (2), this Regulation comes into force on the day it is filed.

(2) Section 1 and subsections 2 (1) and (2) come into force on the later of July 27, 2020 and the day this Regulation is filed.