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Complaints and Discipline

As part of its duty to serve and protect the public interest, the College of Early Childhood Educators is required to have a formal complaints process. Anyone with a complaint about a College member’s conduct or actions can submit a written complaint to the College.

Complaints

Any member of the public who wishes to file a complaint against a registered member of the College may do so by completing the Complaint Intake Form and sending it to the College. Please note that all complaints must be delivered to the College in confidence, using one of the following methods:

By mail, to:

College of Early Childhood Educators
Attn: Complaints and Discipline Department
438 University Ave, Suite 1900
Toronto ON M5G 2K8

By e-mail, to: discipline@collegeofece.on.ca
By fax, to: 416 961-6995

 

Professional Misconduct Regulation

    Complaints FAQs

How to File a Complaint

Responding to a Complaint

 

Discipline Committee Hearings

The Early Childhood Educators Act, 2007, requires that hearings conducted by the Discipline Committee of the College be open to the public.

Schedules for the College's public disciplinary hearings are usually posted 10 business days prior to a hearing. We strongly recommend you contact Julia Lipman Baker, Communications Manager, at 1 888 961-8558, ext. 251, or at julial@collegeofece.on.ca, a day or two before a hearing as hearings may be rescheduled at short notice.

Hearings are conducted at the College’s office, 438 University Avenue, Suite 1900 in Toronto.

Referrals to Hearing  

There are currently no scheduled hearings.

 

Schedule of Hearings

There are currently no scheduled hearings.

 

Discipline Committee Decisions

Three-member panels of the Discipline Committee conduct public hearings into cases of alleged professional misconduct and/or incompetence. The panels are comprised of both elected and appointed Council members.

If found guilty of professional misconduct and/or to be incompetent, a member's Certificate of Registration may be revoked, suspended or made subject to terms, conditions or limitations. The Discipline Committee may also reprimand, admonish or counsel a member, impose a fine, require the member to pay costs, and direct that the finding be published by the College on its website and in the College's publication, Connexions. 

 

Oral Decision and Penalty – Debbi Kelly – April 24, 2013 – Revocation + Publication 

Having considered the Exhibits filed, and based on the Agreed Statement of Facts and guilty plea, and the submissions made by College counsel, the Discipline Committee finds that the facts support a finding of professional misconduct. In particular, the Committee finds that Debbi Kelly committed acts of professional misconduct as alleged, more particularly breaches of Ontario Regulation 223/08, section 2, subsections (8), (10), (16), (17), (20) and (22) and Standards IV.A.2, IV.C.2 and IV.E.2 of the College’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.

After considering the joint submission made by College counsel and the Member, the Committee makes the following order as to penalty:

 

1. The Registrar is directed to revoke the Member’s Certificate of Registration and to record a notation of the revocation on the register.

2. The Registrar is directed to record the results of this hearing on the public register.

3. The Discipline Committee's finding and order shall be published, with the Member’s name, in full on the College’s website and in summary in the College’s official publication Connexions, formerly known as Member Newsletter.

 

Oral Decision and Penalty – James Mallais – May 27, 2013 – Revocation + Publication

 

Having considered the evidence and onus and standard of proof, and the submissions made by counsel for the College, the Committee finds that the facts support a finding of professional misconduct. In particular, the Committee finds that James Mallais committed acts of professional misconduct as alleged, more particularly breaches of Ontario Regulation 223/08, section 2, subsections (3), (8) and (10) and Standards III.A.I, V.A.I and V.B of the College’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.

After considering the submissions made by College counsel, the Committee makes the following order as to penalty:

1.    The Registrar is directed to revoke immediately the Member’s Certificate of Registration, and a notation of the revocation shall be recorded on the public register.

2.    The Registrar is directed to record the results of this hearing on the public register.

3.    The Discipline Committee's finding and order shall be published, with the Member’s name, in full on the College’s website and in summary in the College’s official publication Connexions without any information identifying the children and families involved.

 

Oral Decision and Penalty – Dorothy Rainey – May 29, 2013 – Reprimand + Publication

Having considered the Exhibits filed, and based on the Agreed Statement of Facts and plea of no contest, and the submissions made by College counsel, the Discipline Committee finds that the facts support a finding of professional misconduct. In particular, the Committee finds that Dorothy Rainey committed acts of professional misconduct as alleged, more particularly breaches of Ontario Regulation 223/08, section 2, subsections (8) and (10) and Standards IV.A.2, IV.C.1 and IV.C.3 of the College’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.

After considering the joint submission made by College counsel and the Member, the Committee makes the following order as to penalty:

1.    The Member is to be reprimanded in person by the Discipline Committee, and the fact of the reprimand is to be recorded on the public register.

2.    The Registrar is directed to record the results of this hearing on the public register.

3.    The Discipline Committee's finding, order and reprimand shall be published, including reference to the undertaking signed by the Member, with the Member’s name, in full on the College’s website and in summary in the College’s official publication, Connexions.

 

 

 

Oral Decision and Penalty – Cynthia Skinner – May 29, 2013 – Reprimand + Publication

Having considered the Exhibits filed, and based on the Agreed Statement of Facts and plea of no contest, and the submissions made by College counsel, the Discipline Committee finds that the facts support a finding of professional misconduct. In particular, the Committee finds that Cynthia Skinner committed acts of professional misconduct as alleged, more particularly breaches of Ontario Regulation 223/08, section 2, subsections (3), (8) and (10) and Standards V.A.1, I.D, I.E, III.A.1 and IV.C.1 of the College’s Code of Ethics and Standards of Practice.

After considering the joint submission made by College counsel and the Member, the Committee makes the following order as to penalty:

1.    The Member is to be reprimanded in person by the Discipline Committee, and the fact of the reprimand is to be recorded on the public register.

2.    The Registrar is directed to record the results of this hearing on the public register.

3.    The Discipline Committee's finding, order and reprimand shall be published, including reference to the undertaking signed by the Member, with the Member’s name, in full on the College’s website and in summary in the College’s official publication, Connexions.

 

 

Full Decisions
 

 

Antone, Tabatha

Belfiore, Isabella

Gosse, Megan

Pucci, Sherrel

17/04/12 (Name Undisclosed)

Joseph, Jeffrey

Schneider, Martine

Singh, Kavita

Srikrishnarajah, Sivamini

Theobald, Bridget

Uithoven, Tammy

Williams, Nicole

 

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