November 17, 2009
Honourable Mary Polak, Minister
Ministry of Children and Family Development
PO Box 9057 Stn Prov Govt
Victoria, BC V8W 9E2
Dear Minister Polak,
I would like to express to you my concerns regarding your decision to terminate the contract of the Provincial Office for the Infant Development Program of British Columbia.
I have now been an Infant Development Consultant for one year. I love my job and feel more confident with each new experience that comes my way. This feeling of confidence as well as competence would not be as strong without the great support and many years of experience and knowledge of the Provincial and Regional Advisors. To begin my new career, I was able to attend training at the Student Union Building at UBC. With strong leadership from both Provincial and Regional Advisors, I felt a strong connection and admiration to all involved in making the Infant Development Program all that it has become today. A connection was formed, thus a feeling of wanting to give the families of BC a positive start to whatever difficulties they have been faced with regarding their infants/children.
As a new employee, I am concerned that without the strong, knowledgeable foundation of our current Provincial Office staff Infant Development Consultants will be missing a piece of what truly makes this service unique, successful and so well respected across the province, if not world wide!
Please consider the impact your decision will make on the Infant Development Program, Aboriginal Infant Development Program as well as the Supported Child Development Programs; consider the support, knowledge and role modeling they have provided to hundreds of staff for many years. Please maintain these positions and the leaders who hold these positions.
Sincerely,
Tammy Corston
Infant Development Consultant, BA
cc: Lesley Du Toit, Deputy Minister, Children and Family Development
Premier Gordon Campbell
Shuswap MLA George Abbott
Office of the Provincial Advisor of the Infant Development Program of British Columbia
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