Effective March 1, 1995, all agencies funded or licensed by the Ministry of Community and Social Services providing direct service to children are required to have Criminal Reference Check policies and procedures in place. A Criminal Reference Check is a precautionary measure designed to ascertain whether individuals providing direct service to children have a criminal history which could potentially make them unsuitable for certain positions of trust.
As a result of this directive, the Richmond Cooperative Nursery School has made it part of their policy to have all staff hired after March 1, 1995, all parents who will be participating in duty days and field trips and any other regular volunteers to undergo a Police Records Check for Service with the Vulnerable Sector (Form #306 with the Ottawa Police Services). This form may be downloaded from
www.ottawapolice.ca or may be obtained at any Ottawa Police station.
The cost of obtaining a Police Records Check for Service with the Vulnerable Sector may be found at
www.ottawapolice.ca or by calling the Ottawa Police Department. A letter from the nursery school indicating that the parent will be volunteering at the school as a duty day parent is provided with the registration package. This letter should be presented to the police in order to have the associated service charge waived.
**Note: You may obtain a CRC from the police station on Abbeyhill Drive in Kanata.
During peak request times, it has taken Ottawa Police Services as long as
3 months to process a CRC and return it to the applicant.
Apply early or go to Ottawa Police Services at
474 Elgin Street for express service
(”while-you-wait” service available weekdays between 7:30am and 3pm).
There is a $25 surcharge for express service and it is only available for
persons who have been residents of Ottawa for the past 5 years.
For more information please visit
www.ottawapolice.ca . You can download the forms and save time by filling them out before you go.
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