2010 Ontario Budget Press Release
Toronto – Parents, early childhood educators and child care supporters credit the Liberal government for stepping up and maintaining current budgets for early learning and child care. » Continue reading “Victory for Parents and Children as Province Maintains Early Learning and Child Care Funding”
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(March 19, 2010 – TORONTO) Children and parents who rely on quality child care programs were at Queen’s Park today to call on the Premier not to cut child care investments in the up-coming provincial budget. At stake is $63.5 million for 7600 subsidies that help families access affordable child care in Ontario. » Continue reading “Press Release: “Premier the ball is in your court” Parents tell McGuinty not to cut child care”
Notes from the Early Learning and Child Care Briefings at Queen’s Park- March 10, 2010
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Solutions to make full-day learning for 0-12 a real success..
1. Stabilize the “house of cards”- replace the $63.5 million
2. Revise 80% provincial base funding to municipalities based on actual costs with indexation
3. Provide adequate transitional funding to ensure full day early learning program works
“Perfect storm” – precarious funding situation is now brewing..
The four components of the child care funding crisis:
1. Child care base funding not adequate: Growing and compounding problem as funding to municipalities has not been adjusted for inflation in 15 years.
2. Cuts to early learning and child care if $63.5 million is removed from the child care budget. Funding was one-time money from the National Child Care Program which Ontario split over four years and added to the core child care funding budget.
3. “Unconditional grants” ending: Funding from the first year of the National Child Care Program which, delivered late in the year, was transferred to municipalities. Some have used this money to cover gaps in funding – however, funds running out for many municipalities this year, for others next year.
4. General financial pressures impacting on municipal contributions: Many municipalities have additional unmatched spending on early learning and child care.
Full-day early learning, layered on top of an unstable base, will add to the chaos and instability.
Funding Pressures Could Cause the Collapse of Early Learning and Child Care System: A perfect storm of funding pressures threatens child care programs.
We face huge challenges this year – including potential cuts to early learning and child care programs in the Ontario Budget (expected in late March)
In 2006, the Provincial Government got a one time payment from the Federal Government. Over the past four years, the McGuinty government has added this money – $63.5 million – to our core child care budget.
» Continue reading “Provincial Budget Campaign: Child Care in Ontario faces Catastrophic Collapse”
Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA ADVISORY JANUARY 25, 2010
Public meeting to discuss proposed shutdown of city child care centres » Continue reading “Media Release: Public Meeting to Discuss Closure of Windsor’s City Child Care Centres”
Toronto, Ont. – Child care advocates will make deputations to the Community Development and Recreation Committee on the impact of cuts to child care subsidies.
In 2006, the McGuinty government took a one-time federal payment, spread it over four years and included that funding into Ontario’s core child care budget. Those funds will expire this year.
The City has stated that “should the Province fail to provide additional resources to maintain existing services they would need to cut 5000 subsidies (21%)by January 2012.”
The impact on the child care sector would be catastrophic. » Continue reading “Child Care Advocates: Child Care System Faces Collapse”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA RELEASE May 12, 2009
Toronto – Child care advocates, parents and municipalities warned that without new provincial funding to replace expiring federal funds, municipalities would be forced to cut child care subsidies starting in September.
At today’s Queen’s Park Lobby, Minister of Children and Youth Services Deb Matthews announced $18 mllion dollars in bridge funding to forestall cuts to child care subsidies.
“It’s a good sign that the province realizes the urgency of the issue regarding expiring federal funds. The $18 million dollars for early learning and child care is $18 million dollars that was not available yesterday. However, the funding announced is not enough to solve the problem. The province is going to have to work with municipalities to address the remaining shortfall and ensure not one child care space is lost due to funding cuts”, commented Tracy Saarikoski, President of the OCBCC. » Continue reading “Minister Announces Child Care Funding at OCBCC Meeting”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA RELEASE March 26, 2009
No new funding for child care could see the dismantling of child care programs
Toronto – In economic tough times, parents need affordable child care more than ever to stay in the workforce or go to school.
Child care advocates, parents and municipalities told the Government that without new provincial funding to replace expiring federal funds, municipalities would be forced to cut child care subsidies starting in September. » Continue reading “No new funding for child care could see the dismantling of child care programs”
Issued after we dropped off thousands of petitions to the Ministry of Finance on March 23
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA RELEASE March 23, 2009
“We Won’t Go Backwards”
Child Care Advocates Call for Funding in the Provincial Budget to Prevent Dismantling of Child Care System
Toronto – Without additional funding in Thursday’s Provincial Budget, thousands of child care subsidies will be cut by municipal governments starting in September 2009. » Continue reading “Press Release – “We Won’t Go Backwards””
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – March 5, 2009) – The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care has sent a bumper sticker to every Cabinet Minister reading, “Child Care – Ontario Can’t Work Without It!”
“This is one of the most important budgets in many years for early learning and child care programs. As many as 22,000 child care subsidies are at risk without a serious commitment from this provincial government. In addition, we will see a longer and deeper recession without significant investments in affordable child care so that parents are able to work or retrain,” said Jenny Robinson, Executive Director, Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care (OCBCC). » Continue reading “Press Release – Early Learning and Child Care: Ontario Can’t Work Without It!”
