The Orillia Packet & Times, The Globe and Mail, and the Hamilton Spectator respond to the Ontario Provincial Government’s announcement of Additional Fee Subsidies and Capital funding.
» Continue reading “News Coverage of April 27th Provincial Announcement”
“Faced with a projected $7.5-million budget deficit in 2010/11, Cambrian College has decided to close its 51-space day care operation, lay off most of its maintenance department and turn the operation of its residence buildings over to a management company. to questions regarding Bill 242. » Continue reading “North Bay Nugget: Cambrian Closes Day Care”
Friday March 19: Children’s March from City Hall to Queen’s Park and a press conference with parents about the crisis in child care, click here for more information and press advisory
Winnipeg Free Press (Canadian Press): Dozens of kids, parents rally at Ontario legislature to stop cuts to daycare
CTV News: Ontario parents rally for more child-care funding
Toronto Sun: Parents plead for day care funding
Click here to watch CTV News video: Paul Bliss on Child care rally
Click here to listren CBC Radio One: Child care rally at Queen’s Park
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Full-day kindergarten about education
Annie Kidder, executive director of the group People for Education said that the new full-day learning program is based on current brain research and combines “everything we know about early childhood education and childcare.” Kidder also said that the program will help children develop self regulation which will help them in school in later years. (video 3:42)
To access the People for Education website, click here.
» Continue reading “Parents and child care centres welcome full-day kindergarten”
The Globe and Mail: Ontario to offer full-day kindergarten in 600 schools.
“About 18,000 of the more than 240,000 junior and senior kindergarten students in Ontario are already enrolled in full-day learning at a handful of francophone and Catholic schools, which fund the programs by diverting money from other sources.”
“Teachers will take the lead in full-day kindergarten, but will also work with early educators in the classroom.”
Full article found here. » Continue reading “Province-wide coverage on early learning announcement”
University of Toronto: The School of Public Policy & Governance is proud to host this full-day conference: Implementing Early Learning in Ontario, Sept 18 , 2009.
» Continue reading “Implementing Early Learning in Ontario – Full-Day Conference”
On Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 7pm, the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) presented Early Learning in Ontario: A conversation on the implementation of Charles Pascal’s recent report to the Premier of Ontario.
» Continue reading “Presenation: Implementation Early Learning in Ontraio”
The ninth annual Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day is being celebrated on October 21, 2009.
This year for the second time an award to recognize the importance of child care advocacy work will be presented. Dr. Charles Pascal, who authored the report “With Our Best Future In Mind” will recieve the “Excellence in Advocacy” award for new early learning and care vision at Toronto City Hall Members Lounge.
» Continue reading “Celebrating Child Care Worker & Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day!”
On September 29, students packed into a room for a forum on child care and poverty.
The forum had three speakers:
Andrea Calver ,
Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care
Sultana Jahangir,
South Asian Women’s Rights Organization Liana Salvador,
Ryerson Students’ Union
» Continue reading “More than 100 Students Attend forum on Child Care and Poverty”
