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Child Care And Poverty Reduction:Can’t Solve one Without the Other!
June 23rd, 2008MPP’s are holding local forums on poverty reduction across Ontario. To see if you local MPP is holding a forum, go to www.povertywatchontario.ca
The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care has produced a flyer on the crisis in child care and the connections to poverty in Ontario. Feel free to download the flyer and use it in your community!…
Toronto Star Questions Ontario Spending on Child Care
June 20th, 2008In an editorial, the Toronto Star questioned the commitment of the Ontario Government to spend money on early learning and child care programs.
The editorial references the “D” grade given to the Ontario Government in the Canadian Labour Congress report cards issued a week ago. To see Ontario’s report card, please click here.
The editorial “Ontario Lags on Daycare” notes that …
Australia: Competition Watchdog Takes ABC Learning Centres to Court
June 19th, 2008Australia’s competition bureau alleges that ABC Learning Centres failed to sell two child care centres in Western Australia after they bought the Peppercorn child care group four years ago.
Last August, child care centres in Ontario got a letter asking “have you ever wondered what your child care centre is worth in today’s market”. That how we learned that 123 Busy …
Australia: Child Care Fees Rise with Government Subsidies
June 18th, 2008Deb Brennan, an Australian child care researcher, recently completed a cross-Canada tour to give first hand stories about what has happened to child care in Australia. In just over ten years, for-profit companies took over child care in Australia. The impacts have been higher parent fees, higher government subsidies and lower quality child care.
The Australian government recently announced an expansion …
June 11 Common Table Forum a Big Success
June 16th, 2008350 people turned up to hear about three models of full-day learning and give feedback in a number of key areas.
A quick summary of the discussions will be available by the end of June - for continued feedback - while a full report will be prepared for the fall.
For those who want to engage their local communities, I’ve attached the …
