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News Reports from Vaughan Unlicensed Child Care
On July 8, 2013,Eva Ravikovich,a 2 year old toddler died at a Vaughan unlicensed home child care. When officials arrived, there were 27 children present. City buses were required to evacuate children from the home daycare. According to the York Region Public Health Services, health investigators identified seven health and safety infractions at the daycare, including failing to implement infection prevention, failing to provide a hand-wash basin and unsafe food conditions. Eva was declared dead at the scene. A cause of death has yet to be released. No arrests or charges have been made as of yet but the owners were ordered to close the daycare.
Please click on the following Recommended Stories:
- August 9, 2013: The Globe and Mail:We earn more than $100,000 a year. Why can't we afford daycare?
- August 8, 2013: Yahoo News Canada:Toddler’s death in unlicensed Ontario daycare spurs call for affordable childcare
- July 15, 2013: OCBCC on Toronto’s Metro Morning CBC Show–Audio
- July 12, 2013: Toronto Star: Ontario child care review needed in wake of tot's death
- July 12, 2013: CBC’s “The National” runs story on Vaughan child care
- July 12, 2013: Global News: Calls for Ombudsman to Probe Daycare Policies
- July 12, 2013: Toronto Star: Ontario needs to review inadequate day care policies: Editorial
Other Stories in Chronological Order:
- August 16, 2013: Toronto Star: Education ministry admits it failed to answer four complaints about Vaughan daycare
- August 16, 2013: Statement: Minister of Education's Update on Unlicensed Child Care Review
- August 9, 2013: Brampton Guardian: Toddler's parents launch daycare lawsuit
- August 8, 2013: CBC News: Vaughan daycare victim's mom wants more tragedies prevented
- August 8, 2013: Newstalk 1010: WATCH: Parents launch $3.5M lawsuit over Vaughan daycare death
- August 7, 2013: Toronto Sun: Parents of dead girl suing daycare, Ontario government
- August 2, 2013: CBC News: Vaughan daycare victim ‘painfully missed’ by parents
- August 2, 2013: Toronto Star: Parents had no idea daycare had too many kids
- August 2, 2013: Toronto Star Editorial: Ontario Education Minister Liz Sandals is promising an online database showing bad daycares
- August 1, 2013: Toronto Star: No privacy concerns in releasing daycare complaints
- August 1, 2013: Toronto Star: Heartbroken parents of daycare victim, Eva Ravikovich touched by support
- August 1, 2013: Global News: Fundraiser set up for family of toddler found dead in Vaughan daycare
- August 1, 2013: Toronto Sun: Tot who died at Vaughan daycare identified
- July 31, 2013: Toronto Star: Government eyes double standard in daycare reports
- July 27, 2013: Toronto Star: Daycare secrecy is deplorable
- July 27, 2013: The Hamilton Spectator: The Struggle for Decent Daycare
- July 22, 2013: Toronto Star Opinion/Readers’ Letters: Using Privacy as a Shield
- July 22, 2013: Toronto Star: Ontario must stop hiding inspection reports on unlicensed daycares: Editorial
- July 19, 2013: CTV News: 9 complaints against unlicensed daycares went unanswered, Ont. Liberals say
- July 19, 2013: Toronto Star: Unlicensed daycare complaints kept secret in Ontario
- July 16, 2013: Two Education Ministry Staffers Suspended in Vaughan Daycare Death
- July 15, 2013: CBC News: Ombudsman to probe complaints against unlicensed daycares
- July 12, 2013: Global News: Calls for ombudsman to probe daycare policies
- July 12, 2013: Toronto Sun: Liberals Dropped the Ball Where Tot Died: Hudak
- July 12, 2013: CTV News (includes video) Ombudsman should probe daycare policies: NDP
- July 12, 2013: NDP calls for Ombudsman to investigate toddler's death in unlicensed daycare
- July 12, 2013: National Post: Complaints against Vaughan daycare where toddler died not properly followed up: Ontario education minister
- July 12, 2013: Ottawa Citizen: Complaint reviews against unlicensed Ontario daycares ordered after toddler died
- July 12, 2013: CBC News, Ombudsman should probe daycare death, says NDP
- July 12,2013: Toronto CBC Metro Morning Interview-Ontario Childcare System Review-Audio
- July 12, 2013: Toronto CBC Metro Morning Interview with Home Child Care Providers- Audio File
- July 11, 2013: Toronto’s Metro Morning runs feature interview with Don Giesbrecht
- July 11, 2013: CBC News: Child's death raises private daycare questions
- July 11, 2013: York Region News, Coroner to investigate child's death at Vaughan daycare