Filling daycares and emptying neighbourhoods
With all 10 provinces and three territories newly signed on to the federal system of early learning and child care, there have been a spate of better-late-than-never articles about how this program won’t work as advertised. In short, parents aren’t going to get the deal they were promised.
Feds’ daycare plan falls short, says Cardus
OTTAWA - The federal government’s much-hyped national daycare plan will cost up to four times the price tag the Liberals promised in its recent budget, according to the religious think tank Cardus.
Universal day care does not work: Cardus report
OTTAWA – Federal and provincial governments should support parental choice in child care and back multiple types of care options instead of solely promoting universal publicly funded day care, says a new report from Cardus Family.
A genuine smile makes a big difference when one walks into a store. At St. Jude’s Academy of the Arts, you might even be welcomed with a hug from one of the special needs clients helping at the gift shop that day.
Ontario daycares receives a $120 million boost
Good news for parents with young children in Ontario — the Ministry of Education plans to spend $120 million to increase day care spaces in the province.