McGuinty Announces Details Of Full-Day Kindergarten
Despite a projected record $24.7 billion deficit this year, Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty will move ahead with his proposed full-day kindergarten program. On Tuesday at a Toronto school, the...
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All-day kindergarten program expanding
Ontario’s full-day kindergarten program is growing, Premier Dalton McGuinty said Wednesday. In 2012, 900 more schools will offer the program, meaning about 120,000 children – almost half of the...
View ArticleCity report calls on province to solve daycare crisis
Thousands of daycare spots are in jeopardy because of a chronic shortfall in funding from Queen’s Park and the impending move to all-day kindergarten, a city report says. Toronto’s community...
View ArticleFull-day kindergarten students score higher: study
Children in full-day kindergarten are ahead of their peers who only go to school for half days, suggests a preliminary study to be released Wednesday. A number of news reports cite the University of...
View ArticleHudak wants to delay full-day kindergarten
Tim Hudak wants to delay full-day kindergarten until Ontario’s $11.9-billion deficit is eliminated. “Schools should be focusing on the basics of math and literacy and putting a greater emphasis on...
View ArticleFull-day kindergarten has most benefit for high-needs children: study
Full-day kindergarten has the most benefit for high-needs students, according to an Ontario government report, but the benefits did not always extend to children from more affluent families. The...
View ArticleOntario announces $1.5-billion for full-day kindergarten
Almost 600 schools across Ontario will offer full-day learning for about 35,000 four- and five-year-olds starting in September 2010. 680News Video: Watch education minister Kathlynn Wynne talk about...
View ArticleFull day kindergarten starts next week in B.C.
VANCOUVER (News1130) – The move into kindergarten is a big transition for pre-schoolers and parents are split on whether the expansion to full day kindergarten this year will help or hinder their...
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