Ontario child care
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Ontario offers eligible front-line workers free child care for elementary-aged childrenOntario announced it is providing eligible health-care and other front-line workers with free emergency child care for elementary school-aged children starting April 19.HealthApr 15
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Ontario providing $580,000 to create 39 child-care spaces at Norwood high schoolThe renovation at Norwood District High School will include 39 new licensed child-care spaces and two child-care rooms.EducationFeb 25
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Education workers left out of child care provision during Ontario’s coronavirus lockdown: unionThe Canadian Union of Public Employees says many of its 20,000 members set to work in schools next week are parents who have no child-care options available to them.EducationJan 1
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After-school programs an ‘afterthought’ in COVID-19 guidelines, advocates sayAdvocates believe it's a blind spot that could increase the COVID-19 risk among elementary students, in particular.CanadaAug 29, 2020
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Ontario, federal governments give $234.6M in new funding for child carePremier Doug Ford says the two governments have earmarked $234.6 million for childhood and early-years settings among licensed daycare facilities.CanadaAug 7, 2020
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Inconsistent funding delays daycare reopening in some Ontario municipalities, group saysInconsistent funding for licensed child-care centres means facilities in some Ontario municipalities may not be able to reopen or expand capacity even as the province allows them to accept more children, an industry association said Monday.HealthJul 27, 2020
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Group of child care operators ask Ontario to fully reopen sectorThe six operators, who are all women, say a government plan that restricts capacity could result in the closure of some centres.CanadaJul 15, 2020
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Child care providers say Ontario government’s efforts to help falling far shortA letter from the Association of Day Care Operators of Ontario says most child-care centres in the province remain closed, despite receiving the green light for a limited reopening weeks ago.CanadaJun 30, 2020
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Coronavirus: Most child-care centres in Ontario unlikely to reopen on Friday, operators and advocates say"This is really a two-to-three-week turnaround for redoing all of our policies and procedures, for cleaning ... for training staff, for making sure we have enough staff."HealthJun 11, 2020
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Ontario child care centres to reopen Friday, some parents reluctant to send kids"I understand the rationale to open child care because I'm one of those people who can't go back to work until I get child care, but I think it's too early."CanadaJun 10, 2020
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