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http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/education/earlylearning/article/749539--proposed-school-site-list-for-full-day-kindergarten

http://www.parentcentral.ca/parent/education/earlylearning/article/749517--all-day-kindergarten-coming-to-71-toronto-schools-this-fall


All-day kindergarten coming to 71 Toronto schools this fall
January 12, 2010

Kristin Rushowy

Queen's Park will fund full-day kindergarten this fall in all but four of the Toronto District School Board's wish list of 75 schools, the Star has learned.

Only Humber Valley Village Junior Middle School, Lanor Junior Middle School, Presteign Heights Elementary School and Queen Victoria Public School will have to wait at least one more year for the program. Read the complete list of schools to host all-day kindergarten programs here.


Almost 600 elementary schools across Ontario will be named Tuesday by Premier Dalton McGuinty as the first in the plan to provide a full school day for kindergarten children from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., plus affordable before- and after-school care, should parents want it.

The first year of the program should benefit roughly 35,000 children ages 4 and 5.

When fully implemented in 2015 for all Ontario kindergarten students, the price tag for the program – touted as unique in North America – will be $1.5 billion.

The Toronto District School Board had submitted a list of 75 schools with 209 kindergarten classes to provide the province some flexibility as it whittled it down to roughly 190 classes in slightly fewer schools.

It was not immediately clear why these four schools did not make the first phase of the program, but three of them are in middle- and higher-income neighbourhoods, with only Queen Victoria in a higher-needs area, Parkdale.

Lanor is near Highway 427 and the Queensway; Humber Valley Village near Islington Ave. and the Kingsway; and Presteign Heights is near St. Clair Ave. E. and O'Connor Dr.

School boards had until late last year to submit their tentative lists of schools for this September, with priority given to those with space – no money is being provided initially for renovations or additions – as well as those with no in-school daycares, and those in needy neighbourhoods.

Many boards have already released their tentative lists but the final, approved lists are to be unveiled Tuesday with kindergarten registration on the horizon.

Critics have said the program is too expensive given the province's $25 billion deficit, and local trustees say the province isn't even fully funding the cost at a pledged $500 million for the first two years.

Last October, when McGuinty announced final plans for full-day learning, he warned that cuts to other areas were coming, but that the cost \"speaks to our desire to have in place a quality program.\"

\"People are questioning whether this is a priority,\" said Tory education critic Elizabeth Witmer. \"Can we really afford this?\"

Bruce Davis, chair of the Toronto District School Board, said parents will see their children thrive under the full-day program, as well as reap benefits from the convenience of one drop-off and pickup location.

The full day is to be taught by a teacher and the equivalent of a full-time early childhood educator, with a target class size of 26, up from the current cap of 20. Toronto trustee Irene Atkinson has said that in Year 1 alone, the board will have to find $817,000 to cover the cost of their wages. By Year 2, the wage discrepancy will be $1.8 million, she added.

Atkinson has also said the program is being hastily implemented and that boards have been hard-pressed to get answers from the ministry as to how to how it will work.

Schools are not obligated to nor funded to provide child care during March Break or summer holidays although they can; some have said that will pose challenges for families.

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