$424 million for all-day K (capital costs not included) (broken link)$28.5 million for “modular classrooms” for all-day K (broken link)$2,000 grants available to daycares that need to move due to all day K (broken link)$43 million for Strong Start centres…
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BC government says all-day K is better in BC than Ontario (broken link)
BC government says all-day K is better in BC than Ontario: George Abbott responds to criticism of full-day kindergarten, says BC model is play-based (broken link), in the Vancouver Sun
Kick Big Brother Out of School: Government Collecting “Sperm to Worm” Personal Data of All BC Children then Using it to Push All-Day Kindergarten
January 2010. Helen Ward. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - commentary paper (PDF): Kick Big Brother Out of School: Government Collecting “Sperm to Worm” Personal Data of All BC Children then Using it to Push All-Day Kindergarten
“Our Phony Economy.” A Harper’s Magazine article
June 2008. Jonathan Rowe. Harper’s Magazine - (magazine article): “Our Phony Economy"Simon Kuznets invented the GDP but opposed using it as if it measured all production: “The volume of services rendered by housewives and other members of the household toward…
BBC news item: Parents giving children alcohol ‘fuels binge drinking’
Dec 17, 2009. BBC News - article (web): "Parents giving children alcohol ‘fuels binge drinking’"
PowerPoint slides accompanying presentation to the 2009 BC Home School Convention
PowerPoint slides accompanying presentation to the 2009 BC Home School Convention: “From Paragons to Parasites: Mums Choosing to Lose Our Work-Life Balance”: (download PowerPoint)
Post-Maternalism & Post-Familialism—Exposing the Ideology of All-Day Kindergarten and Daycare (broken link)
All you ever wanted to know about daycare ideology but they were afraid you'd ask by Helen Ward, President, Kids First Parent Association of Canada A 2009 report states that Ontario's Early Learning Advisor, Charles Pascal's, preliminary estimates for his…
Is All-Day K Needed to Ease Daycare Shortage? (broken link)
Daycare Vacancy Rate Over 7% in Toronto The Toronto area has over 7 % of daycare centre spaces vacant as of December 2009. This does not include vacancies in family daycares and in centres that do not receive fee-subsidy children.…
Read More Is All-Day K Needed to Ease Daycare Shortage? (broken link)
Battles at the all-day schooling trough
Battles at the all-day schooling trough (broken link): The Elementary Teachers’ Federation of Ontario (ETFO) recommends a maximum-cost approach to full-day schooling for 3 to 5 year olds: certified teachers, classes in schools
November 25, 2009: The cost of a free lunch: The real costs of the Pascal early learning plan for Ontario
November 25, 2009. Andrea Mrozek. Institute of Marriage and Family Canada report (PDF): "The cost of a free lunch: The real costs of the Pascal early learning plan for Ontario" Andrea Mrozek is Manager of Research and Communications at Institute…
Kindergarten Parents: did you get your consent letters from HELP about data-mining your family’s private records? (broken link)
Kindergarten Parents: did you get your consent letters from HELP about data-mining your family’s private records? Read the letters: “negative opt-out” and lack of information means your rights to PRIVACY and INFORMED CONSENT are violated by the BC government through…
The mother of all paradoxes: November 2009 Article in Prospect Magazine (UK) (broken link)
"The mother of all paradoxes. Stronger maternity rights can help mothers, but they will hurt employers and women in general." London School of Economics Senior Research Fellow, Dr Catherine Hakim, argues against expanded maternity/parental leave (EI) saying it does not…
Read More The mother of all paradoxes: November 2009 Article in Prospect Magazine (UK) (broken link)
Employment Insurance—Parental & Maternity Leave: Does extended maternity/parental leave help families? (broken link)
Recently, some in the daycare lobby have suggested expanding parental and maternity leave Employment Insurance, increasing the benefits paid and having father-only leave. See Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) report "15 by 15: A Comprehensive Policy for Early Human Capital…
The EDI (Early Development Instrument): Are over 25% of young kids “vulnerable,” “not ready to learn,” “at risk,” “developmentally behind?” (broken link)
The percentage of kids who are "vulnerable," lacking "readiness," "at risk" or whatever they are calling it at the moment is determined by the percentage who fall in the lowest 10th percentile on any one of five "domains" in the…
Notice to Parents: Your Privacy is Being Violated
Kids First Parent Association of Canada - info brief (PDF): "Notice to Parents" The Early Development Instrument (EDI) Kindergarten questionnaire EDI in English (broken link)EDI in French (broken link)Teachers’ Guide in English (broken link)Teachers’ Guide in French (broken link)from Offord…