Daycare inspections hide crucial information
Category: Quality & staff-child ratios
Nov 2010, Ottawa Citizen article—Full-day classes for kindergarten are a nightmare (broken link)
Nov 2010, Ottawa Citizen article—Full-day classes for kindergarten are a nightmare (broken link)
Website offers anonymous child-care reviews (broken link)
Website offers anonymous child-care reviews (broken link): A CBC story about a new website where parents can comment anonymously on daycares or schools. The daycare and school establishment is opposed (of course!). Sharon Gregson (see article) is on the Vancouver…
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Breast Milk Kills Viruses:
Breast milk fights viruses contained in rotovirus vaccines so vaccines do not work as well in countries with more breastfeeding. October 2010. Sung-Sil Moon, Yuhuan Wang et. al. Pediatr Infect Dis J - research: Inhibitory Effect of Breast Milk on Infectivity…
High-quality affordable daycare? There’s never enough money or staff (broken link)
High-quality affordable daycare? There’s never enough money or staff. Alberta Liberal and NDP MLAs and daycare operators oppose Alberta’s effort to slightly improve the quality of infant daycare. “Day-care operators leery of new rules (broken link):” Calgary Herald (Sept 20,…
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In Ontario, the Liberals and NDP make full-day school for age 4-5 an election promise
In Ontario, the Liberals and NDP make full-day school for age 4-5 an election promise and disregard kindergarten child:staff ratios of 20:1—Full-day kindergarten no treat for kids (a Hamilton Spectator article by Kate Tennier)
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
15 children per staff —Staff:child ratio recommendations for 3-5 year olds by daycare lobby OECD, Martha Friendly et al
15 children per staff—Staff:child ratio recommendations for 3-5 year olds by daycare lobby OECD, Martha Friendly et al June 2009. Martha Friendly. Childcare Resource and Research Centre - research paper (PDF): "Ratios for four and five year olds: What does…
Ontario teacher speaks out against all-day kindergarten
"I am very concerned about the growing trend toward institutionalizing children as soon as possible and keeping them institutionalized as long as possible. This is an alarming trend, and, as a teacher, I see its negative results every day—kids who…
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High Costs and Low Quality: Quebec government study finds 73% of licensed daycare there is of minimal or lower quality (broken link)
High Costs and Low Quality Quebec government study finds 73% of licensed daycare there is of minimal or lower quality.The OECD find “a problem of quality” and “deteriorating quality” in Swedish daycare—yet holds it up as a model for all…
