UBC compensation = expenses to leading all-day Kindergarten and daycare promoters*Clyde Hertzman—Executive Director of HELP, also works for the World BankHERTZMAN CLYDE$212,497 + $15,163 expenses*Paul Kershaw—#2 at HELP, leading media promoter of all day Kindergarten until Aug 2010 when he…
Category: UBC’s Human Early Learnning Partnership (HELP), EDI $ MDI
Daycare Pays Well for Some: 2017 Remuneration of Leading Daycare Lobbyists
Paul Kershaw - head of GenSqueeze lobby group funded by UBC's H.E.L.P.$154,111 ($149,550 + $4,561 in expenses) March 31, 2017. UBC - Financial Statement: Download PDF here. (Press Ctrl F and type in last name to find line item)UBC daycare…
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Early Development Instrument (EDI): Not everyone accepts it as reliable “evidence” (broken link)
Read peer-reviewed journal articles critiquing the EDI. To view the complete copywrite-protected articles please email info@kidsfirstcanada.org The Critique “The Early Development Index and children from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds” Published in the journal: Early Years: An International Journal of…
Radio Interview: Helen Ward on EDI and HELP
Feb 28, 2013: Vancouver Co-op radio interviews Kids First President, Helen Ward, on the Early Development Instrument, daycare, all-day Kindergarten and the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) https://kidsfirstcanada.files.wordpress.com/2020/04/helen.mp3
Feb 2013: Top Daycare Lobbyist Leaves a Troubling Legacy: Dr Clyde Hertzman (broken links)
Dr Clyde Hertzman, the Director of the Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP) at UBC died very unexpectedly earlier this month. We offer our condolences to his loved ones at the untimely passing of this vibrant, intelligent and witty man. Kids…
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Data Mining Canadian Kids (Broken Link)
A document authored by Dr Clyde Hertzman of HELP, Canada's leading guru pushing privacy-violating data mining and institutional child care, outlines "5 Year Plan". Here is the 2009 document prepared by the Monitoring Committee of the Early Childhood Learning Knowledge…
Association for Psychological Science, “How Devoted Moms Buffer Kids In Poverty“.
This peer-reviewed study indicates that maternal nurturing and not only socio-economic status is associated with better health outcomes. The study was led by UBC psychologist Dr Gregory Miller. Miller works in exactly the field UBC’s HELP claims expertise in, yet…
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Kids First on CKNW with Christie Clark on all-day schooling (broken link)
Kids First on CKNW with Christie Clark (broken link) on all-day schooling for ages 3-5. BCTF opposed to schooling for ages 3-4. Go to Wednesday July 9, 12 pm, and go to 37 minute mark. Note: HELP, which leads the…
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Population Data BC
Population Data BC provides some information on BC's data mining mega-project "designed to capture the power of linkable, longitudinal data, and avoid the inefficiencies associated with project-by-project data linkage." Perhaps the "inefficiencies" they refer to are things like informed consent.…
Complaint about HELP’s violation of informed consent and privacy to UBC Behavioural Research Ethics
Complaint about HELP’s violation of informed consent and privacy to UBC Behavioural Research Ethics Board—Jan 2011. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - official complaint: (download PDF here)Feb 15 2011 reply from UBC’s Behavioural Research Ethics Board to complaint regarding…
April 5, 2011: HELP’s Paul Kershaw suggests funding daycare by cutting back grandparents’ medical care such as hip replacements
April 5, 2011: HELP’s Paul Kershaw suggests funding daycare by cutting back grandparents’ medical care such as hip replacements. UBC alone paid Kershaw (2008) $97,321 + $10,009 in expenses. (How about cutting such “scholars'” salaries and distributing the saving to…
March 29, 2011 CBC radio BC “On the Coast” on Liberal Daycare promise
March 29, 2011 CBC radio BC “On the Coast” on Liberal Daycare promise (broken link) (NOTE: CBC’s biased coverage: “On the Coast” called Andrea Mrozek of IMFC to participate but wanted a BC voice so she gave them given Helen…
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March 8, 2011 – 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day Commentary: (broken link)
March 8, 2011 – 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day Commentary: Happy International Women’s Day by Kids FirstBeverly Smith (in Liberal MP Carolyn Bennet’s Blog) (broken link)National Post: Feminism’s Second Wave Hangover (broken link) by Tasha KheiriddinOttawa Citizen: Why the…
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Defining “vulnerability”: HELP has not published EDI definitions
Defining “vulnerability”: HELP has not published EDI definitions and methodology for calculating 25-30+% “vulnerable” or “not ready to learn” or “at risk” in peer-reviewed journals. How is “vulnerability” defined? “Vulnerability” is defined differently in different documents. Sometimes it is defined…
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Media release Feb 23, 2011: Police called to stop leaflet at daycare public forum
Feb 23, 2011. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - leaflet (PDF): Dr Fraser Mustard and Colleagues in Their Own Words Police called to prevent distribution of leaflet at public forum held on public property February 23, 2011 (Burnaby)—On February…
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