July 28, 2009 interview on all-day kindergarten/daycare, how money is being shifted from welfare families to daycare and the corporate right's support for daycare
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Sept 29, 2009 interview on HELP and data collection
Sept 29, 2009 interview on HELP and data collection
Kids & Drinking: UK Chief Medical Officer says parents should allow no alcohol
Kids & Drinking: UK Chief Medical Officer says parents should allow no alcohol. Helen Ward of Kids First says parent-child attachment prevents substance abuse in an interview with CHQR in Calgary on Dec 21, 2009 (go to 3 pm Dec…
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BC Minister of Education on spending on all-day kindergarten and school for 0-5 year olds
BC Minister of Education on spending on all-day kindergarten and school for 0-5 year olds despite cuts to other school funds. Jan 21 2009 CBC radio BC Almanac interview - about half way through podcast.
Women’s unpaid child-rearing and community work is a big part of the discussion of true costs vs price
Women's unpaid child-rearing and community work is a big part of the discussion of true costs vs price. Listen to this CBC podcast (at part 2) with Raj Patel, an economist who has worked for the World Bank and the…
Michael Ignatieff promises national daycare as a top priority
Michael Ignatieff promises national daycare as a top priority. Sunday Feb 7, 2010: Kids First on Corus radio interview. Go to Feb 07, 2010, 12:00 pm. To avoid commercials, go minute 7 then 23 then 33 then 47.
Feb 15, 2010: CBC radio interview with Helen Ward
Feb 15, 2010: CBC radio interview with Helen Ward, Kids First President on all-day Kindergarten, and BC government cuts to family services as part of an "integrated approach." Go to 1:02 to hear interview
Queensland, Australia: Kids Fail New All-day Kindergarten
Queensland, Australia: Kids Fail New All-day Kindergarten. When the 3 half-day per week program for 5 yr olds was dropped for 5 full days per week, many kids failed the program or grade according to data found in a Freedom…
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Real Debate Needed: BC Government announces $144 million MORE for all-day K capital costs
Real Debate Needed: BC Government announces $144 million MORE for all-day K capital costs. Listen to a discussion about all-day Kindergarten on BC's top current affairs radio show, CKNW's Bill Good Show, where 9 out of 10 callers are against…
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Kids First discusses all-day Kindergarten on the CKNW Bill Good Show
Kids First discusses all-day Kindergarten on the CKNW Bill Good Show (Go to August 30, 9:00 am. The discussion starts at minute 32. Helen Ward of Kids First is on at minute 40.)
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