British Columbia

Some costs of BC’s “early learning”—early schooling—spending spree: 2010 BC Government announcements (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon January 5, 2010June 2, 2020in Costs & costs-benefit analysis

$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…

BC government says all-day K is better in BC than Ontario (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon January 1, 2010June 2, 2020in Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby, Quality & staff-child ratios

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

BC Government Report on School All Day for Ages 3 to 5 (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon January 5, 2009June 2, 2020in Daycare lobby left & right, neo-liberalism, defamilialization, Disinformation by daycare/all-day K lobby

BC Government Report on School All Day for Ages 3 to 5, “Expanding Early Learning In British Columbia For Children Age Three to Five (broken link)” 2009, by unnamed members of the BC Government’s Early Childhood Learning Agency

2008 BC Sham “Public Consultation” Process (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon August 15, 2008June 2, 2020in Misc.

Below is a collection of articles of Kids First coverage of the 2008 pubic consultation undergone by the BC government in its consideration of all-day schooling for 3 to 5 year olds: “Stakeholders” list excludes public and parents. (Download PDF…

BC Daycare Vacancies – 2001 Provincial Child Care Survey

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon September 1, 2001December 4, 2020in Misc., Vacancy rates