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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April 1, 2011. LifeSiteNews - article (web): Liberal daycare plan ‘discriminates’ against most families: parents rights advocate
March 7, 2011. Toronto Star - article (web): "Fate of all-day kindergarten in hands of Ontario voters". Kids First Commentary Re: Fate of all-day kindergarten in hands of Ontario voters Reports claiming benefits from all-day K/daycare - behavioural, social, cognitive…
Read More Mar 2011—Toronto Star—Fate of all-day kindergarten in hands of Ontario voters.
Read some of our commentary on HELP and their activities over the years:Helen Ward. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - commentary (PDF): "What Is H.E.L.P.?"
Helen Ward of Kids First is interviewed: September 7, 2010. Helen Ward. CTV News - interview article (web): "Critics question value of full-day kindergarten in B.C."
CBC interview on BC Almanac on all-day Kindergarten with Paul Kershaw of HELP and Helen Ward of Kids First. Kershaw crticizes Ward because she “doesn’t have a PhD” and says all-day K has “potential, IF…” (Go to minute 30:55 of…
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February 2010. Helen Ward (Kids First President). Kids First Parent Association of Canada - letter The Tyee (PDF): It’s Time Social Justice Proponents Took a Closer Look at Child Care Policy: The Ideological Who and Why of All-Day Kindergarten and…
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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…
All-day school report by Charles Pascal “With our best future in mind: Implementing early learning in Ontario” (broken link). National Post—online commentary by Helen Ward, President of Kids First National Post—online commentary (broken link) by Helen Ward, President of Kids…
Mar 20, 2009. Helen Ward. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - report (PDF): "The more you spend the more you save? Exposing the false economy of daycare/preschool cost-benefit analysis"
April 2009. Helen Ward. National Post - article (PDF): "The biggest investment scam out there: All-day Kindergarten" (link to the original April 1, 2009 National Post article (broken link) with comments)
"20/20", Mar 13, 2009 show with videos (broken link)Finally the truth about daycare/universal preschool/prekindergarten is getting out there in the main stream media. This very popular American investigative journalism program reveals the dis-information at the basis of Obama's plan for…
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Nov. 30 2007—Kids First President Helen Ward and activist Kate Tennier in Ottawa Citizen on push for full-day Kindergarten: More School isn’t Always Better (broken link)
Those who can't count should cut the accountability clamour. I am referring to the fear-mongering that directly funding families rather than daycare will increase beer and popcorn sales.Some info for this fact-starved discussion:The daycare lobby says high quality universal daycare…
Read More Reality Check: Maybe We Ought to Ask…What Does Daycare Cost?
Articles and Research by Kids First—Volume 4 (August 26 , 2005) Daycare does not lower "child poverty" or increase mothers' labour force participation By Helen Ward, President, Kids First Parent Association of Canada © Daycare is promoted as the key…
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