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"
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Helen Ward on The biggest investment scam out there: All-day kindergarten (broken link)
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)
“Scam”—ABC’s 20/20 on Universal Preschool (broken link)
"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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Kids First commentary. Daycare Lobby Co-Opting the UNICEF Brand:
Kids First commentary. Daycare Lobby Co-Opting the UNICEF Brand: December 2008. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - report (PDF): UNICEF Daycare Report: Children and Parents’ Rights Wronged More related information can be found here in an article by Kids…
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UNICEF Report on Daycare
Innocenti Centre/OECD Report promotes daycare yet says it harms child development. Published by the Innocenti Centre, now a department of UNICEF. Written by Peter Adamson drawing on research by John Bennett from the OECD’s daycare agency:2008. UNICEF - report (PDF):…
2008 BC Sham “Public Consultation” Process (broken link)
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…
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August 2008: Brief to the Finance Committee for the Federal Pre-Budgetary Consultations 2008
August 2008. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - government submission (PDF): "Brief to Pre-budgetary Consultation Fall 2008"
August 2008: Kids First submission to BC Early Learning Agency on all-day schooling for 3 to 5 year olds
August 2008. Kids First Parent Association of Canada - government submission (PDF): "Comments"
Reality check—Costs of all day schooling/daycare
Reality check—Costs of all day schooling/daycare: BC Government says it’s studying costs of all day kindergarten for age 3-5, but no costs are mentioned in the consultation paper. $11,500/yr/child age 2-5: Quebec spending on daycare operation costs only—capital, training, bureaucracy,…
BC Ministry of Education response to Kids First request to know who is on the Early Childhood Learning Agency does not name “parent groups” or “stakeholders” involved (broken link)
Dear Helen Ward: I am the Executive Director responsible for organizing the activities of the Early Childhood Learning Agency within the Ministry of Education. James Gorman, Deputy Minister is the project sponsor, along with Paige MacFarlane, ADM. The work of…