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Posts Tagged ‘Middle Childhood’

Full day Kindergarten. Update from Newsroom

MORE ONTARIO CHILDREN IN FULLY DAY KINDERGARTEN  MORE ONTARIO FAMILIES WILL BE ABLE TO SEND THEIR KIDS TO KINDERGARTEN FOR THE FULL DAY NEXT YEAR.  

All-day kindergarten a hit, but extended programs prove less popular

The Globe and Mail reports,

Teacher and ECE Partnerships in Full Day Learning

Partnerships are what makes it all work; Proponents of all-day care say kids benefit when teachers and early childhood educators co-operate, Matthew Pearson reports.

City of Toronto’s Middle Childhood Strategy Framework

A presentation by Children’s Service staff on the Middle Childhood Strategy Framework was made to the Community Development and Recreation Committee (CDRC) in June.  Deputations on this report were made by both the Middle Childhood Matters Coalition and the Toronto Coalition for Better Child Care.

Middle Childhood Matters Report

In January 2009, the Middle Childhood Matters Coalition and the Social Planning Council of Toronto released their report on the needs of children in the middle childhood years in Toronto. The report draws attention to the lack of  services for children ages 6 to 12 in the city, and urges all levels of government to pay closer attention to this [...]