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Early learningin Ontario—child careand full-daykindergartenJim Grieve, Assistant Deputy MinisterEarly Learning DivisionOntario Ministry of EducationSeptember 10, 2012
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Visionforearly learning inOntario
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Ministry of Education is responsibleforchild care
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Child carein Ontario
Child care—by thenumbers
Child careoptionsin Ontario
Child carefunding
Legislation and policy
FirstNationsreceive fundingfor on-reservechild carecentres
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Child Care Modernization
Full-day kindergartenforfour and five year olds11
Year 1—35,000four andfive year oldsacross Ontarioenrolled in full-day kindergarten15%12
About50,000childrenin full-day kindergartenin 2011-12 (year 2),20%
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Full-day kindergarten offered in about2,000 classroomsin nearly800 schoolsin 2011-1214
September 2012:1,700 schools offer the program to49%ofkindergarten students—about122,000children
Full-day kindergarten will be fullyimplemented by September2014
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Averageclass size of26children with2adults
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Certified teacherandregistered earlychildhood educatorwork as a team
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Playbasedlearning19
www.edu.gov.on.ca/eng/curriculum/elementary/kindergarten_english_apr13.pdf
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Curriculum• play-based learning• investigation• exploration• guided and explicit instruction21
Integratedextended day programcomplements the core day
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Where there is sufficient enrolment,boards offerbefore andafter school programson acost-recoverybasis24
Municipalities administerfee subsidiesfor before and afterschool programs
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Children withspecial needsorspecial education needs willcontinue to receive services forwhich they are eligible, whileattending full-day kindergarten
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Programevaluation
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Isgrade 1ready for full-daykindergarteners?
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More informationwww.ontario.ca/kindergarten
More informationwww.ontario.ca/childcare
www.gov.on.ca/childcare/oelf
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