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Full-Day Kindergarten

full-day kindergarten: Dr. Charles Pascal says it is no surprise that school-based daycares are struggling to provide before- and after-care for full-day kindergarten students. It wasnt supposed to be their job in the first place, according to The Star. After Pascal delivered his 2009 report , the McGuinty Liberals introduced full-day kindergarten and mandated a seamless day of learning for families who need it and Four years after a provincial report called for a seamless day of learning in Ontario schools, prompting the launch of full-day kindergarten, its author says his vision is far from realized. What we recommended was that a single employer, the school board, provide child care for the four- and five-year-old kids, he said. In most parts of the province, the report is not being implemented the way it was supposed to. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.