Report from Dr. Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning, released June 15, 2009.
In response the release of With our best future in mind: Implementing early learning in Ontario, various organizations and groups have released to the media their points of view on the report. The following are links to selected media releases.
Full-day learning report hits core issues
[The link to this report is no longer available]
Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario (AECEO)
Early Learning Advisor's recommendations would benefit families and municipalities [3]
Association of Municipalities of Ontario
Ontario's plan applauded for supporting healthy children AND working families [4]
Child Care Advocacy Association of Canada (CCAAC)
Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators Welcomes Pascal's report [5]
Ontario College of Early Childhood Educators
OPSBA applauds With Our Best Future in Mind report
[The link to this response is no longer available]
Ontario Public School Board's Association (OPSBA)
New early years plan strengthens Ontario education [6]
Ontario Secondary School Teacher's Federation (OSSTF)
Higher education will benefit from Ontario early learning strategy [7]
Ontario Undergraduate Student Alliance (OUSA)
YMCA Ontario welcome the long-waited Pascal report on Early Learning [8]
YMCA, Ontario
Full-day kindergarten best delivered by certified teachers [9]
Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario (ETFO)
Earlier reports from NGOs
Informing full day learning: Lessons from the TFD research at the Bruce/WoodGreen Early Learning Centre
[The link to this submission is no longer available]
Submission to the Early Learning Advisor
Toronto First Duty, 1 Dec 08
All day kindergarten: Why do we need it and what will it look like? [10]
Panel discussion notes, People for Education conference
Jane Bertrand, David Clegg, Jenny Robinson, 8 Nov 08
A transformational vision of early learning and care in Ontario
[The link to this position paper is no longer available]
Position paper
Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, 28 Oct 08
Full-day learning for 4- and 5-year-old children: Building a stronger early learning and child care system in Ontario
[The link to this policy statement is no longer available]
Policy Statement
Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA), 1 Oct 08
Submission of the College of Early Childhood Educators regarding the Early Learning Advisor's advice to the Premier on full-day learning for four and five year olds
[The link to this submission is no longer available]
College of Early Childhood Educators, 5 Sept 08
AECEO position statement on full day early learning [11]
Association of Early Childhood Educators Ontario (AECEO), 1 Sept 08
Discussion paper on full-time early learning [12]
Ontario Public School Board's Association, 24 Jun 08
Proceedings documents from the Common Table forum on full day learning for four and five year olds
[The link to this document is no longer available]
Common Table, 11 Jun 08
Full-day kindergarten: Moving Ontario Forward Position paper
[Link to this position paper is no longer available]
Elementary Teachers' Foundation of Ontario (ETFO), 3 Jun 08
College of Early Childhood Educators, 5 Sept 08
Forum on full-day early learning: An OMSSA member consultation
[The link to this submission is no longer available]
Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA), 24 Apr 08
Open letter: Deliver on full-day kindergarten promise parties told
[The link to this submission is no longer available]
3 Oct 07
Links
[1] https://www.ontario.ca/document/our-best-future-mind-implementing-early-learning-ontario
[2] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/09/06/special-advisor-early-learning-backgrounder-%E2%80%93-highlights-fu
[3] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/09/06/early-learning-advisor%E2%80%99s-recommendations-would-benefit-fami
[4] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/09/06/ccaac-ontario%E2%80%99s-plan-applauded-supporting-healthy-children-
[5] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/09/06/ontario-college-early-childhood-educators-welcomes-pascal%E2%80%99s
[6] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/09/06/osstf-new-early-years-plan-strengthens-ontario-education
[7] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/child-care-news/09/06/higher-education-will-benefit-ontario-early-learning-strategy
[8] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/09/06/ymca-ontario-welcome-long-waited-pascal-report-early-learni
[9] https://childcarecanada.org/documents/research-policy-practice/09/06/full-day-kindergarten-best-delivered-certified-teachers
[10] http://peopleforeducation.ca/adx/aspx/adxGetMedia.aspx?DocID=8058,8052,2886,382,365,Documents&MediaID=14911&Filename=All-day+Kindergarten.notes+Hoffman.doc
[11] https://www.aeceo.ca/position_statement_on_full_day_early_learning
[12] https://opsba.org/Shared%20Documents/Opsba%20Web/Site%20Collection%20Documents/Full-time_Early_Learning_Jun24-08_0.pdf