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Ontario's education minister is telling licensed daycare providers to immediately prevent the use of parking spaces directly adjacent to child-care facilities, after a toddler was killed when an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto.
In a memo to daycares obtained by The Canadian Press, Paul Calandra — who first proposed the measures several days ago — says the goal is to "better safeguard" children and child-care providers.
Calandra says all parking spaces that are adjacent to daycare entryways, playgrounds, windows and exterior walls of classrooms should be blocked off during hours of operation until additional safety measures are implemented.
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He said the government is working to "identify any vulnerabilities" that may require permanent solutions such as installing bollards, placing planters or elevating the curbs outside daycares.
Calandra said daycares can report any resistance they are facing in making the changes, acknowledging the challenges that might come with implementation of the new measures.
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