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Ally child care fears [CA-ON]

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Toronto Star
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Publication Date: 
20 Aug 2007
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Parents seeking a daycare spot for their child in Ontario can now get some information online about provincial inspections of the centres.

But the province needs to go much further in detailing infractions on its website, using information that it has readily available. In Florida, for example, parents can view the actual inspection reports online for each daycare, detailing every finding of non-compliance. The Ontario site only summarizes ministry reports and does not include any information on staff training levels.

There is no reason why Queen's Park cannot provide more detailed information about the quality of licensed daycare programs and their staff to allay the legitimate fears of parents entrusting their children to these centres.

The ministry has all the information at hand, as the Star investigation clearly showed.

- reprinted from the Toronto Star

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