Ontario

Ontario: COVID-19 and child care in the news

Daycare operator says mixing students from different classes 'basically negates' school plans [1]
CTV News, 20 August 2020

Letter: Requests for access to City space for return to school plans [2]
City of Toronto, 18 August 2020

Op-ed: Ontario needs a feminist recovery plan from COVID-19 [3]
Now Toronto, 18 August 2020

Toronto school board says it needs more space, more time to prepare for smaller classes. The city says it can help [4]
The Star. 14 August 2020

Powell and Ferns: Children's wellbeing depends on wellbeing of child care workers [5]
Ottawa Citizen, 12 Aug 2020

Private school plans including smaller classes show stark  inequities in education [6]
CityNews, 11 August 2020

Analysis: Back-to-school plan shines light on neglect  of Ontario’s education system [7]
Now, 9 August 2020

‘Too many different bubbles’? Child care centres serving kids from different schools risky, some worry [8]
CBC News, 8 August 2020

Historic agreement delivers over $230 million for child care [9]
Government of Ontario, 7 August 2020

Premier Ford and Minister Lecce neglect child care in school reopening plan [10]
Financial Post, 6 August 2020

Update: Ford government plays shell game on funding for child care centres [11]
Now Toronto, 6 August 2020

Child-care advocates warn Ontario daycares may not fully reopen in fall [12]
The Star, 3 August 2020

Ontario elementary students will return to school full time, while some high schoolers will attend part-time [13]
Ottawa Citizen, 31 July 2020

Ontario continues to gradually and safely reopen child care for working parents [14]
Ontario Ministry of Education, 30 July 2020

COVID-19: Guidance for school reopening [15]
Hospital for Sick Children, 29 July 2020

Medical experts led by SickKids release new back-to-school recommendations [16]
CBC News, 29 July 2020

Child-care centres say they’re ready to accept larger groups [17]
CBC News, 27 July 2020

Less than half of Ontario daycares have reopened with school six weeks away [18]
iHeartradio, 23 July 2020

Video: Province to spend $500M on new schools, child care spaces [19]
SooToday, 23 July 2020

Back to school, Part 1: An infectious-disease expert on reopening safely [20]
TVO, 21 July 2020

Why some are critical of Ontario's plan to bring back daycares. [21]
CBC Radio - Ottawa Morning, 20 July 2020

Ontario to ease childcare restrictions [22]
TB News Watch, 14 July 2020

Premier Doug Ford pressed on child care, education during appearance in Cambridge [23]
CBC News, 14 July 2020

Education in Ontario lacks transformational leadership at the top [24]
The Star, 12 July 2020

Grandparents assuming more child-care duties – and risk – during pandemic [25]
The London Free Press, 11 July 2020

Memo sent to Ontario school boards urges 5-day 'face-to-face' learning come fall [26]
CBC News, 9 July 2020

‘The kids are suffering’: With emergency child care closed, some parents are running out of options [27]
The Star, 8 July 2020

Lack of child care a struggle for parents, reopening economy [28]
Yahoo! News, 8 July 2020

Daycares look to resume amid COVID-19 challenges [29]
CTV News, 7 July 2020

From transportation to child care, lots to consider as school boards prepare plans for Aug. 4 deadline [30]
GuelphToday, 30 June 2020

TDSB to allow child care centres in its buildings to reopen as of July 2 [31]
CP24, 26 June 2020

Two councillors warn that tens of thousands of parents could be left without child care due to new guidelines [32]
CP24, 25 June 2020

This Toronto mother gets three hours of sleep a night and wants to know why her toddler’s daycare was blocked from reopening [33]
The Star, 25 June 2020

Coronavirus school closures could widen inequities for our youngest students [34]
The Conversation, 22 June 2020 

Peterborough letter: Early childhood learning is vital education [35]
The Peterborough Examiner, 19 June 2020

Ford forces child care centres to consider layoffs, closures [36]
Financial Post, 18 June 2020

Ontario’s three-day notice for child-care reopening is a slap in the face for providers, children and their families [37]
The Toronto Star, 18 June 2020

As many as 56,000 Toronto children could be without a daycare spot under Ontario’s plan to reopen child care: Toronto officials [38]
The Star, 13 June 2020

Ontario government set to provide funding to child-care centres across the province [39]
CBC News, 12 June 2020

Ontario’s reopening is a mess. Just look at child care [40]
The Toronto Star, 11 June 2020

The ‘nice ladies of child care’ are furious at lack of lead time and financial support from the province on daycare reopening [41]
The Toronot Star, 10 June 2020

Reopening child care a huge undertaking for the county [42]
GuelphToday.com, 10 June 2020

Ontario child-care centres can reopen on Friday, Ford government announces [43]
CBC News, 10 June 2020

Ontario child care centres can reopen as early as Friday with some restrictions to curb spread of COVID-19 [44]
The Toronto Star, 9 June 2020

Hamilton daycares won't open for at least another week as city seeks clarity from province [45]
CBC News, 9 June 2020

Lack of child care a barrier for business reopenings in Peterborough [46]
The Peterborough Examiner, 8 June 2020

Advocacy group wants province to release childcare plan [47]
News Talk 1010, 3 June 2020

Daycares fear loss of ECEs, spaces as Ontario bars using its grants for wages [48]
The London Free Press, 3 June 2020

Daycares fear loss of ECEs, spaces as Ontario bars using its grants for wages [49]
The London Free Press, 2 June 2020

Phase 1 workers in northeastern Ontario struggling to get back on the job without child care [50]
CBC News, 29 May 2020

Early childhood educators call for free child care as Ontario economy reopens [51]
The Star, 27 May 2020

Childcare, second wave of pandemic key concerns among moms returning to work after maternity leave  [52]
Global News, 27 May 2020

Daycares face higher costs to operate during pandemic [53]
tbnewswatch.com, 24 May 2020

What will Ontario daycares look like when they reopen? [54]
The Star, 24 May 2020

Ontario to keep all schools closed through the end of June [55]
Globe and Mail, 19 May 2020

Province says Ontarians can use home-based child care amid coronavirus pandemic [56]
Global News, 15 May 2020

Ontario plans to provide funding to shuttered childcare centres to cover ‘fixed operating costs’ [57]
CP24, 9 May 2020

Ontario government supporting parents as economy reopens [58]
Government of Ontario, 9 May 2020

Ontario expands emergency child care, but no timing for all centres to reopen [59]
National Post, 29 April 2020

Stratford offering emergency child care for essential workers [60]
My Stratford Now, 23 April 2020

2 of 3 emergency child-care centres close after staff fall sick [61]
CBC News, 23 April 2020

Advocates say child care providers need pandemic relief from Ontario government [62]
The Canadian Press, 16 April 2020

Toronto opening new two emergency child care centres after receiving 800 applications [63]
CTV News, 13 April 2020

Ontario premier says transit drivers, grocery clerks may be soon eligible for free childcare [64]
CTV News, 11 April 2020

Ontario stops child-care centres from collecting payments amid COVID-19, protects spots [65]
CBC News, 10 April 2020

Coronavirus: Ontario orders closed child care centres to stop collecting payments, protects spaces [66]
Global News, 10 April 2020

Ontario government supports families in response to COVID-19 [67]
Government of Ontario, 06 April 2020

City of Ottawa will open 3 child-care centres for essential workers during COVID-19 pandemic [68]
CTV News, 3 April 2020

Free child care for essential frontline workers now underway in London [69]
CBC News, 4 April 2020

Home child care providers worried about having kids in the house [70]
CTV News, April 2 2020

Ontario extends school and child care closure to fight spread of COVID-19  [71]
Government of Ontario, 31 March 2020

Emergency child care centres open in Toronto today [72]
CP24, 31 March 2020

Emergency child care opens for Durham’s health-care and front-line workers [73]
Durham Region, 30 March 2020

COVID-19: Toronto opens 4 emergency child care centres for essential workers [74]
CityNews, 28 March 2020

COVID-19: Toronto opening four daycares for young children of ‘essential and critical’ workers [75]
The Star, 28 March 2020

COVID-19: Free child care for health-care workers to start Monday in Peterborough [76]
The Peterborough Examiner, 27 March 2020

COVID-19: Cash-strapped parents call for child-care rebates amid COVID-19 closures [77]
The Star, 18 March 2020

COVID-19: City offers free child care for essential front-line workers during crisis [78]
The Hamilton Spectator, 26 March 2020

COVID-19: Emergency daycare to open in Ontario, but not for federal workers [79]
CBC News, 25 March 2020

COVID-19: Toronto planning free, 24-7 emergency child care for essential workers [80]
The Star, 20 March 2020

COVID-19: Toronto to offer free, 24-7 childcare for essential workers after Ontario gives go-ahead [81]
CTV News, 22 March 2020

Who can watch essential workers’ children? [82]
The Star, 17 March 2020

COVID-19: Some empty daycare centres continue to charge parents amid COVID-19 closure [83]
CTV News, 17 March 2020

COVID-19 policies create child-care crunch for essential workers [84]
The Star, 16 March 2020

COVID-19: What about our kids? Thousands of parents, daycare operators want all sites shut down [85]
The Toronto Star, 15 March 2020

COVID-19: Hundreds of GTA childcare centres to close amid efforts to curb panic [86]
CP24, 14 March 2020