The Ontario Early Learning Advisor's report

With our best future in mind: Implementing early learning in Ontario

Report from Dr. Charles Pascal, the Premier's Special Advisor on Early Learning, released June 15, 2009.

Responses

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
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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

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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
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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
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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