ECEC in the Ontario 2003 election

October 2, 2003 marks provincial election day in Ontario. This ISSUE file covers what each of the three major political parties envisions for early childhood education and care (ECEC) in the province. In addition, news articles, responses and other online resources illustrating the pressing issues in ECEC that affect families and young children in Ontario have been added. New materials will be added as they become available.

This Issue File is organized into six sections. Use the links to your right to view

• each party's plan for ECEC;
• responses; news coverage; and other resources.

RESPONSES

Ontario's major political parties address five key children's issues
SOURCE Voices for Children,
September 2003, report in html.

Investing in quality child care. Behind the issues: Ontario 2003
SOURCE Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives,
September 12, 2003, Fact sheet in pdf.

Election gives new hope for child care in Ontario
SOURCE Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care,
September 2, 2003, News release in html.

Voting for better child care: How do the parties measure up?
SOURCE Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care,
Septemer, 2003, Information sheet in pdf.

Election readiness kit
SOURCE Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care,
September 2003. Background materials in pdf and html.

An agenda for action on child poverty: Where do the parties stand?
SOURCE Ontario Campaign 2000,
September 2003, Backgrounder in pdf.

Child poverty backgrounder
SOURCE Ontario Campaign 2000
September 2003, Backgrounder in pdf.

Child care: Women vote 2003
SOURCE Ontario Federation of Labour
September 2003, Information sheet in pdf.

The great social transformation: Implications for the social role of government in Ontario
by Judith Maxwell
SOURCE Canadian Policy Research Networks,
September 2003, Full report in pdf, and Summary in pdf.

NEWS ARTICLES

NDP promises $10 day care
SOURCE CBC Toronto, September 12, 2003
News article in html.

Timely advice for next premier
by Carol Goar, The Toronto Star, September 3, 2003
Excerpts in html.

Note: See ONTARIO section of Current Developments in ECEC in Canada [below] for links to more news articles about ECEC in Ontario.

OTHER USEFUL RESOURCES

Ontario
In Current developments in ECEC: Provinces and territories
SOURCE Childcare Resource and Research Unit.
Contain many links to news articles, reports and useful websites about child care in Ontario within the last three years.

Policy developments in Ontario: Fall 2001
SOURCE Childcare Resource and Research Unit, ISSUE file.