The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care and the Canadian Union of Public Employees are presenting full-day workshops and public child care forums in ten cities and towns across Ontario. The goal of the campaign is to:
- learn about the effects of provincial downloading on child care funding and service delivery in Ontario;
- provide child care supervisors, staff and advocates with the information and skills they need to make their concerns - and voices - heard at the local and provincial levels;
- raise awareness about the benefits of government-funded and regulated early learning and care services for children, their families and society;
- provide parents and concerned citizens with an opportunity to voice their concerns to local politicians about the need for high quality child care in their community;
- provide an opportunity for municipal and provincial politicians to learn abou the child care needs of constitutents in their riding.
Locations scheduled:
1) Niagara - January 22
2) Kingston - February 7
3) Windsor - March 8 (forum) and March 9 (workshop)
4) Peterborough - March 21
5) Sudbury - April 4
6) Ottawa - April 11
7) Thunder Bay - April 25
8) Toronto - April 30
Peterborough details:
Workshop
Wednesday, March 21, 2001
Northview Day School, Fairburn Street
8:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Forum
Wednesday, March 21, 2001
Trent Child Care Centre
3351 Nassau Mills, Simon Campus, West Bank
Trent University
7:00 p.m - 9:00 p.m.
