The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 21:39:30 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Filling daycares and emptying neighbourhoods /opinion/guest-columnists/item/34389-filling-daycares-and-emptying-neighbourhoods /opinion/guest-columnists/item/34389-filling-daycares-and-emptying-neighbourhoods

With all 10 provinces and three territories newly signed on to the federal system of early learning and child care, there have been a spate of better-late-than-never articles about how this program won’t work as advertised. In short, parents aren’t going to get the deal they were promised.

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Guest Columns Thu, 12 May 2022 09:18:16 -0400
Feds’ daycare plan falls short, says Cardus /item/33097-feds-daycare-plan-falls-short-says-cardus /item/33097-feds-daycare-plan-falls-short-says-cardus

OTTAWA - The federal governmentöÏÓãÊÓƵapp much-hyped national daycare plan will cost up to four times the price tag the Liberals promised in its recent budget, according to the religious think tank Cardus.

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Canada Sat, 15 May 2021 08:41:12 -0400
Universal day care does not work: Cardus report /item/28900-universal-day-care-does-not-work-cardus-report /item/28900-universal-day-care-does-not-work-cardus-report

OTTAWA – Federal and provincial governments should support parental choice in child care and back multiple types of care options instead of solely promoting universal publicly funded day care, says a new report from Cardus Family.

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ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 31 Jan 2019 09:57:11 -0500
St. JudeöÏÓãÊÓƵapp helps special needs clients feel a part of society /features/item/21929-st-jude-s-helps-special-needs-clients-feel-a-part-of-society /features/item/21929-st-jude-s-helps-special-needs-clients-feel-a-part-of-society

A genuine smile makes a big difference when one walks into a store. At St. JudeöÏÓãÊÓƵapp Academy of the Arts, you might even be welcomed with a hug from one of the special needs clients helping at the gift shop that day.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) ShareLife: 40 Years of Working Wonders Sun, 13 Mar 2016 14:00:00 -0400
Ontario daycares receives a $120 million boost /item/20148-ontario-daycares-receives-a-120-million-boost /item/20148-ontario-daycares-receives-a-120-million-boost

Good news for parents with young children in Ontario — the Ministry of Education plans to spend $120 million to increase day care spaces in the province.

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evan.boudreau@catholicregister.org (Evan Boudreau, The Catholic Register) Canada Wed, 29 Apr 2015 12:00:00 -0400