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I 29, 2016 | 12 CANADIAN CHAMPION STAFF ‘ The Province is looking to spend up g to $3 billion over the next five years 5 to create 100,000 new licensed i childâ€"care spaces â€" a "historic" â€"commitment that aims to meet the demands of families living in Halton and beyond. transform the way we deliver child care in our Province," said Halton | MPP Indira Naidooâ€"Harris, Associate Minister of Education (Early Years and Child Care), during a media | s event at The Family Place in Milton, | 2 where she met with early childhood par . @ educators and their young charges _â€"September 23. "It will help more § families to find quality, affordable ‘échild care, one that is flexible and S one that gives them choice." © Currently, it is estimated 20 per cent 18 of children ages four and under are 2 in â€"are at licensed centres. With reâ€" ;' gions like Halton experiencing rapid residential growth, there‘s no doubt the demand for licensed child care is higher, claims the Province. * A % | | think this commitment in specific "This is a historic initiative and it will investments in the sector, said Naiâ€" dooâ€"Haris, will effectively double | the number of childâ€"care spaces in | | the Province. Halton, she added, will reap some of the benefits. "This commitment will have sigâ€" | nificant impact in this area...We are surrounded by young families, as we all know, in this riding and | is really going to be great news for our local families," said the MPP, who will be leading consultations | with stakeholders from across the | | | | nounced details of its plans in | its most recent Speech from the | Throne, feedback has been positive. |\ said Naidooâ€"Harris. "People are so $ QUALITY WORKMANSHIP FOR YOUR FREE § Province to inform them of the govâ€" | ernment‘s fiveâ€"year pledge. NaidooHarris says she has heard | from families, parents and careâ€" givers, childâ€"care and early years partners about the need for more spaces. Since the government anâ€" "The reception has been incredible," | pleased with this initiative." "We are thrilled to hear that the Ontario government is making a commitment to create 100,000 new mpvedn ns ;(; § t B ® FOR OVER 35 YEARS childâ€"care spaces over the next five | years for our children," said The Famâ€" | ily Place‘s executive director Sandra | Vieira. "By adding more spaces, this | creates opportunities for educators to work in this very rewarding feld. Children are our future; we need to | support their development by navâ€" ing quality child care accessible to all." The new licensed spaces will inâ€" clude a mix of leased, new and retrofitted spaces. The allocated funding, between $1 billion and $3 billion, will also go toward boosting | access to homeâ€"based child care. | "It will enable us to continue buildâ€" | ing a childâ€"care and early years sySâ€" tem focused on quality, affordabilâ€" ity, accessibility, parent choice and | flexibility," said Naidooâ€"Harris, who | thanked The Family Place childâ€"care | providers for their love and comâ€" | passion when it comes to the comâ€" | munity‘s "littlest ones." "After al, it‘s you who are giving the smiling face and the helping when our | children need assistance and supâ€" | port and it‘s you that are really helpâ€" | | ing us put our children on the right | path to success and starting them | it comes to education." Burlington | Mississauga West | 22 Investment will create 100,000 new licensed childâ€"care spaces: MPP By Catherine O‘Hara | Associate Minister of Education (Early Years and Child Care) Indira Naidooâ€"Harâ€" ris, MPP for Halton, plays with Ethan Wensley, 2, at Milton‘s The Family Place, a licensed childâ€"care centre. Catherine O‘Hara /Canadian Champion off on that important journey when | The Province is set to begin rolling | out its plan starting in January 2017. ue aLa* BRING IN THIS coUupoN AND GET... [ >a rug§s = when you P ts d inâ€"stock area ; [3 sore for details. CEupoh mustbrpvrs.vrvt:w“ af (he time of :c\r.m)e Cannot be tomby‘m.v"m’./‘ or; expies )L‘ph‘l”bs(‘l k S .’;i't d-r.»‘m 6 M & i North Service C 18 i 'h:‘ % $:‘::;:‘”“ii: T.’2 73 Ppundos St W a Engd Of The [ i oc nb ... BRING IN THIS coupon AnD GE PAY NO TAX We will pay the e nt of the HST for you le i x OM puchuNa tock floonng. hi 3k ) hase our inâ€"5 l CA at the gurlington e ol esn i o t [WP3 M:s&ft’s:! 0? oc [ only. Brand Name Flooring. Low Prices Always in Stock ENDOFTHEROLL.COM 1510 North Service Rd | 905.319 2299 Ci 73 Dundas St W | 905 820.7655 _ YÂ¥