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Conestoga <G College P in â€"â€" Seniors Mrs. Plow said the comâ€" pany was formed for ‘"‘ideaâ€" listic‘ reasons. ‘"We wantâ€" ed to raise the standard of day care from babysitting to an educational experiâ€" ence." She said every piece of equipment was chosen for its value in the education and development of chilâ€" dren. "All the working Waterloo‘s mostâ€"recently established day care center boasts that it is the place ‘*where quality day care and a total educational experiâ€" ence go handâ€"inâ€"hand .‘ e center, in the baseâ€" tt of the Hillsdale apartâ€" ment building at 29% Dale Crescent, is the first of a number of centers to be set p in the province by Eduâ€" ire Preschool Centres Ltd. Founders of the company were Judy Plow of Toronto, a former day nursery superâ€" visor, and Ronald Starr,. a Toronto stock broker. They plan to set up several more Educare centers in Toronto. Waterloo senior citizens watched as students cut and prepared fresh meat during a tour of the Waterioo center of Conestoga College organized by the Waterloo community services board and the college. â€"photos by Fred Miller Then the seniors had an opportunity to pick choice cuts at the meat counter Waterloo New day care center stresses individual development visit The mysteries of the interior of a television were dis closed during a stop at the college TV repair shop. habits and learning skills are developed by children in these formative years. They need indirect teaching to bring out learning skills." The Educare center which has been open 2 weeks takes children from _ about 10 months to four years. The basement of the Hillsdale has been renovated, at a cost of $15,000, to provide space for each age group. The space includes one renovated apartment and the former play and party rooms. The children are in the center anywhere from a half day to 11 hours. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Spicer of Toronto purchased the apartment building ‘"as a hobby"", according to Mrs Plow. ‘‘Their idea was to attract families and they needed a day care facility. Mrs. Spicer approached me and the idea took off," said Mrs Plow. The rates for families who live in the building are $20 a week, $2 less than for Educare stresses environâ€" ment and a good staff. ‘"The staff makes or breaks the school. We choose them for their education and their ability to relate to chilâ€" dren,."" said Mrs. Plow. ‘"The big attraction is that we take toddlers. Our only conditions are that they must be steady on their feet, have only one afternoon sleep per day, have no botâ€" tle or formula and be eating minced food," said Mrs. Plow. * outsiders Educare also has a cook _ Low sinks and toilets in the washrooms are a feature of Educare. Supervisor on staff and plans to hire a _ Judy Edwards watches as the kids wash up before lunch The supervisor is Judy Edwards, a graduate of the Conestoga College early childhood education course and a former superv.sor at Parkminster day care cenâ€" ter in Waterloo. O ther teachers are also graduates of the community college course. Mrs. Plow is a gradâ€" uate of a similar course at Ryerson Polytechnical Inâ€" stitute. oo ~fi f Witerion Chranicle, Wednesday esday, May 24, 1972 3 _ ~â€" Government cutbacks end building splurge at U of W _ _ motherâ€"craft nurse. _ The ‘"‘The emphasis is on inâ€" center has a capacity for 65 dividuality in order to creâ€" children. ate a feeling of independenâ€" The freeze was announced in a recent memo to gepartâ€" ment heads from A. Bruce Gellatly, viceâ€"president, fiâ€" nance and operations., The optometry building is not affected since it is financed separately as a federalâ€"proâ€" vincial health sciences proâ€" ject. More than $5 million in new buildings, additions to existing buildings and maâ€" jor alterations are affected immediately by the freeze announced by Mr. Gellatly. The first project affected is an addition to the physiâ€" cal education building to provide urgently needed classrooms, laboratories and offices for faculty and students in U of W‘s physiâ€" cal _ education â€" programs which have become among the most popular in Canada. Working drawings had been "No funds are available for anyâ€" new commitments until after April 1, 1974," said Mr. Gellatly, in his memo. ‘"There was a conâ€" siderable amount of work planned for this period which now is impossible."‘ When tenders are opened for the University of Waterâ€" loo optometry building op Thursday, it: may be the last major contract at U of W for some time to come. A twoyear freeze has been imposed on a‘l planned A few years ago the uniâ€" versity announced enrolâ€" ment limits for freshman classes when it was deterâ€" mined that the present South campus would not acommodate more than 14,500 students. The slowâ€" down, however, became accelerated last year when many students withdrew beâ€" cause of an uncertain marâ€" ket for graduates. The withdrawals also hit the high schools and this year there are six percent fewer applications from _ high school graduates applying to Ontario universities for admission next fall. renovations, as a resuilt of enroiment shortfalls which reduce the university‘s eliâ€" gibility for capital grants. building projects including The Royal Canadian Le gion provincial _ snooker finals will be held in Waterâ€" loo this Saturday, May 27, not May 20 as reported in last week‘s Chronicle. The defending champions from Waterloo legion Branâ€" GRCA organizing tour, hike on weekend The freeze does not affect completion of buildings now under construction although plans to make changes in the buildings and provide furnishings have been cut back. Buildings under conâ€" struction are the psychology A lecture building to proâ€" vide additional classrooms has also been delayed inâ€" definitely. completed and the project was ready to go to tender at the time of the freeze. Also affected is a proâ€" posed building for the enâ€" vironmental studies divisjon. been operated from a rented factory building on Philip Street. j The program is 10th in a series of public environâ€" mental education programs called the Grand River experience. A bus tour Saturday, May 27, will give participants a chance to look at the cenâ€" turyâ€"old Rockwood ruinsâ€"a large derelict woollen mill which once operated in a nowâ€"deserted town near the Rockwood Conservation arâ€" ea on Highway 7. A weekend of cultural and natural experiences, inâ€" cluding geology hikes and tours of historical ruins and relics is being planned by the Grand River conservaâ€" tion authority. § Tour of the Past will also take in the old grist mill at Everton, just north of Rockâ€" wood, and a reconstructed This division, which does not have any facilities of its ewn, â€"includes the school Legion snooker here Saturday which has ch 530 will again be aiming for the Labatt trophy. There are nine teams competing. The tournament will be held at the Brunswick Twin City Bowl in Waterloo Square. Play will begin about 10: 30 a.m. Plans to spend about $500,000 in renovating this space for new users have also been gancelled. ‘ . sign space on the basis of availability, need and costs of alterations. â€" But because of the shortâ€" age of funds, ‘"it may well be that some space may beâ€" come and remain vacant at various times through this difficult period," said Mr. Gellatly. After lunch at Elora Gorge Conservation Area the tour will continue to the Doon Pioneer Village at Kitcheâ€" ner. Cost for the outing is $2.50 per person. To round out the weekend the Grand River Experiâ€" ence Program will hold a geology hike, Sunday, May 28, beginning at 1:30 p.m. at Rockwood conservation area and continuing to Elora Gorge. There will be no charge for the hike other than the normal park admisâ€" sion fee but participants must provide their own transportation to the areas. Hikers are asked to meet at the pavillion in the Rockâ€" wood Conservation Area. cy. Everything is a teachâ€" ing situation," said ~Mrs. Plow. space in the university is being examined by a space committee, chaired by Dr. Paul Cornell, academic viceâ€"president. It will asâ€" sawmill at Belwood Lake Conservation â€" Area â€" near Fergus. buildings will release some