Study: Ontario Can’t Afford All-Day Kindergarten – Better to Let Parents Keep the Money
OTTAWA, November 25, 2009 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new study released today by the Institute of Marriage and Family Canada reveals that full-day kindergarten in Ontario will cost $1.8 billion annually, about double initial estimates. If the proposed vision for early learning in Ontario is fully implemented, encompassing “the prenatal period through to adolescence,” the costs would easily rise to $6.1 billion annually. This is nearly half the current Ministry of Education budget. Were the money given to parents instead of being spent on institutional care, parents could receive a minimum of $9,199 dollars per child, annually. The study conservatively estimates […]
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