Item - 2007.CD9.3
Tracking Status
- This item will be considered by Community Development and Recreation Committee on October 9, 2007.
CD9.3 - Part-Time and After Hours Child Care
- Consideration Type:
- ACTION
Origin
(September 24, 2007) Report from General Manager, Children's Services
Recommendations
The General Manager of Children’s Services recommends that:
1. As part of the service planning process for the 2010-2014 Child Care Service Plan, Children’s Services hold consultations with stakeholders, including parents, to determine the demand for part-time and after hours child care and opportunities to provide it.
Summary
This report examines commitments made regarding part-time and after hours child care in the current 2005-2009 Child Care Services Plan. It looks at ways in which Toronto currently supports part-time and after hours child care including initiatives the City has undertaken to encourage it. The report concludes that it is not particularly timely to consider new policies and incentives to increase the availability of part-time and after hours child care. It recommends that Children’s Services hold consultations with stakeholders, including parents, to determine the demand for part-time and after hours child care and opportunities to provide it, as part of the service planning process for the 2010-2014 Child Care Service Plan.
Financial Impact
This report will have no financial impact beyond what has already been approved in the current year’s budget.
Background Information
(September 24, 2007)
Report from General Manager, Children's Services - Part-time and After Hours Child Care
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-7264.pdf
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2007/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-7264.pdf