Item - 2016.CD16.2
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 13, 2016 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by Community Development and Recreation Committee on November 29, 2016 and was adopted with amendments. It will be considered by City Council on December 13, 2016.
CD16.2 - Full-Day Kindergarten and School-age Program Updates
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on December 13, 14 and 15, 2016, adopted the following:
1. City Council request the Province of Ontario to provide additional funding for child care fee subsidies and base operating funding to enable the ongoing expansion of before-and-after-school kindergarten and school-age programs and to address affordability barriers for families.
2. City Council direct the General Manager, Children's Services to report to the Budget Committee through the 2017 Budget Process and concurrently to the Community Development and Recreation Committee at its January 16, 2017 meeting with an analysis of the number of subsidies required to maintain the ratio of fee subsidies to licensed spaces that existed prior to the introduction of the Full Day Kindergarten Before and After School Programs, including costs for implementation in 2017.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-98402.pdf
Communications (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/cd/comm/communicationfile-64312.pdf
(November 29, 2016) Submission from Jane Mercer, Executive Co-ordinator, Toronto Coalition for Better Child Care (CD.New.CD16.2.2)
CD16.2 - Full-Day Kindergarten and School-age Program Updates
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Amended
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Community Development and Recreation Committee recommends that:
1. City Council request that the Province of Ontario provide additional funding for child care fee subsidies and base operating funding to enable the ongoing expansion of before-and-after-school kindergarten and school-age programs and to address affordability barriers for families.
2. City Council direct the General Manager, Children's Services to report to the Budget Committee through the 2017 budget process and concurrently to the Community Development and Recreation Committee at its January 16, 2017 meeting with an analysis of the number of subsidies required to maintain the ratio of fee subsidies to licensed spaces that existed prior to the introduction of the Full Day Kindergarten Before and After School, including costs for implementation in 2017.
Origin
Summary
This report responds to two Community Development and Recreation Committee requests. The first request is for an update on full-day kindergarten implementation. The second is for a report on provincial policy direction and regulations and City standards for school-age children.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/cd/bgrd/backgroundfile-98402.pdf
Communications
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2016/cd/comm/communicationfile-64312.pdf
(November 29, 2016) Submission from Jane Mercer, Executive Co-ordinator, Toronto Coalition for Better Child Care (CD.New.CD16.2.2)
Speakers
June Hall, Director, Main Square Day Care Centre
Councillor Janet Davis
Motions
That:
1. That Recommendation 1 be amended by adding “base operating funding” so that the recommendation now reads:
1. City Council request that the Province of Ontario provide additional funding for child care fee subsidies and base operating funding to enable the ongoing expansion of before-and-after-school kindergarten and school-age programs and to address affordability barriers for families.
That:
1. City Council direct the General Manager, Children's Services to report to the Budget Committee through the 2017 budget process and concurrently to the Community Development and Recreation Committee at its January 16, 2017 meeting with an analysis of the number of subsidies required to maintain the ratio of fee subsidies to licensed spaces that existed prior to the introduction of the Full Day Kindergarten Before and After School, including costs for implementation in 2017.