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25 in 5 Netwo rk for Pover ty ReductioneBulletin Jan uary 20, 2010

Wh at’s the Plan for Child Care in Ontar io? Your Action Requir ed!

In this week's eBulletin:

Quote of the Week

Child Care Faces Collapse: What's the Plan?Child Care: What Can You Do?Social Assistance Review Advisory Council Officially Appointed

Quote of the week "Our government remains focused on driving forward with our priorities: building an Ontario with a strong economyso that our children can receive the best public education, our families are cared for in the best health care system,and where our vulnerable benefit from the best public supports.”Who said it? Premier Dalton McGuinty, on announcing the new Ontario Cabinet on January 18, 2010, signals his

government’s continuing commitment to Ontarians – all of whom are vulnerable in this time of economic recession.

Child Car e in On tario Faces Catastr oph ic Collapse:Prem ier M cGuinty… W hat’s the Plan?The Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care is raising the alarm that Ontario’s child care system is facing a direshortfall of funds.Four years ago in 2006, the McGuinty government took a one-time federal payment, spread it out over four years,and included that funding in Ontario’s core child care budget. But NOW the money is all used up!

The McGuinty government has had four years to plan for this situation – but so far, there is no indication that thegovernment intends to ensure this funding continues.Funding child care is a provincial responsibility. If Ontario does not replace this funding in its upcoming 2010 budget,municipalities across Ontario will have no option but to make dramatic cuts to child care subsidies.

Over 7,600 subsidies could be lost across Ontario. Toronto alone will have to cut 5,000 child care subsidies,starting this July. And low income families will be hurt the most.But the ripple effect of such drastic cuts will lead to a catastrophic collapse of our fragile child care system.

Whether parents pay full fees or have a subsidy, everyone will be affected.Impact on Families:

Thousands of low and middle income families will lose access to child care;As a result, parents may have to leave their jobs or postpone going back to school;Families may be forced to choose inadequate or unsafe options for their children.

Impact on Child Care Centres:

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Child care centres will have empty child care spaces when subsidized spaces are cut;They will be forced to layoff staff and increase parent fees;Many centres will close within a matter of months, and ALL will become unstable!

The Provincial Government has announced full-day learning for 4 and 5 year olds, starting this September. Acollapsing child care system would be a disaster for full-day learning.Every community needs affordable, accessible, high quality child care for children of all ages. The province alreadylacks sufficient child care spaces to meet the needs of Ontario parents. We can’t afford to lose a single space.

Child Care Crisis: W hat Can Yo u Do?TAKE ACTION!

Print the petition available at www.childcareontario.org and collect signatures. Take it to your workplace andchild care centre, and ask your families and friends to support maintaining funding for child care.

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Send an email message to your local MPP, as well as Finance Minister Dwight Duncan([email protected]) and Premier McGuinty ([email protected]).Text of a sample email message is at www.childcareontario.org/ontariobudget.

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Sound the alarm. Send a letter to your local newspaper. You can use a sample letter available atwww.childcareontario.org.

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Social Assistance Re view Advisory Cou ncil Officially AppointedThe government’s promised review of Ontario Works and the Ontario Disability Support Program has taken anotherstep forward with the off icial appointment of the Social Assistance Review Advisory Council on January 11.The members of the Council and short biographies can be viewed at: http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/sacouncil

/members.aspxThe mandate of the Council is to:

submit recommendations to the Minister of Community and Social Services about the scope and terms ofreference for a review of Ontario’s social assistance system; and,advise the Minister of Community and Social Services regarding possible short-term changes to socialassistance rules.

More information about the terms of reference and timelines for the Council are available at:http://www.mcss.gov.on.ca/en/mcss/sacouncil/index.aspx.More information about the Council will be included in upcoming editions of the 25 in 5 eBulletin.

About the 25 in 5 eBulletinsThe 25 in 5 Network is steered by a coalition of Ontario organizations including Campaign 2000, The IncomeSecurity Advocacy Centre, The Social Planning Network of Ontario, The Interfaith Social Assistance Reform

Coalition, The Colour of Poverty Project, the Ontario Coalition for Social Justice, Voices From the Street, amongothers. This is a bulletin from 25 in 5 to its contact list of supporters and interested parties across the province. The Bulletinis intended to keep you up to date on the implementation of a poverty reduction plan for Ontario and to let you knowhow you, your organizations and networks can help make it happen.For more information visit www.25in5.caFollow us on Facebook and Twitter.

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