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McGuinty Government Helps Youngest Students On Road To Success Ontario will launch its full-day learning program for up to 35,000 four- and five-year-olds in almost 600 schools this September. A complete list of the selected schools is available at Ontario.ca/EarlyLearning. The program should be fully implemented by 2015-16, with more schools added each year. Full-day learning is a key part of the government's plan to strengthen education in Ontario and create an even better-educated workforce. It will give our youngest students an integrated day of learning, provide a stronger start for kids and make life easier for busy parents. This is the government's next step in its education plan, which has reduced class sizes, raised the graduation rate by nine percentage points and added about 100,000 students in universities and colleges. The Premier was at Victor Lauriston Public School in Chatham-Kent today to make the announcement. It is one of eight schools in the area that will begin phasing in full-day learning this September. QUICK FACTS As part of Ontario's full-day learning plan, parents can choose to enrol their child in the extended day plan that provides before- and after-school programming for a reasonable fee. Subsidies will be available, based on need, for families who need help with the cost of the extended day program. The full-day early learning program will be supported by a team of teachers and early childhood educators with

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Posted at 2019-02-20