Town hall session on child care strategy set for Jan. 20 in Mildmay

The Ontario Ministry of Education is developing a renewed Child Care and Early Years Policy Framework to support an integrated system of child care and early years programs, focused on quality, affordability, access, and responsiveness.
 
The framework builds on important achievements to date to modernize child care in Ontario, and will include an expansion strategy to deliver on the government’s recently-announced commitment to create 100,000 new child-care spaces for infants, toddlers and preschoolers over the next five years.
 
This is an exciting time for the child care and early years sector, and ministry personnel look forward to having these discussions with the public as they develop the renewed framework so that Ontario children and families continue to have access to quality, affordable care.
 
The ministry is hosting a town hall session, Friday, Jan. 20, from 7-9 p.m., at the Knights of Columbus Hall, 1685 Highway 9, Mildmay. This event is intended to engage expectant parents, as well as parents and guardians with children under 12 years of age, and other community members.
 
Everyone is welcome to attend; registration is not required. Child-minding will be available on site at no cost, and light refreshments will be served.