Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1989-09-13, Page 5Parents give BY PAUL RUDAN VANASTRA - The proposed amalgama- tion of Tuckersmith Day Care and Lady Diana Nursery, for children with special needs, is being backed by parents but some are concerned their children will be excluded from the new program. Parents, who have children in the two programs, gave their approval to the in- tegration and cited their concerns at a meeting held at the Vanastra Recreation Centre on September 7. "The idea of amalgamating Lady Diana Nursery with the Tuckersmith Day Nursery sounds great. As parents (with children) in the day care, we look for- ward to the advantages that our children will have with this type of exposure," was the opening of a letter, addressed to the Tuckersmith Day Care Committee, which was signed by nine couples. The integration of the two nursery pro- grams is being looked into as a result of a Ministry of Community and Social Ser- vi ces (MCSS) directive. The ministry no longer wants day care centres •to be separate based on the different needs of children. Lady Diana Nursery is design- ed to look after children who are physically and mentally challenged. In their letter, parents with children in Tuckersmith Day Care said their children would: •Learn responsibility as they learn how they can help physically and mentally challenged children. •Increase their interpersonal skills. *Readily accept other children and never label them as different. •Learn from the Lady Diana children (sign language etc.). •Help Lady Diana children just by being with their peers. . The concern of the parents is the sug- gestion by the day care committee that children from ages six to nine be exclud- approval to integration ed from the new program. The parents who signed the letter would be affected by change, if the proposal is approved in its present state. The change would force parents to locate baby-sitters for the af- fected children while their younger children would be attending the program. Splitting up the children does not make sense, say the parents. I, don't see what these people are go- ing to do with their kids - there's no con- tinuity," said Philip McMillan, who has one child in day care, but he noted that his child would not be affected by the change. Most of the parents at the meeting said that both mother and father work full- time and so do their neighbors, therefore it could be difficult to locate baby-sitters. In the letter, the parents wrote, "We can appreciate that amalgamation means changes. What we want is compromise. Don't totally ban the old setup. You've had many good families attending the system and they would hope that they don't have to pull their families from here. Our compromise would be that you allow children in primary grades to at- tend before and after school and on pro- fessional development days." In response to the parents concerns, Tuckersmith Councillor and chairperson of the day care committee, Rowena Wallace, and township clerk -treasurer, Jack McLaughlin, reassured parents by saying that nothing has been finalized and their interests would be discussed at a future meeting. A date has not been set for the next day care committee meeting, but parents were advised they would be told when the meeting would be held. Proposal Presently, Tuckersmith Day Care is licensed for 24 two -ands -half to five -year- olds and 10 nix to rune -year-olds, rte, Lad' Dr Nursery r•, childrer I etn th•- nles of tw, and lr .'hen .nsrseu In erre fu: fh ew pr'ogr-e �uwd alloy 3t chtldre,. aged two-an,i-a-half t..• five, plus 1„r:r ctnldrNi, with special needs. TI present Lady Diana Nur -y system allows for half da, i- ly and this woul.' -inial:. t sdune in the new day care. 'frit re''u. „,r'x0• or the Lady Diana chilr' ,.i , res of children whu use, t. corn • via„ now attending day care programs m the' own communities. The day care committee is ; ,smg for a license to a 4C children. 'eachers and with 1v' SS said Mr. bump the 4, i u . ;rtrnodatr the The star. nr r• con,. guideli' n: h.•e Mr ,aughllr. license up ti eh'ldren iron. age: sun L. 'lir' qt In- crease in numbers shone re a pro- blem, he added. Even though parents pay fo- day care, the new program would a deficit of about $20.886 •tc ,: dirte to figures pro- vided by the ship. The "ost overrun would be picked up by Tucke ^,it ti.x• payers as well as ,,,r,trrbutlnr municipalities, such as Clinton and Hallett. "The primary need is to provide work- ing parents with day care for their child '.lt,” stat '.,rrie Segeren, who has two etiild''sr, a .J care. At the conclusion of the meeting, parents were a bit reassured by the com- mitment by the committee to examine their concerns but they remained cautiously optimistic of the eventual outcome. THE HURON EXPOSITOR SEPTEMBER 13, 1989 — 5A JIM Jai cPS(IiN THEE MOVING SERVICE TREES BOUGHT & SOLD CaII Evenings... BLVTP 823-4894 "Lliac VCEtiEti:.. ••Y.. t^ Ater! - !- LOT REGISTER NOW FOR Fall Classes ADULT KNITTING Starting Wed., Sept. 20 1:30 or 7:30 WI NE Audrey O'Rourke of Seaforth 15 the happy winner of the recent BIA Back To School Draw for a Bicycle donated by Sills Home Hardware. Making the presentation Is Jim Sills. CHILDREN'S KNITTING Starting Thurs., Sept. 28 - 6:30 MUST PRE -REGISTER SMOCKING Starting Week of Sept. 25 r Open 137 MAIN ST. Frica s t L4WI SEA'FORTk# y TIII 9:00 1 Anne James, Proprietor tib✓ 527-1830 Loreen Maloney of Seaforth is the (happy winner of the recent BIA Back To School Draw for a bicycle donated by Stedmen's Department Store. Making the presentation is Dave Dayton. SEAFORTH SIA McKillop supports .pesticide solution McKillop Township Council has shown its support of an initiative to solve the pro- blem of disposing of pesticide containers. At its September meeting council endors- ed a resolution received from the Huron County Farm and Home Safety Associa- tion. The resolution petitions the Ontario. Government to enact legislation that would compell pesticide manufacturers to accept empty pesticide containers for recycling or for safe disposal. At present pesticide containers are not accepted at landfill sites, and manufac- turers have advised producers to bury the used containers. ESSEX FLOOD RELIEF In other McKillop Township business, council donated $100 to the Essex County Flood Relief Committee. PAVIING A tender from Lavas Contracting Limited was accepted to asph't Concession Roads two and three, part of Lot 26, at a total cost of $12,825. The total Road Superintendent's voucher was $14,761. This included mostly general operating expenses, and the largest single bill was $2,900 for a load of calcium. The general accounts voucher was ap- proved for payment in the amount of $152,070, Melo g $83,440 to the Huron County Board of Education toward the township's third installment, payment to contractors working on e Scherbarth Municipal Drain totalling $43,238, and $5,009 to the Township of Grey for maintenance of the Wton Landf Site. W.E. Kelley and Associates Limited were appointed to prepare a report for repairs to the Kennedy Drain at Concession 1, Lots 11-13. Arts Farms limited asked that ],e drain be repaired. The proposal of Dennis Wilhelm Ex- cavating Limited was accepted for repairs to the Hoegy and Dietz Municipal Drains at the price of 39 cents per foot. Tile drainage loans were approved for payment in the amount of $31,200 for two applications. Reeve Marie Hicknell will attend a workshop put on by the Huron County Planning and Development Department to assist with a study that has a goal of iden- tifying and developing policy options which urban and rural municipalities .might apply La response to agricultural and related community change. BRIO SPECIALS STARTER SETS $249 to $4995 (Reg. $29.95 to $59.95) Large Selection of Accessories On Stock CHRIIST!.'IAS ORDERS WELCOME Coming Soon ati SUPER MAZE For hours and hours of .enjoyment EDtICO'S innovative design assists children to learn through play and have fun toot NEW RECORD - Harvey Beuerman of 'South • Main Street, grew another record sunflower this year, this one reaching the height of 15 feet - a full foot taller than his highest last year. Mr, Betierman us- ed a seed from last year's giant, and . says his only secret is to "give it a bit of liquid fertilizer and talk to it once in a while." Corbett photo. Young offenders charged Three young offenders were charged with break, enter and theft on Sunday following an investigation by the Seaforth Police Force into the theft of band equip- ment from the Queen's Tavern earlier that same day. Also over the weekend the Seaforth Police laid two liquu. • e. charges. The first was is"' ' l fn" care and control of a moth u,u,e; et: and the secor, motor vehlclt mgs. of alcohi In other busi ,ncl cuntrn of a 'int I seri' than 80 ud. „•"' u.ice con- tinue to £olloa at, we aeptember 3 removal of a steering system from a car parked at the rear of Gillett' Restaurant on Main Stre South The theft occurred between 8 and 12:15 p.m., and darnel" at icte KLoie CHILDREN'S CLOTHING STORE AND A WHOLE LOT MORE 527-2320 Main St., Seaforth The 90h annual RuN For Cancer Research NOTICE Sunday, Sept. 17th Van Egmond House 8 a.m.-12 noon P1:1 e Sheets Available at: All Banks, Post Office, Town Hall, Recreation Dept., Archie's Sunoco, Becker's, Slender Concept, and the Chiropractors Office. For more information call: The Recreation Office at —527-0::2 starts Friday, Sept. 15 through t0 Tuesday, Oct. 31 Hildebrand Paint and Paper "Interior and 'Exterior Decorators" Main St., Seaforth 527-1880 To The Residents Of Seaforth and Area EMERGENCY SITUATION REHEARSAL On the morning of Monday, September 18, 1989, at 10:30 a.m., various groups and agencies will be responding to a mock disaster at the Seaforth & District Community Centres, in an effort to rehearse and evaluate our emergency plans. The purpose of this notice is to advise that this is a rehearsal and you should not be alarmed if you see a number of emergency vehicles and person- nel responding to the Community Centres. J. Crocker Clerk Town of Seaforth