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"• 'arovincial government "changes its mind
bout requiring them to raise their fees to
•'coyer:'actual operating costs.
And, 'if they close, the social-- and
economic costs to families, children and
society,as a whole will be very high.
Those twin messages were delivered
r'ou ny and clearly recently by a large group
pf parents and day care workers to
provincial
atvmeetingat Wingham. But, as lthough th
representatives promised to relay the
colic ns to official's higher up in the
Mini/try of Community and Social Services,
,there were no assurances it would,make any
difference.
The ministry's chief spokesman at the
ineeting, Ellen Mills, appointed in January
as day care coordinator, said she thinks it
unlikely the ministry will change the policy
' requiring those deemed able to afford it to
pay the, full cost of day care for their
children, since such a change would have
implications for other social welfare' pro-
grams;
Though the policy apparently has been in
iplace for some time, the ministry has
announced it will start enforcing it in 1986,
and Ms, Mills said that to date only three or
four centres are "complaining loudly.'.
However at the close of the meeting she
appeared to leave open the possibility that
the government might be persuaded. to find
a way to accommodate smaller" Centres,
saying she is'sure it does•,nut intend to see
them closed.' '
It is a -myth, that Ontario has ii policy of
supporting public day care, for everyone,
although it does license -and oversee public-.
day Care dentres'and'subsidizes the cost of
day care for needy families, she said.
NOTSUPPORTiVE
"You do not have a government that
supports day care as a program," she said,
claiming that while such a statement might
be unpopular at that meeting it reflects -the
lack of consensus both at Queen's Park and
m society generally that day care is a good
thing for all children.
However she had difficulty answering
questions about why the government had
been so willing -- some said eager -• to
provide funding to build new day care
centres during the past dozen years, or how
it has been possible for many centres to
provide subsidized day care in apparent
vtolatign of ministry rules.
Among the nearly 100 people, mostly
young mothers with a sprinkling of day care
workers and municipal representatives,
who crowded into the Wingham Day Care
Centre for the meeting, there appeared to
be no doubts that day care is a good thing.
People had shown up prepared to argue
their case and demand answers, and in
some cases their frustration showed as they
were forced to settle for a sympathetic
hearing from Ms. Mills and Mark Roberts, a,
day care program coordinator from the
ministry's London regional office. both of
whom said they personally support day care
but are poweriesSto change policy,., 4, i
What really bothers. Tuckersmith, reeve
Bob Bell says, is that the province had plenty
of funds available for setting up and
operating day care centres when- theirs
started at Vanastra eight years ago. Now it
says day care is no longer a priority,
:'slipping the rug out from under us.
Unlike the Wingham centre, Tuck so its
ith
doesn't have a new building to pay ,
break even costs are quite a bit lower. The
fee per child is 58.50 a day now; $13 a day
would cover costs this year, By 1986 though
the figure will be higher. children
About two-thirds of the 60
enrolled at the Tuckersmith centre come
from .Tuckersmith, says director, Karen
. McEwing. The rest are from as far away as
ullett, McKillop, West Wawanosh and
Bayfield.
n April the rules were tightened on
subsidies for individual children and that,
coupled with the fee increase, could mean
many middle-class parents can't afford day
care for their children. Ms McEwing says.
Tuckersmith has presented its position to the
province and done "pretty well all we can
do," reeve Bell says, Some parents have
written protests to the ministry, the director
says.
The township plans to gradually, increase
fees to .a break even position. "I'm not
saying we'll have to close," if the province's
plan goes ahead, says Reeve Bell. "That
depends on the parents. 1• know they're
happy with our educational program, but if
they have to drop out on account of fees...'•:
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Representatbretsledtd several'• pprepared
s temeuts d osing the chane, Including
a
fe statemn men from Win ham's de uty
reeve,ePatricia Bailey, ,who declared the
,policy encourages families to go ori welfare,
will forever'elimina+te affordable daycare
for the children of middle class working
parents, jeopardizes the safety of children
who will be left unattended‘and is a direct -
insult to Women.
"The families of Ontario will fight for the
rights of thdir children," she said, adding
She personally is prepared to.travel across
the province in the neat election.campaign-
ing against 'a government policy which
would harm children. '
BUSINESS WILL HUIIT
They also heard other arguments, includ-
ing that the policy: gill harm local business
and industry by forcing skilled workers to
stay home with their children and, that day
care is being used as a scapegoat by a,
government desperate to save'' money
somewhere.
Noel Bird, a Morris township hog:farmer,
told the meeting the issue is not a
babysitting service but the whole concept of
early childhood education.
, He used to be a high school teacher, but
quit because he was getting students in
Grade 9 ;who were "totally turned off the
educational system," he said. "i get more
response froth the_pigs!" •
PARENTS CATV' EDOIT ALL i
He asked where the myth ever• started
that parents can 'provide all the early
education their child needs, or that a child
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on1Y :needs 04 44: texciterli frd ll lige°a*. gtandeblldhad been leftw:ith a sitterwho.
onward •• • ; , '' " " was; 'locking the twoayear-old ;alone in, a..
."11 mail; child, n'dont get; the early room.'�,ll heproblemwasdisco �eredyfter the.
eductitlonti eyneed,theyhave;g50.pe Bent • hildstopped tralkingr and only since be ,g
chanceofcomin into Grade9tgtally turned- ,In the-company:of other children at the day
o ."-`h !cult to t rentsmf s care" ntre..hi s the child started;. to talk
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nccesapactrt#';to .mkrffll:,od' puecn; spark �i f g .
tiecesagry r,: r ,t:, • Mon* Elfin,Liberal btPPfrom Huron -
;'You're ,going to have to fi ht for thei' ; Bruce, offered his services to convince Mr.
education of yotie• ebildreltr ilii?wish you Dieato modify thefee proposal, but said he
aidh ,. •
Blyth .area woman. Yate eBolton. said
the whpleidea of including, ay Care in the
welfare system Is ridiculous -end it -should
be supported throu hta;tesratherthen user
fees. Sh-etaid,-she doe`s:not understand whS'
parents'should pay the whole' cost when
society tip: a whole benefits from day care;,
and she, urged- parents to "channel your
anger constructively" by writing letters to"
ti e%tinnister, Frank Drea, as well as ta.
proyincial and federal representatives.
Though' Ms. Mills Pointed out that public
day care centres are Just one form of day
care and there are also private centres or
babysitters, several mothers expressed
reservations about private sitters. While
public centres are licensed and inspected.
there are no such regulations for private
sitters, one mother noted, and when she
spends 40 hours a week at work how is she to
know what kind of care her child is getting?
There are some excellent private sitters,
but others are not, she said, and what is the
potential cost to children left with a sitter
because parents cannot afford day care?
Another woman reported later that her
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cannot believe the government is not aware
of teconsequences the proposal may have
for smaller:eentres. - ,
in'addition to the fee increase, he noted, a
plan by the Ministry of Municipal Affairs
and Housing to, cut unconditional grants to -
municipalittes "probably means the centres
"Will close unless there is more help from the
Ministry of Community and Social Ser-
vices,"
At the heart of the problem is an
agreement between the provincial and
federal governments, which currently fund,
the bulk of publicday care costs, that
subsidy dollars are to be used only for
children of families whose parents have,
passed a needs test similar to that used for
welfare.
When this policy is implemented in -
January, 1986, it means that only those
children will continue to receive day care at
below cost, while fees for all other children
will have to be raised to'reflect actual costs.
Until now. the centres have been allowed to ,
claim a subsidy for 80 per cent of the costs
for all children, and Ms. Mills said this will
continue until 19}36, although centres are
being urged to phase in fee increases
gradually over the next two years.
FEE MAY BE S25
Parents have been warned that when the
policy is in force, the fee for day care for
families which do not qualify for the subsidy
will riseto between 520 . td 525 per day for
each child, which few working parents will
be able to afford.
Ms. Mills argued the needs test is
sufficiently flexible to accommodate many
working parents who could not afford the
full fee. but her argument did not appear to
convince anyone.
One mother a nurse, suggested the
current fee of 08.50 per day is perhaps too
low, noting she paid more than that for a
teenage babysitter to come in and play with
her children white she is at work. Why
should taxpayers be asked to pay for looking
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day, Nov. 2, 1983 in his 82nd year:
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Funeral service was ' held :from the
Currie -Walker Funeral Home. Wingham on
Saturday. Robert C. Perry officiated. Inter-
ment in Wingham Cemetery.
ELVA WEBSTER
Elva Webster, the former Elva Love. died
Thursday, Nov. 3, 1983 at her residence in
Varna. She was 50.
Surviving are her husband Grant and. four
daughters, Cheryl, Mrs. Michael Sproul of
London; Linda of Waterloo and Sandra and
Janice, both at home. She is also survived by,
one sister Norma, Mrs. Jack McGregor of
RRS, Clinton, and one brother Lorne Love of
Goderich.
She was predeceased by 'her parents Earl
and Minerva Love.
Funeral service was held from the Ball and
Falconer Funeral Home, Clinton on Satur-
day. Interment in Baird's Cemetery. Stanley
Township.
As expressions of sympathy, donations can
be made to the Canadian Cancer Society.
ARCHHt STEW ART
Archie Ross Stewart, a native of Brussels.
died in Windsor on Oct. 27.
Born in Langdon, North Dakota, he was a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Peter Stewart. He came
to Brussels with his parents in 1905 and
attended Brussels Public and Continuation
School He graduated from the Ontario
College of Pharmacy and worked 'as a
pharmacist in Toronto and Windsor:.
He was predeceased by his wife. the
former Mary Jane Kerr of Niagara Falls. He
is survived by his son Peter, four grandchild-
ren, two sisters, Mrs. Sinclair Hemingway.
Toronto and Mrs, Hazel Matheson. Brussels;
two brothers, Stewart Lowe, Brussels and Dr.
Graham Stewart. Phoenix. Arizona. A
daughter. Marjorie of Victoria B.C. prede-
ceased him in April 1983•
Funeral service was held on Wednesday,
Nov. 2 from the Anderson Funeral Home.
Windsor, interment in Victoria Memorial
Park. Windsor.
JOHN TAYLOR
John Leslie Taylor of 38 Main Street north,
Seaforth, died in Grace Hospital. Toronto on
Sunday. Oct. 30. He was 73.
Predeceased by his parents, Peter and
Janet Taylor and one niece Janet Barger.
1982. he is survived by one brother Bill of
Toronto, one niece. Diane and nephew John.
both of Toronto.
Funeral service was held from the R.S. Box
Funeral Home, Seaforth. on Wednesday,
Nov. 2. Rev T.A. Duke officiated. Interment
in Burns Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Harry Rapson. John
Rapson. Graham Kerr. Harvey Dolmage,
Paul Pratten and Ken Barger.
VERNA CATHERS
Verna Marie Cathers of Kitchener. died
Monday, Oct. 31 in the Kitchener -Waterloo
Hospital. She was 70.
She was predeceased by her parents,
Sylvester Osborn and Jean Campbell.
Surviving is her husband Lloyd of Hanover,
one daughter. Colleen, Mrs. Bruce Rich-
mond, Kitchener; two sons. Murray and
Elden of Whitehorse, Yukon; one sister Edith
Jessome, Seaforth and brother Milton
Osborn. Mitchell. Seven grandchildren also
survive.
Funeral service was held at the R.S. Box
Funeral Home. Seaforth on Wednesday.
Nov. 2. Rev. Cheryl Ann Stadlebauer-Sampa
officiated. Interment in North Logan Ceme-
tery.
'Pallbearers were Bob Osborn, Bernie
Jegsotne, Silby Jessome, Bruce Richanond,
Jack Noble and Nelson Dewing.
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