Simcoe County’s aboriginal children might be getting some much-needed day-care space later this year.The county is among 14 others in the running for funding from the Ontario Ministry of Children and Youth Services to provide specified aboriginal child-care spaces for off-reserve children.
“We’ve consulted with aboriginal families and identified clearly the need for specific, aboriginally-run child care services off the reserve in the county,” said Greg Bishop, the county’s manager of children and community services. “We’re excited about this and it’s good news for the county. It’s a first step to addressing all gaps in availability of aboriginal child services.”
The development of these child care spaces is an expansion project funded by the Ministry’s Best Start program, introduced in November 2004.
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