From Toronto Star Article (Oct 21, 2009)

The federal Liberals are promising to put a national child-care program at the forefront of the next election campaign and any future government, with leader Michael Ignatieff describing it as a "legacy" item for his party.

"It's a clear commitment," Ignatieff told reporters after a visit to an Ottawa daycare centre on Tuesday. "If you have commitments, you don't have 20. You have three or four and this is one of them."

Human Resources Minister Diane Finley immediately poured cold water on the suggestion, arguing Ignatieff is making expensive promises that he can't afford, and that Canadian parents are already well-served by the $100-a-month cheques they receive under the Conservative's child-care program.

"Mr. Ignatieff is making grand promises that he absolutely refuses to cost out, or say how he'll pay for them," Finley said.

You may recall that I have been working on the development of a new workplace child care program for Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers.  We are currently searching for additional staff members for this program…

Ritchie
Bros. Auctioneers recently opened a combined philosophy  (Montessori,
Reggio & Traditional ECE) corporate child care facility in
conjunction with the move to it's new premises in south Burnaby August
2009. Our state of the art facility and child care team offer a child
centred, nurturing environment for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and
school age children. They are currently searching for dynamic, creative,
energetic individuals to join our team as Montessori Educators.

The
Montessori Educator's role is to support the integration of the
Montessori philosophy into the program through the presentation of
materials and lessons to children, role modeling of grace and
courtesies and by providing care in a manner that is consistent with
the overall program philosophy.