According to a recent Q&A document from the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC these are some of the fundamental requirements for effectively expanding All Day Kindergarten in BC:
1. Significant, stable public investment with new dollars, not with cuts to existing services.
2. Play-based curriculum, not a downward extension of a testing-focused school system.
3. Hours of operation that support workforce participation, not just part workday, part-year
programs.
4. Universal entitlement to free school hours, with affordable fees charged for extended
program hours.
5. Integration of early care and learning, with respectful inclusion of early childhood
educators and existing community services.
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