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Provincial Funding Changes and Previously-Approved Child Care Capital Projects - Update

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2019-10-29 · Toronto City Council · amended

As filed

City Council on October 29 and 30, 2019, adopted the following: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Children's Services to proceed with the joint approval process for 49 school-based child care capital projects, in cooperation with school boards. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Children's Services to proceed with the joint approval process for up to 20 additional school-based child care capital projects under the Ministry of Education's memo (July 22, 2019) known as B17, in cooperation with school boards and subject to funding approval from the Province.

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3. City Council call on the Province to reverse the funding formula changes to child care in Ontario, and maintain previous Provincial funding levels. 4. City Council request the Ministry of Education to implement multi-year budgets for child care to allow the City to support improved planning at the local level and better align provincial funding allocations with the annual City budget process.

The vote

Adopt Item as Amended · Carried, 23-0

For (23)Ana Bailão, Anthony Perruzza, Brad Bradford, Cynthia Lai, Frances Nunziata, Gary Crawford, Gord Perks, James Pasternak, Jennifer McKelvie, Jim Karygiannis, Joe Cressy, John Filion, John Tory, Josh Matlow, Kristyn Wong-Tam, Mark Grimes, Michael Thompson, Mike Colle, Mike Layton, Paul Ainslie, Paula Fletcher, Shelley Carroll, Stephen Holyday
Absent (3)Denzil Minnan-Wong, Jaye Robinson, Michael Ford
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As the city filed it

This report responds to a City Council request for an update on the potential service impacts of provincial funding changes and a report on school-based child care capital projects that were previously approved by the Ministry of Education. Capital costs of approximately $87.0 million for these projects are fully funded by the Province, while service system managers must confirm that operating costs will be managed within their existing budgets.

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In addition, this report provides a status update on the status of the Auditor General's recommendation which directed the City Manager's Office to review the costs as well as financial and non-financial benefits of Toronto Early Learning and Child Care Services using an evidence-based and measurable approach, as outlined in the 2018 report, "Children's Services Division: Opportunities to Achieve Greater Value for Child Care from Public Funds".

Staff recommended

The General Manager, Children's Services recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Children's Services to proceed with the joint approval process for 49 school-based child care capital projects, in cooperation with school boards. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Children's Services to proceed with the joint approval process for up to 20 additional school-based child care capital projects

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under the Ministry of Education's memo (July 22, 2019) known as B17, in cooperation with school boards and subject to funding approval from the Province.

Considered

  • 2019-10-16 · Economic and Community Development Committee · amended

    Decision as filed

    The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that: 1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Children's Services to proceed with the joint approval process for 49 school-based child care capital projects, in cooperation with school boards. 2. City Council authorize the General Manager, Children's Services to proceed with the joint approval process for up to 20 additional school-based child care capital projects under the Ministry of Education's memo (July 22, 2019) known as B17, in cooperation with school boards and subject to funding approval from the Province.

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    3. City Council call on the Province to reverse the funding formula changes to child care in Ontario, and maintain previous Provincial funding levels.

    Clerk’s note

    The Economic and Community Development Committee: 1. Requested the General Manager, Children's Services to report back to the Economic and Community Development Committee on Council's approved Child Care Growth Strategy, including a strategy to increase child care spaces in wards of highest and high priority.

  • 2019-10-29 · Toronto City Council · amended

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