Sustaining the future : What is at stake for families and children in Ontario : a report on the federally derived $63.5 million child care funding and its impact on Ontario's communities

As the professional association for Ontario’s early learning and child care service system managers, the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA) has sought to provide a factual analysis of the impact of the $63.5 million allocation. [...] As the professional association for Ontario’s early learning and child care service system managers, the Ontario Municipal Social Services Association (OMSSA) has sought to provide a factual analysis of the impact of the end of the $63.5 million allocation. [...] Beyond the fee subsidy issue, CMSMs and DSSABs also face the question of how to support and sustain an early learning and child care landscape that the federally derived $63.5 million has expanded and supported. [...] The impact on local confidence Finally, CMSMs and DSSABs have worked hard to create community momentum and collaboration for an early learning and child care program to the benefit of children and families in their communities. [...] The recent policy initiatives emerging from the provincial government— the new Early Learning Program, the Poverty Reduction Strategy and the Provincial-Municipal Fiscal and Service Delivery Review being three examples—have signaled a provincial interest in working collaboratively with municipal service system managers for the benefit of Ontario’s families and children.