Board gets funding for 19 more full-day Kindergarten sites in 2012-13

March 4, 2011: On March 2, 2011 the Ministry of Education announced the locations of Full-day Early Learning Kindergarten programs for the third year of implementation. The Halton District School Board received approval to provide the program in 19 additional schools for the 2012-2013 school year. In order to address the capital costs associated with the implementation of this program, the Ministry of Education has approved $13,084,581 in additional capital funding to be used for additions and renovations.

The approved Year 3 (2012-2013) school sites are:

Burlington:    Bruce T. Lindley Public School
                   Florence Meares Public School
                   Glenview Public School
                   John T. Tuck Public School
                   Maplehurst Public School
                   Paul A. Fisher Public School
                   Ryerson Public School

Halton Hills:   Harrison Public School
                   Joseph Gibbons Public School
                   Park Public School
                   Silver Creek Public School

Milton:          Chris Hadfield Public School
                   Martin Street Public School
                   Robert Baldwin Public School

Oakville:        Cpt R. Wilson Public School
                   Eastview Public School
                   Gladys Speers Public School
                   Post’s Corners Public School
                   River Oaks Public School

“The Halton District School Board is pleased to receive word that financial support for the program and for facility renewal will be forthcoming from the Ministry to allow the Board to expand the number of schools offering the full-day kindergarten program,” says David Euale, Director of Education for the Halton District School Board.

Currently, in the first year of implementation, the board offers the program in 11 schools. In Year 2 of implementation two more schools will be added bringing the total to 13. With the addition of 19 schools in Year 3, the Halton District School Board will offer the full-day kindergarten in 32 schools – nearly half of its elementary schools.

For a complete listing of schools offering the Full-day Early Learning Kindergarten program, please refer to the Halton District School Board website at www.hdsb.ca.

For additional information, contact:
     Mark Zonneveld, Superintendent of Education
     Halton District School Board
     (905) 335-3663, Toll free: 1 877 618-3456