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in si de ha lto n. co m O ak vi lle B ea ve r | T hu rs da y, O ct ob er 7, 20 21 | 24 Giving children the best early start in life was a dream that has become a reality with the opening of Jenny's Child Care and Play in Oakville. "It has been a life-time dream, and I'm passionate about early childhood education. To me, working with children is the happiest thing," says owner Jenny Huang. Jenny believes children learn best when they feel happy. At Jenny's Child Care and Play, happiness can be found inside and out. Located in the heart of HoltonHeights park, children experience nature in the expansive playground. Spending two hours a day in outdoors fosters environmental awareness and benefits children intellectually, socially, emotionally, and physically while they play and explore. While the child care centre is new, its owner and staff have years of experience and practice. All are Registered Early Childhood Educators (RECE) who bring knowledge and passion to create an outstanding child care centre where meaningful play offers children the freedom and opportunity to think outside of the box. Jenny notes that while she is a business owner, her time is spent with the children alongside a staff that share her philosophy of quality child care. She has intentionally included "play" in the name of her centre as she believes that play is "a central part in early childhood education". Her own education includes a Master of Arts in Early Childhood Studies from Ryerson University, and Master of Education from York University. Jenny is currently doing graduate research with York University, continuing to explore children's social emotional development. "I'm fascinated by the magic of live oral storytelling and how it can promote resilience, self and co-regulation in children," says Jenny. The preschool program integrates multiple language development (French, Mandarin, English) and gives children opportunities to explore live storytelling by listening to stories and telling stories themselves. Parents have a chance to explore the centre by booking a tour of the centre at 496 Grand Blvd., Oakville. Call 416-856-0238 or email jennychildcareplay@gmail.com. Bringing happiness to child care 496 Grand Blvd., Oakville - 416-856-0238 www.jennychildcareplay.ca NICE TO MEET YOU -- ADVERTORIAL -- Jenny Huang owner, RECE In his second televised media appearance since July on Sept. 22, Premier Doug Ford focused on the province's newly launched COVID-19 vaccine certifi- cate program. Ontarians now need to provide proof of vaccina- tion before entering certain high-risk indoor settings, including restaurants, bars, casinos, theatres and gyms. Speaking from Queen's Park, Ford and Health Min- ister Christine Elliott pro- vided an update on the pro- gram. Here are some high- lights: A PLEA FOR PATIENCE As businesses such as restaurants, bars and thea- tres and the often mini- mum-wage earners em- ployed by them will be re- sponsible for verifying pa- trons' vaccination status, Ford implored Ontarians -- both vaccinated and un- vaccinated -- to approach them with patience and ci- vility. "They've gone through so much during this pan- demic, and (they) deserve our support; as we begin this vaccine certificate, there will be a period of learning," Ford said. He added enforcement of the program would "lead with education" and be "reason- able" to business owners. In an announcement about the program on Sept. 14, Elliott urged businesses that encounter pushback to call 911, and the suggestion has already prompted mu- nicipalities to remind resi- dents 911 is reserved for im- mediate emergencies. In August, Prime Minis- ter Justin Trudeau pledged $1 billion in payments to provinces with vaccine cer- tificate programs to help cover the costs of such pro- grams. When asked on Sept. 22 if Ford would re- quest federal funding to help municipalities cover the cost of enforcing the program, he said he would "try to get every single pen- ny I can off the federal gov- ernment and allocate it to the appropriate places," but defended his government's track record on municipal funding during the pan- demic. "Municipalities, we've supported them from Day One, and so has the federal government," he said. "We've given municipalities over $5 billion, and we've supported Brampton and other regions around the province really well." 'THIS IS A TEMPORARY MEASURE' Addressing the perma- nence of the program for the first time last week, Ford described it as a "tem- porary and exceptional" measure. "We will only use these certificates for as long as they are needed and not one day longer," he said. When asked about the cri- teria for ending the pro- gram, Ford did not offer any details other than that they will be based on the advice of Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Kieran Moore, and that he hopes the program will end "sooner than later." In the meantime, Ford has not ruled out raising capacity limits for settings participating in the manda- tory program. "I'm going to follow the advice of the chief medical officer and continue cau- tiously working with him in having a few more people going to restaurants and other locations," he said. NEWS Ontario Premier Doug Ford delivers his second televised media briefing since July on Sept. 22. CPAC photo COVID-19 VACCINATION CERTIFICATES ARE TEMPORARY: FORD MEGAN DELAIRE mdelaire@toronto.com