PAGE l0, WLI)NISDAY., JANUJARI 21, 1981 , WIIITBY FRIE PRESSS Àw- 1 -Mlbl Report from Q ueen'5 s Park By GEORGE ASHE. MPP PC-DURHAM WEST) In this Report from Queen's Park, I wouid like to discuss the provision of day care in Ontario - an issue which has recentiy received widespread attention. On December 18, 1980, the Honourabie Keith Norton an- nounced an increase of approximatety 30 per cent in the fun- ding of day care centres for the fiscal year commencing April 1,1981. But this was not the first government commitment to the day care system in the Province of Ontario. Historicaliy, in- voivement commenced in 1946 with the passing of the Day Nurseries Act, which made Ontario the first Canadian province to have day care legfisiation. Ontaro first withdycr fH -Wu 4< 4< 4< 4< 4< 4< 4< 4< 4< 4< 4< Today, there are many choices open to Ontarians in the area of day care programs. Municipal and private day care centres provide a fuit day's activities and a noon meal for chiidren up to age five while nursery schools offer half-day programs for children aged two to five. 'Choosing Good Day Care," a recent publication by the Ministry of Community and Social Services, answers questions from parents considering out-of-home care of their child. Copies of thîs bookiet are availabie from my riding office at 37 Station Plaza in Ajax or by telephoning the riding office at 683-6707. Day care waiting iists pose serious probtems for the single parent who needs to work but cannot get their child into af- fordabie day care programs. Suggestions have been made by some, that the government consider the provision of universat day care in Ontario as an extension of the public school system. One Ontario potiticai party advocates this policy. But the Ontario government believes that the ENCOUNTER The next World Wide Marriage Encounter weekend in the Region of -~ Durham wiit be held at the a) Oshawa Holiday Inn on CL ~February 67, and 8, 1981. 0 F_ on Marriage Encounter caît -0 0C Raiph or Theresa Luke at 11. 6r728-3485. WO a rPARENT FINDERS The next meeting of D Parent Finders wiii be heid on Monday, January 26th at 0____________ 8:00 p.m. in the Library of . Vincent Massey Public ~ Schoot, Harmony Road Nor- - th, Oshawa. For further in- Do you suffer from em- physema, chronic bronchitis or severe astham? If the an- swer is "yes", then Durham Region Lung Association may be able to hetp. 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Offered free of charge as a Christ- mas Seat Service, it wiil run for eight consecutive sessions during a four week period, on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 to 9 p. m. Course members wiit be taught breathing exercises, relaxation techniques and simple tolerance exercises, and most sessions wil feature guest' speakers on various topics related to the management of respiratory disease. Ail exercise procedures will be under the direction of two quaiified lung association staff. For more information, or to appty for registration con- tact the Durham Region Lung Association at 723-3151 as soon as possible. isome 'DA- Aliow wcr * ULA* J HAIR lur celie wnt ri. M l ~ . CIT Y..ZIP 1 11[1ALLOW 14 flATS FOR DELIVERY primary responsibility for a young child's care rests with the family, not with the government. Universai day care would undermine the role of the famity and woutd contradict cherished and time-honoured values. Most parents are interested in arranging for their children's care and have the right and the responsibility to do so. The wetfare of our chiidren is extremely important and the government betieves that financial assistances shoutd be avaitable to those parents who are unable to afford the care that their chiidren require. The challenge facing Ontario today is to hetp meet the needs of famniies requiring financial assistance while responsibility managing tax-dollars - yours and mine. A priority of the Ontario government is to increase the range of quatity day care for ait Ontarians through financiai and technicat support. But the success of day care is this province is uitimately dependent upon the initiative of in- dividuats -- those who establish and operate day care ser- vice, and parents, who must be final judges of which system works best and has the most to offer their children. Our chiidren are our future and have the right to the best care which we, as parents, can provide for them. The responsibility for ensuring a child's security and care, especiatty in their eariy years, lies with the famiiy. Day care woutd not be a universally imposed systemn prociaimed by government as every child's right, rather it must remain a personat choice made by each family in the best interest of the chitd. Better breathm g course offered DIAL-N- INSPIRATION Dial 668-1331 and hear a three minute inspirational message by PASTOR EMMO OLTMANNS of the EMMANUEL CHURCH at 401 Rossland Rd. W. in Whitby muqupl Mý -- NUURL b5 AI