Full-day kindergarten

Full-day kindergarten was introduced in Ontario in 2010, and will be fully implemented across the province by the 2014/15 school year. In this section you can find information about the kindergarten program, research about its impact on student success, and tips for parents whose children are starting kindergarten.

  1. Key findings from year 1 of full-day early learning kindergarten in Peel (Report)

  2. Full-day kindergarten grows across CDSBEO (Education in the news)

  3. What is a seamless day? (FAQ)

  4. Child-care crisis looming (P4E news and views)

  5. The Drummond Commission Report: Read our analysis (Newsletter)

  6. Drummond recommends steep cuts in education (P4E news and views)

  7. My daughter will be 3 in December 2013. When should I put her in school ? Christina N. (FAQ)

  8. Drummond report may recommend changes to education (P4E news and views)

  9. My child turns 4 in December of this year. Can I send her to junior kindergarten in 2013? Sherri H. (FAQ)

  10. Education funding for 2012: “The party’s over.” (P4E news and views)

  11. Early years study 3: Making decisions, taking action (Report)

  12. Can my child’s school refuse our request for our child to attend full-day kindergarten half-days? Lesley B. (FAQ)

  13. Board, early educators have first contract (P4E news and views)

  14. Mixed signals (P4E news and views)

  15. Are there any limits on class size in Ontario? (FAQ)

  16. How can I help my child settle into kindergarten? (FAQ)

  17. What will my child learn in junior and senior kindergarten? (FAQ)

  18. Tips for Parents: Starting School – English (Tip Sheet)

  19. A new goal for public education: Schools at the centre
    Annual report on Ontario’s publicly funded schools 2010 (P4E Reports)

  20. Newsletter P4E – March 2010 (Newsletter)

  21. Newsletter P4E – Sept 2009 (Newsletter)

  22. With our best future in mind: Implementing early learning in Ontario (Report)