I Thought Schools Were About Education...

...not expensive day care.

Don't expect Mary Poppins

Lisa MacLeod, MPP for Nepean-Carleton, found out the hard way that Ontario's new all-day kindergartenwill be somewhat less flexible than families were led to believe.Her five-year-old was denied the opportunity to remain in half-day programming, because the school was chosen for full-day kindergarten. Alarming, yes, but not surprising. Province-wide, taxpayer-funded early learning programs spell the end of choice in child care.