Parents scrambling to find child care after three facilities were shut down unexpectedly this week are looking for more answers on what caused the closures and why a preschool program is still approved to go ahead at one of the locations this fall.
The licences of Little Scholars Greenview, Little Scholars Daycare ECS Ltd. and Little Scholars Daycare Inc. in northeast and northwest Calgary"It's just something we never thought we'd have to deal with, like where do our children go the next day?" said Clara Dawson, whose son and daughter attended one of the child-care programs.
"I really appreciate there is a regulating body for child care because there can be so many bad instances when regulations are not in place but how it was handled and carried out was very shocking and traumatizing for all the families involved." The letter, dated Aug. 8, said a comprehensive review of Little Scholars ESC Ltd.'s program took place between July 15 and 26 to determine whether the organization could provide appropriate programming for children, including those with disabilities or delays.
"If it's a blanket closure, how come a kindergarten program and potentially full-day program can potentially be approved? It's just contradictory, so like, what are we supposed to believe?" The president of the Child and Youth Care Association of Alberta and the program co-ordinator for Child Studies at Mount Royal University says the confusion reflects why all child-care concerns should be under one department.
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