Full-day kindergarten in Ontario: Reading the fine print

Did those cheerleading for full-day kindergarten actually read the research? 

November 27, 2013 | by Andrea Mrozek , Executive Director, Institute of Marriage and Family Canada
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Endnotes

  1. Brown, L. (2013, September 3). Full-day kindergarten gives kids huge step up, study shows. Toronto Star. Retrieved from http://www.thestar.com/yourtoronto/education/2013/09/03/fullday_kindergarten_gives_kids_huge_step_up_study_shows.html
  2. Ibid.
  3. Mrozek, A. (2013, September 11). Full-day kindergarten doesn’t merit the superlatives, or expense. Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved from http://www.ottawacitizen.com/opinion/oped/Full+kindergarten+doesn+merit+superlatives+expense/8900205/story.html
  4. The Queen’s research came at a cost of $231,435. McMaster’s price tag was $259,280.
    Ministry of Education, Government of Ontario. (2013, October). A meta-perspective on the evaluation of full-day kindergarten during the first two years of implementation, p. 4. Retrieved from http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/kindergarten/FDKReport2013.pdf
  5. Ministry of Education, Government of Ontario. (2013, October). A meta-perspective on the evaluation of full-day kindergarten during the first two years of implementation. Retrieved from http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/kindergarten/FDKReport2013.pdf
    Queen’s study: Vanderlee,M.L, Youmans, S., Peters, R., Eastabrook, J. (2012, Fall). Final report: Evaluation of the implementation of the Ontario full-day early learning-kindergarten program. Retrieved from http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/kindergarten/FDELK_ReportFall2012.pdf
    McMaster study, Offord Centre for Child Studies: Janus, M., Duku, E., Schell A. (2012, October). The full-day kindergarten early learning program final report. Hamilton: McMaster University. Retrieved from http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/kindergarten/ELP_FDKFall2012.pdf
  6. “Given the difficulties with such an approach, and the prohibitive cost of the program overall at this time, the Commission recommends cancellation of the full-day kindergarten (FDK) program, without prejudice to schools that already had FDK before the introduction of this government strategy.” Commission on the Reform of Ontario’s Public Services. Retrieved from http://www.fin.gov.on.ca/en/reformcommission/chapters/ch6.html#ch6-e
  7. Information about the EDI can be retrieved from http://www.offordcentre.com/readiness/files/2011_06_Descriptive_Report.pdf
  8. McMaster study, p. 77.
  9. Queen’s study, p. 7.
  10. Ibid.
  11. Queen’s study, p. 66.
  12. Queen’s study, p. 85.
  13. Queen’s study, p. 9.
  14. McMaster study, p. 86.
  15. McMaster study, p. 87.
  16. Ministry of Education meta-analysis, p. 18-19.