39 Ottawa Area Schools To Get Full-Day Early Learning

The Premier was at Century Public School today to announce that it is one of 39 schools in the Ottawa area that will begin phasing in full-day learning this September.

Ontario will launch its full-day learning program for up to 35,000 four- and five-year-olds in almost 600 schools this September.

A complete list of the selected schools is available at Ontario.ca/EarlyLearning. The program should be fully implemented by 2015-16, with more schools added each year.

Full-day learning is a key part of the government's plan to strengthen education in Ontario and create an even better-educated work force. It will give our youngest students an integrated day of learning, provide a stronger start for kids and make life easier for busy parents.

This is the government's next step in its education plan, which has reduced class sizes, raised the graduation rate by nine percentage points and added about 100,000 students in universities and colleges.