Kindergarten appeal to Premier fails

Tuesday, November 4, 2008
CBC News

Premier Robert Ghiz is sticking with the Department of Education’s decision not to fund a new kindergarten program in Stratford.
Kindergartens on P.E.I. are run by private operators, but the province pays for students to attend in registered programs. The program at Chances in Stratford is new this fall, and [...]

Premier chooses kindergarten operators over needs of children

We finally received word from the Premier yesterday regarding his decision on our request to fund the kindergarten program that we have chosen to enroll our children in. It is extremely disappointing to read the following response from the Premier…….
From: Robert Ghiz <RWJGHIZ@gov.pe.ca>
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:18:51 -0300
Subject: Re: Kindergarten Meeting
Hello Dawn:
I am writing as a follow-up [...]

Inital Government Response on Kindergarten

I sent the Premier a follow up email today since I had not received a response from the Premier’s office from the email I had sent on behalf of the parents a week ago. I received the following response from the Deputy Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development this afternoon.
I am writing in follow-up [...]

Parents fight for equitable kindergarten funding policy continues

Jane Boyd wrote:
I wonder how long these parents will have to wait?  It is now mid October and these families are continuing to have to pay out of pocket every month for their children to attend this quality Kindergarten program.  Why does this seem to be yet another example of government bureaucracy and policy getting in [...]

Kindergarten meeting with Premier

So, some of you may have been wondering how the meeting on October 1, 2008 went with the Premier. I had been told that the Deputy Minister of Education would be attending alongside of the Premier, but we were surprised to also see Education Minister Gerald Greenan and Carolyn Simpson, Provincial Kindergarten Administrator in attendance. [...]

Meeting with Premier only hours away….

The day has finally come for the Government of Prince Edward Island to explain why they have chosen not to fund our children’s kindergarten program. The meeting will take at 11:30am at the Premier’s office on Wednesday, October 1st, 2008.
Even though I am not permitted to attend, I will follow-up with a story on how [...]