"NDP education critic Claudia Chender said taking “a step back” would also give the government an opportunity to minimize the impact on private, non-profit providers who fear losing staff to the public system.
“It’s happening too quickly with no consultation and as a result everyone … is pretty much left in the dark and that’s a pretty challenging place to be when you are rolling out a major program,” said Chender."
Read MoreI had the opportunity to continue my conversation with Sheldon MacLeod about pre-primary on July 26th.
Read MoreMy thoughts on the pre-primary rollout in Local Xpress this morning.
Read MoreClaudia Chender, the NDP representative for Dartmouth South and her party’s education critic, said in a release that the ratio change for pre-primary is problematic.
"How can parents be assured that their children will be adequately supervised, and that the sites will be suitable for children as young as 3 1/2?" Chender said.
Read MoreTune in at 36:00 to hear my chat with Sheldon MacLeod about the new Pre-Primary rollout
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