NEWS RELEASE
BRIAN SAUNDERSON, MPP FOR SIMCOE-GREY
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As part of Ontario's ongoing efforts to build and improve local schools, the province provided the Simcoe County District School Board with Approval to Proceed to tender the renovation of a two-room child-care centre at Tecumseth Beeton Elementary School. This is supported by an approved investment of $1.1 million.
The Government of Ontario is delivering more than $26.6 billion in education funding for the 2022-23 school year, which is the highest investment in public education in Ontario’s history. Investing in the province’s schools is an integral part of Ontario’s Plan to Catch Up, which is squarely focused on the priorities of parents and includes five key components:
- Kids being back in the classroom, with a full school experience that includes extracurriculars like sports, band and field trips;
- Investing more than $175 million for enhanced tutoring support programs delivered by school boards and community partners, with a focus on reading, writing and math;
- Updating the curriculum to prepare students for the jobs of tomorrow, including opportunities in the skilled trades;
- Providing more money to build schools and improve education; and
- Allocating $90 million – the highest amount in Ontario history, and a 420 per cent increase from 2017-18 – to support student mental health.
Once completed, this project will deliver a two-room child-care centre with 39 child-care spaces for local families. The investment is part of the Ontario government’s commitment to providing $14 billion to support school construction, repair, and renewal over 10 years. Since 2018, the government has approved nearly 200 school construction projects and the development of more than 300 child-care and education building-related projects, of which more than 100 are actively under construction.
“The funding for a child-care centre renovation at Tecumseth Beeton Elementary School is great news for our community,” said Brian Saunderson, MPP for Simcoe-Grey. “This investment will ensure families and students have access to a quality learning environment in the years ahead.”
“Our government is investing $14 billion over ten years to build new schools, improve existing facilities and create child-care spaces to ensure young people can reach their full potential," said Stephen Lecce, Minister of Education. “By building the new state-of-the-art child-care centre at Tecumseth Beeton Elementary School, as well as investing in tutoring and mental health supports for the year ahead, we are getting students in Beeton back on track now and well into the future. While we make progress building this child-care centre renovation at Tecumseth Beeton Elementary School to support hard-working parents, we remain committed to keeping students in more normal classrooms with extracurriculars, sports, and clubs.”
“Under Premier Ford’s leadership, we’re building more state-of-the-art schools to support the needs of Ontario’s students, families and growing communities. By investing in innovative and modern learning spaces, we’re ensuring students have access to the quality education that will provide them with lifelong skills and education in a safe and healthy environment,” said Kinga Surma, Minister of Infrastructure. “These investments are one of the ways we’re delivering on our promise to build Ontario, with an infrastructure budget of more than $148 billion over the next decade.”
Highlights of the project include:
- 39 new child-care spaces
- two new child-care rooms
Tecumseth Beeton Elementary School is located at 43 Patterson St. in Beeton.
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