Item - 2019.EC10.4
Tracking Status
- City Council adopted this item on December 17 and 18, 2019 without amendments and without debate.
- This item was considered by the Economic and Community Development Committee on December 4, 2019 and adopted without amendment. It will be considered by City Council on December 17 and 18, 2019.
EC10.4 - Extending Purchase Order Number 6041569 for the Longitudinal Study on the Impacts of Child Care Fee Subsidies
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted on Consent
- Wards:
- All
City Council Decision
City Council on December 17 and 18, 2019, adopted the following:
1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Children's Services to extend Purchase Order 6041569 with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto for an additional two-year term, ending December 31, 2021, to enhance and quantify the evidence base supporting the impacts on child care fee subsidies on children, families, financial partners and the greater economy.
Background Information (Committee)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ec/bgrd/backgroundfile-140322.pdf
Background Information (City Council)
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/cc/bgrd/backgroundfile-141203.pdf
EC10.4 - Extending Purchase Order Number 6041569 for the Longitudinal Study on the Impacts of Child Care Fee Subsidies
- Decision Type:
- ACTION
- Status:
- Adopted
- Wards:
- All
Committee Recommendations
The Economic and Community Development Committee recommends that:
1. City Council authorize the General Manager, Children's Services to extend purchase order number 6041569 with the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) at the University of Toronto for an additional two-year term, ending December 31, 2021, to enhance and quantify the evidence base supporting the impacts on child care fee subsidies on children, families, financial partners and the greater economy.
Origin
Summary
This report seeks approval to extend a partnership to conduct longitudinal research that will contribute to the body of knowledge surrounding the impact of affordable child care on child and family outcomes. The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education has partnered with Toronto Children's Services to conduct research that will demonstrate how child care fee subsidy impacts child cognitive, language and school readiness outcomes as well as parental behaviours and responsivity. The research project requires an extension of the original five-year partnership, which started in 2014, for successful completion.
Background Information
https://www.toronto.ca/legdocs/mmis/2019/ec/bgrd/backgroundfile-140322.pdf