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WHEiTBY FREE PRESS WEDNESDAY, MAY St,1989, PAGE 27 Child care fun ds approvedl for college DeGrassi star visits JVhitby AMANDA STEPTO (inset) who plays big hit when she visited the Wbitby Spike in the popular CBC television, Public Library on Wednesday, April series DeGrassi Junior High, was a 26p to sign autographs. Fr.. Prem photo The Ministry of Health and Welfare has approved $993,055 in funding for Durham College of Ap li ed Arts and Technology u rthe Child Care Initiative Fund. Over the next thiree years these funds will b. used to establish an early childhood education resource centre and a model conimunitv child care centre in the Pickering/Aàax area. This centre will serve as a resource and learning facility to child care workers through observation of the operation of.a quality work prograin and the opportîunity for practical work experience.. The board of the child care centre will serve also as a means for training other community child care boards. Gary Polonsky, president Of Durhamn College, said Mary Lynn West-Moynes and her colleagues as well as local MPs Ros Stevenson and Rene Soetens made the project Possible. Polonsky went on ta explain that part and parcel of this project is the second lab day care centre. "We will be lookcing for a corporate partner in the lpceig a area who would be willing ta work with us to provide a workplace day care centre" said Polonsky. 1I arndelighted this funding haà been made ta, Durham College for a project of this nature," Stevenson stated. "It shouldp ut thema on the leading edge of the devlopment ana training for child care in the Durhamn Region and ail Ontario." "I believe this is an excellent federal initiative which, most certainly, will benefit not only my own riding of Ontario but aur entire area," said Soetens. The federal Child Cure Initiatives Fund provides financial assistance ta groups and organizations that, through their projects, develop innovative approaches to child care acros the country. Particular emphass is placed on addressing the needs of familles in Unique circuinstances or in underserved areas. The fund is not meaxit to cover operating cons for chIld care facilities, but rather the costs connected with research, development and demnotrations of new approaches. lI the Pickering-Ajax- Northumberland area the number of children urider age 12 has risen by 45.8 per cent in the past six years, and it 'bas one of the fastest growxng population rates in Canada. With the Early Childhood Education training programi in the area, Durhamn College has been exideavoring with some difflculty to keep up with the demand for q=ulfied staff. Service worker* seminar offered at Durham College The Durham Mianagement Centre of Durhamn College is offering «The Missng Link - Connecting People and Careers in Durhamn Region,' a. seminar designed to shape a pToposal for the development, iniplementation and markceting of a human service worker program for Durham Region, Wednesday, June 7, from 9a.m. to 3 p.m. This caoperative effot will build and maintain a stable, qualified workforce for service organizations and wvill be of special interest to, marnagers and volunteer board menibers Registration is required, by May 20. Cost of $20 includes lunch. and coffee. For more information or to register, cal 576-0210 (ext. 491). Children 's play starts Friday 'WOOSTER WITHOUT Wednesday' is a musical fantasy for children to be performied at the arts resource centre in Oshawa Friday, May 5, Saturday, May 6 and Sunday, May 7. Going through a rehearsal are (left to right) Tanya Read as Stephamie, Robbie Coutie as Donovan, Jennifer Maybee as Courtney the Rabbit and Rhonda Davies as Finnigan the Clown. The play was written by Whitby actor Ken Bond. Vince Ohpreodo-Free Pr... photo ARNTS TOPSOIL Unllock ht.rbcklng Pmving Stones D.Iveed or Customer Pck Uli Iumt.IImton end L.ndicaphmg also Avulbbl1 . For Quick, Relluble Service Cell 683-0887 TOP SOIL *Sand *Curbs * Ibckery Stone *Gravel FIREWOOD *Limestone *Pine Mulch *Patio SLab *Treated Timbers -~ ~ EASTî WHITBY East Whitby Cou Operative Corporation would like to thank the following spiSwors in supporti'ng the lOth Anniversairy Fundraising Dance in aid oif the Whitby General Hlospital 4 b e " Anthony's Hair Studio " Ault Daires 0Belamy's " Blue Sea Fish & Chips *Colioe Wineries *California Franks *Canada Dry *Canadian Tire *C.A.W. 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