Provincial Budget Watch for Child Care and Child Poverty

TORONTO, March 26, 2012 /CNW/ - Without funding in the 2012 Provincial budget, child care advocates are warning that hundreds of child care centres will close.

The Ontario government has already announced that social assistance will be frozen and an increase to the Ontario Child Benefit will be postponed in Tuesday's budget.

WHAT:	Budget Watch with parents, advocates and community leaders
WHEN:	Tuesday March 27, 4:00 p.m.
WHERE:	St Stephen's Community House, 91 Bellevue Ave

Sponsored by: Ontario Coalition for Better Child Care, Toronto Coalition for Better Child Care, Ontario Campaign 2000  

Andrea Calver at 416-434-8031.