History of Child Care in Ontario, Canada

1881: The Crèche was established by J.L. Hughes in the Toronto public school system (now Victoria Day Care Services).
The Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) at the Centre for Urban and Community Studies at the University of Toronto began function in the early 1980s in reply to a need for information and public educational assets in the child care field.
1887:The Toronto kindergarten was accomplished in 1887 for children aged 3 - 7 year olds making Ontario the first to influence the world to make kindergarten as a part of the public school system.
1926: The University Institute of Child Study and its laboratory school (St. George's Nursery) in Toronto was established to educate nursery school teachers.
1942: The government of Ontario signed the "Dominion-Provincial War Time Agreement" with the federal government to give 50% of cost-sharing to nurseries with children whose mothers that were employed in important war industries.
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