Ontario’s education minister has instructed licensed daycare providers to immediately prevent the use of parking spaces directly adjacent to child-care facilities, according to a memo obtained by The Canadian Press, days after a toddler was killed when an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto.
Paul Calandra — who first proposed the measures several days ago — said in the memo sent to daycares Monday that the goal is to “better safeguard” children and child-care providers.
Calandra said all parking spaces that are adjacent to daycare entryways, playgrounds, windows and exterior walls of classrooms should be blocked off during hours of operation until additional safety measures are implemented.