These include continuing the strategy of expanding Student Nutrition Programs and advocating for clear policy direction from the Province that is informed by government and community partners in the health, early learning and education sectors. [...] Staff report for action on Nutrition in Full-Day Kindergarten 1 RECOMMENDATIONS The General Manager, Children's Services, recommends that City Council: 1) request the Ministry of Education to develop a policy position on nutrition in Full- Day Kindergarten that includes a coordinated approach across all interested Ministries and addresses the needs of younger children now entering the school syste [...] DECISION HISTORY At its meeting of September 19, 2012, the Community Development and Recreation Committee requested that the General Manager, Children's Services, in consultation with the Medical Officer of Health, report to the Community Development and Recreation Committee on options for maintaining nutritious, hot lunches as part of the all-day kindergarten program for subsidized and full-fee c [...] In Toronto, government grant funding for student nutrition programs is available from the City of Toronto and the Ministry of Children and Youth Services. [...] The 2013 Approved Operating Budget for Toronto Public Health includes funding of $5,300,380 gross and net for SNPs, which provides $5,076,996 towards the stabilization of the existing SNPs and $222,912 for the expansion of the program into 19 additional schools beginning in the 2013/2014 school year.
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