CIVIC ELECTION SERIES: Richmond First - All-day kindergarten and city crime top issues
Metrovalley Newspaper Group - Richmond Review
October 22, 2008
By: Martin van den Hemel

…. Trustee Donna Sargent believes the proposed all-day kindergarten could have far-reaching implications.

Aside from the district not having enough Kindergarten teachers, there's also the challenge of space.

There are 52 before- and after-school daycare programs run out of unused classrooms in Richmond schools, and all-day kindergarten programs could require those classes to be reclaimed.

Incumbent trustee Grace Tsang said the advent of all-day kindergarten could prove to be a headache for parents if it results in daycare programs being shut down….