Even in these challenging times, James Rovira is happy and smiley when his parents drop him off at New Haven Learning Centre in Toronto’s west end.
For James’s parents, Jonathan and Gina, his enthusiasm is a relief. Five-year-old James, who has autism, wasn’t engaged at his previous daycare. “He would often be found flipping a book by himself in the corner. He wasn’t interested in playing with a friend or playing games in a group or singing songs,” says Jonathan. “We know there’s much capacity for learning there. We just aren’t able to facilitate that with the resources we have”, shared his previous daycare provider.