That's really interesting.
You also mentioned a few times what I call gaps in service provision. At one point, I worked as a substitute teacher in elementary schools to look after the children in the schoolyard during lunch, as well as to supervise their meals. The school where I was working didn't have a cafeteria at the time. I could see the disparity in the contents of the children's lunch boxes. The staff had to get creative to look around the school to try to find a little something to eat for some of the students, while other students right next to them had full lunch boxes.
We can certainly surmise that this disparity isn't limited to school, but, as you said, that it also has an impact outside of school. There are gaps in the services available. I'm thinking in particular of children whose parents can't afford to pay for child care, whether at school, after school, or during the summer.
I'd like to give you the opportunity to go over a few recommendations for addressing these gaps in our service offerings.
