N’Sheemaehn Child Care Centre 

The N’Sheemaehn Child Care Centre opened in 1990, catering to the children of students, staff, faculty, and the community (source: “Historical Timeline” University of Toronto Scarborough About Us, accessed on February 24, 2022 at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/aboutus/historical-timeline).

On the right is a photograph from the opening ceremony of the N’Sheemaehn Child Care Centre in 1990 with Marla Miller (President of the N’Sheemaehn Board of Directors), U of T President Robert Pritchard, Scarborough Campus Principal Paul Thompson, Councillor Ron Moeser, Scarborough Mayor Joyce Trimmer, and MPP Alvin Curling. 


“It [the N’Sheemaehn Child Care Centre] was just a fabulous resource to have as a working mother. … It gave me great confidence in working because I felt my children were well taken care of and were learning all the right things.”

Kim McLean, Chief Administrative Officer of U of T, (source: Kim McLean, 2014).

Pictured on the left is a photograph from the 10th Anniversary celebration held for the N’Sheemaehn Child Care Centre. 

Page Bibliography

No author listed. “Historical Timeline.” University of Toronto Scarborough About Us. Accessed on February 24, 2022 at https://www.utsc.utoronto.ca/aboutus/historical-timeline.

Sharif, Tashera and Sahra Togone. Interview with Kim McLean. Oral history conducted by Tashera Sharif and Sahra Togone, Scarborough Oral History Project, University of Toronto Scarborough, Toronto, 2014.  https://sohp.digital.utsc.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/nearbystudies:580.

Images

UTSC Library, Archives & Special Collections, UTSC Photographic Services Collection, identifier: 2012-001C-12-1-8. This image is available at https://collections.digital.utsc.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/photoservices%3A192.

UTSC Library, Archives & Special Collections, UTSC Archives Legacy Collection, identifier: o2011002F1-3-15_01. This image is available at https://collections.digital.utsc.utoronto.ca/islandora/object/utsc%3A339

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