sparking optimism from some local parents and guardians about a potential return to school. Ontario schools to remain closed to in-person learning until the fall “Throughout all of this, there’s been a lack of support for working parents,” said Ariel Taylor, whose six-year-old daughter is enrolled in senior kindergarten with the Thames Valley District School Board (TVDSB).“If the kids were to go back, that would mean that I would save almost $1,000 in child care, which would’ve been really really nice, but I guess that’s not going to be an option.”The need to be at home to support her daughter’s remote learning has forced the mother to put her career on hold.