Update on BC’s early learning and child care plan

Feb 25, 2022 | News

Child care advocates in BC have updated their roadmap to guide the construction of a fully comprehensive high quality system of early learning and child care in the province. The plan, which was presented during a webinar organized by the Coalition of Child Care...

Tina’s story: Want to solve the workforce crisis? Then sign the agreement, Ontario.

Feb 22, 2022 | Your Stories

Directly out of high school, Tina attended college where she trained to become an Early Childhood Educator (ECE). She has served children and their families as an ECE for 26 years. “Child care has been a fun ride,” she says, “but it is a very difficult time right...

Ontario still the lone holdout for Canada’s system of ELCC: Advocates continue their calls for a good agreement now

Feb 3, 2022 | News

It has been almost one year since the historic 2021 federal budget announced $30 billion in funding over the next five years to build a Canada-wide system of early learning and child care (ELCC). While 12 out of 13 provinces and territories have signed agreements and...

Commercial child care operators object to Nova Scotia’s ELCC plan

Feb 2, 2022 | News

–Some commercial operators mobilize to oppose change. Child care advocates welcomed Nova Scotia’s recently announced plan to transform how licensed child care services are funded and managed, but the province’s commercial providers say the proposed changes will...