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The child care sector is a critical part of our pandemic response

Mar 27, 2020 | News

We saw it in Ontario earlier this month when child care centres were closed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 then almost immediately re-opened so that health care and emergency services workers with children could stay on the job.

Child care fee survey shows that the right government action can make it affordable

Mar 12, 2020 | News

This year’s survey of child care fees in Canadian cities reads like a parable for affordable child care. CCNow Executive Director Morna Ballantyne says contained within the 43 page report — the sixth issued by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives — are both...

Manitoba government responds to child care crisis with… another study

Feb 27, 2020 | News

Child care advocates in Manitoba are shaking their heads today after catching wind of the provincial government’s plan to deal with a child care system under severe strain by studying it more. Details are sketchy but the coalition has learned that the government has...

Child care researchers release deep dive into the world of child care for precarious employees

Feb 13, 2020 | News

Child care in Canada is expensive, hard to find and too often unreliable. But what if you’re among the estimated 30 per cent of parents whose working hours fall outside of a regular day shift? A new report by researchers from the University of Guelph, University of...

CCNow seeks ambition and follow-through on child care in the next federal budget

Feb 12, 2020 | News

The next federal budget must make child care a priority, Morna Ballantyne told Parliament’s Standing Committee on Finance at its pre-budget consultations, Feb 6. Watch Morna Ballantyne’s presentation (parlvu.gc.ca) starting at 17:54:3 Read CCNow’s presentation...

New Child Care Now campaign targets federal party leaders

Oct 30, 2019 | News

On October 21, Canadians voted for parties that support providing affordable child care to all. The Liberals, NDP and the Greens are all on record supporting many of the aspects of Child Care Now’s Affordable Child Care for All Plan. Child Care Now is asking Prime...

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The child care sector is a critical part of our pandemic response

Child care fee survey shows that the right government action can make it affordable

Manitoba government responds to child care crisis with… another study

Child care researchers release deep dive into the world of child care for precarious employees

CCNow seeks ambition and follow-through on child care in the next federal budget

New Child Care Now campaign targets federal party leaders

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