Canada’s child care advocates applaud Karina Gould’s appointment as Minister of Families, Children and Social Development and welcome shift in responsibility for housing
Child Care Now, Canada’s national child care advocacy organization, applauds the Prime Minister’s decision to appoint the Honourable Karina Gould as Minister for Families, Children and Social Development and to make early learning and child care the Minister’s key...
Ontario child care advocates tell Ford government to show their appreciation of child care workers and educators
Ontario child care advocates celebrated the province’s 21st annual Child Care Worker and Early Childhood Educator Appreciation Day on October 21, 2021. As the pandemic continues, those working in child care continue to carry out their essential work despite the risks...
Child Care Now’s Alberta chapter succeeds in making child care a municipal issue
When Canadians voted in a Liberal minority federal government on September 21, 2021, child care advocates across the country breathed a sigh of relief that the eight previously signed Early Learning and Child Care funding agreements will be honoured and that federal...
Child Care Now Nova Scotia congratulates the Nova Scotia government on its first steps
Halifax, NS — Nova Scotia’s child care advocacy organization says it is pleased the Nova Scotia government is moving forward with expansion of the not-for-profit child care sector. ‘Child Care Now Nova Scotia is watching these next steps closely because our major...
New Brunswick’s Pay Equity Coalition puts spotlight on Child Care
The future of child care was the subject of the New Brunswick Coalition for Pay Equity’s first webinar in a new bilingual series on the Future of Work. Erika Cantu spoke about her struggle as a newcomer to the province to find affordable or bilingual care for her two...
Quebec child care centre employees demand decent pay
Quebec’s government-subsidized not-for-profit child care centres (known as “centres de la petite enfance”, or CPEs) were closed down for four days after Thanksgiving when employees took strike action in support of their demands for fair wages. Their union called on...
National Day for Truth and Reconciliation: Child Care Now’s Pledge
As Canadians recognize the first National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day, Child Care Now is reflecting on what we have done and must do as an organization to advocate for and advance true reconciliation. In 2015, the Truth and...
Reality Check: $10 a Day Child Care Plan or Tax Credit?
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Register today for Election 2021 virtual event – Child care at the crossroads (again)
On September 14, 2021 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST, Child Care Now will host a virtual bilingual event to examine what is at stake for early learning and child care in the federal election. Please register today and invite others. Moderator, Anjum Sultana (National...
National Day of Action for Early Learning and Child Care
Join us September 14, 2021 in a National Day of Action for affordable, quality, accessible, inclusive child care for all. At 1:00 PM ET, join a Canada-wide bilingual on-line event about what is at stake for early learning and child care in the 2021 federal election....
Election 2021 commitments: what child care advocates want from political parties and candidates
The 2021 federal election could either accelerate the federal government's progress in building a universal Canada-wide system of early learning and child care or bring it to a screeching halt. Child care advocates are seeking the following specific child care policy...
Election 2021: Party platforms
Four federal parties are fielding candidates across Canada. We have studied their platforms and analysed their announcements. So far, this is where they stand on early learning and child care. Liberals In its 2021 federal budget, the Liberal federal government...
Creating more non-standard reliable child care will rely on building a comprehensive publicly funded and managed system of regulated early learning and child care
A report about the lack of adequate regulated child care for parents who work non-standard hours should be required reading for provincial governments who have been given federal funds to expand regulated child care. Across Canada, almost 4 out of 10 families with...
Advocates celebrate Saskatchewan child care agreement and vow federal election will not end the building of a Canada-wide early learning and child care system.
Canada’s child care advocates say the Canada-Saskatchewan child care agreement announced today promises to more than double the existing supply of regulated child care spaces for the province’s youngest children, cut fees by 50% in the next year and bring them down...
Newfoundland and Labrador Public Consultations
On July 28, the Governments of Canada and Newfoundland and Labrador announced a child care funding agreement that has the potential of transforming early learning and child care in the province. Through this agreement, Newfoundland and Labrador will receive more than...