Federal child care announcement falls short
Full response The newly announced federal early learning and child care framework will not address the child care crisis faced by parents and children across the country. The framework, which was...
View ArticleInter-government framework agreement on child care not good enough
Full response PSAC’s national campaign for a high-quality universal child care system is even more pressing with today’s release of the federal-provincial-territorial framework agreement on early...
View ArticleAlberta readies for talks on new child-care deal with Ottawa
EXCERPTSAlberta will soon begin talks on a new deal that will determine how much federal funding will flow to the province for affordable child-care services.At stake is a slice of $7.5 billion the...
View ArticleN.L. to initially receive $7.5 million annually as part of new child care...
EXCERPTSCanada’s federal, provincial and territorial governments have reached an agreement on a multilateral early learning and child care framework.According to a news release from the provincial...
View ArticleFeds to give Ontario $435 million over 3 years for child care
EXCERPTSOntario will receive $435 million over three years from the federal government to be invested in child care, in the first such bilateral deal Ottawa has signed with the provinces.The federal...
View ArticleTowards universal child care in Canada: A tale of two policies
Behind the Numbers Blog EXCERPTSWhen the Ontario government rolled out its five-year child care action plan for children under 4 years earlier this month, the child care movement applauded—perhaps...
View ArticleNational child-care framework a wasted opportunity: union leaders
EXCERPTSThe federal government's recently announced national child-care framework is just another misstep by a government continuously slow to deliver on its promises, says Robyn Benson, president of...
View ArticleJustin Trudeau visits the Metro Morning studio
DescriptionPrime Minister Justin Trudeau was here. He has a new budget out -- one that makes gender equity a priority in Canada. We will talk about that on this International Women's Day.[Discussion...
View ArticleN.S. child centres convert 570 spaces for infants, toddlers and after-schoolers
EXCERPTSChild care centres across Nova Scotia are converting 570 spaces to support families with infants, toddlers and after school care.The provincial and federal governments announced today that...
View ArticleIndigenous languages must be nurtured in early childhood education settings
'Language nests' create fluent speakers and help Indigenous languages stay alive EXCERPTSIndigenous Peoples have a troubled relationship with the systems that have been imposed by settler colonial...
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