View the Recording: Policy recommendations developed by the National Early Learning and Child Care Workforce Policy Table The wage, benefits and pension recommendations were developed by the National Early Learning and Child Care Workforce Policy Table as part of the Educators Matter: Workforce Policy for Quality ELCC project. The recommendations focus on policies related to… Continue reading Wages, Pensions and Benefits Webinar
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Statement from Child Care Now Alberta: Alberta Not Renewing Historic $10/day Childcare Agreement Before Federal Election
Statement from Child Care Now Alberta: Alberta Not Renewing Historic $10/day Childcare Agreement Before Federal Election Child Care Now Alberta expresses deep concern over the province’s decision not to renew the historic $10/day childcare agreement. According to the recent federal government announcement, Alberta is one of only three provinces and territories yet to sign the… Continue reading Statement from Child Care Now Alberta: Alberta Not Renewing Historic $10/day Childcare Agreement Before Federal Election
June 12, 2024 Community Meeting Recording
June 12 Community Meeting
Join us for this presentation showcasing Alberta’s implementation of the CWELCC and comparing to other Canadian provinces. Register to attend the zoom here. If you cannot make the live presentation, we will send everyone who registers the link to the recording once we have it posted following the event.
Challenges and prospects in the EU: Quality of life and public services
This flagship report from Eurofound, Challenges and prospects in the EU: Quality of life and public services, brings together in-depth contributions in the area of the quality of society and public services, based mainly on research carried out since 2016. Recognizing the fact that the quality of people’s lives is profoundly influenced by their access to… Continue reading Challenges and prospects in the EU: Quality of life and public services
Challenges and prospects in the EU: Quality of life and public services
This flagship report from Eurofound, Challenges and prospects in the EU: Quality of life and public services, brings together in-depth contributions in the area of the quality of society and public services, based mainly on research carried out since 2016. Recognizing the fact that the quality of people’s lives is profoundly influenced by their access to… Continue reading Challenges and prospects in the EU: Quality of life and public services
Analysis: Canada’s Multilateral Early Learning Child Care Framework Agreement and the bilateral funding agreements
Canada’s Multilateral Early Learning Child Care Framework Agreement and the bilateral funding agreements between the Government of Canada and the provinces and territories: what do they say and how to they stack up? Child Care Now has analyzed the Multilateral Early learning and Child Care Framework agreement and each of the bilateral agreements in order… Continue reading Analysis: Canada’s Multilateral Early Learning Child Care Framework Agreement and the bilateral funding agreements
Analysis: Canada’s Multilateral Early Learning Child Care Framework Agreement and the bilateral funding agreements between the Government of Canada and the provinces and territories
How do the federal/provincial/territorial child care agreements stack up? Child Care Now has released a comprehensive analysis of Canada’s Multilateral Early Learning Child Care Framework Agreement and the bilateral funding agreements between the Government of Canada and the provinces and territories. This first-ever comparative assessment of the agreements explains how the provinces and territories intend… Continue reading Analysis: Canada’s Multilateral Early Learning Child Care Framework Agreement and the bilateral funding agreements between the Government of Canada and the provinces and territories
Canada’s New Early Learning and Child Care Framework
On Jun 12, 2017 the federal government announced a Multilateral Early Learning and Child Care Framework (MFA) which sets the foundation for federal, provincial and territorial governments to work together “toward a shared long-term vision where all children can experience the enriching environment of quality early learning and child care that supports children’s development to… Continue reading Canada’s New Early Learning and Child Care Framework
Why For-Profit Child Care is Not the Solution
Profit-making in child care gives rise to four main concerns: 1) the quality of programs is eroded by the drive to make profit; 2) the diversion of public funds to profit-making is an “inefficient” approach to expanding quality child care and making it more affordable for parents; 3) it is unethical to derive profit from the… Continue reading Why For-Profit Child Care is Not the Solution