Keep the Child Care Promise: Why $10aDay Child Care is at Risk – and How We Can Protect it

Federal investment is needed to protect and expand affordable child care, which is crucial to both families and the Canadian economy.

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Urge Prime Minister Carney to keep the $10aDay child care promise made to Canadian families.

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Use our toolkit – with sample social media posts and other resources – to spread the word.

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Child Care Now is seeking a communications coordinator

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Child Care Now is seeking a Communications Coordinator

August 24, 2026

Child Care Now, Canada’s national child care advocacy association, is seeking a skilled and creative bilingual (French/English) Communications Coordinator to help us communicate our advocacy priorities to diverse audiences, expand our spheres of influence, and strengthen our impact. Expected start date by September 30, 2026, or sooner. Terms of Employment It is preferred that the...

Results from child care fee survey show mixed progress, stalled in some provinces

August 20, 2026

For over a decade, the Child Care Fee Survey - led by David Macdonald at the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA) and Martha Friendly from the Childcare Resource and Research Unit (CRRU) - has monitored child care fees in major cities across Canada. Fees are falling, but progress is uneven The recently released results...

New independent analysis offers valuable insights and recommendations for Canada’s ELCC sector

August 20, 2026

A research article, published in the Canadian Publications of Crown College of Canada, affirms the “substantive” achievements of the Canada-wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) program. Through review of available data and existing policy in Canada and two comparison countries - Australia and Germany - the authors make compelling recommendations for ELCC in Canada....

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Workforce Policy for Quality Early Learning and Child Care

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Growth by Design

Expanding Early Learning and Child Care in Canada

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