Governments must put in place strategies to raise the formal education qualifications of those who work in licensed child care centres, says the National Early Learning and Child Care Workforce Policy Table, a group of early childhood education experts and practitioners established through Child Care Now’s Educators Matter project. Their new publication, A vision and…
The Quebec government has announced that Canadian citizens, permanent residents and those with closed work permits will get priority access to Quebec’s directly funded child care programs over parents with refugee claims in progress, temporary work permits, or international student visas. This policy announcement was made in response to the recent Supreme Court ruling that…
The federal government’s spring economic update has heightened fears that Prime Minister Carney’s plan to “Build Canada Strong for All” will exclude women by failing to invest sufficiently in the expansion and strengthening of Canada’s child care program, says Child Care Now, Canada’s national child care advocacy association. “It is well-established that when families can’t…
In a time of economic uncertainty and cost of living crisis, 100 organizations call for national affordable child care program to be protected and expanded FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OTTAWA —The promise of $10aDay child care is at risk of being broken, child care advocates warned today as Canada’s Federal, Provincial and Territorial Ministers responsible for…
The following letter signed by 100 organizations was sent January 26, 2026 to all members of the Federal, Provincial and Territorial Forum of Ministers Most Responsible for Early Learning and Child Care. Dear Federal, Provincial and Territorial Forum of Ministers Most Responsible for Early Learning and Child Care, The federal, provincial and territorial investments in…
Child Care Now’s Educators Matter project will be holding virtual focus group discussions with the early learning and child care (ELCC) workforce on the topic of qualifications. We are connecting with educators across the country in small, provincial/territorial, and employment role-based focus groups to discuss educators’ experiences, ideas, and perspectives on workforce roles and qualifications….
Saskatchewan’s Minister of Education has confirmed in comments to the media that the recently announced Canada-Wide Early Learning and Child Care (CWELCC) funding agreement with the federal government will allow the province to use federal funds to bolster the for-profit child care sector in the province, something not permitted in the previous funding agreement set…
Earlier this month, the Manitoba government launched their new early learning and child care (ELCC) workforce strategy, Higher Wages, Good Jobs, More Child Care: Manitoba’s Early Learning and Child Care Workforce Strategy. Announced in tandem with a new commitment to create 6,041 child care spaces, the strategy acknowledges that in order to create more spaces,…
The federal budget fails to include any new child care funding beyond an annual inflationary increase that starts only in 2027. What does this mean for the federal promise to build a high quality system of affordable child care for all? Will the progress made so far to bring down parent fees be rolled back?…
Letter from Child Care Now, the Association of Early Childhood Educators of Ontario and the Ontario Coalition for Better Care, for distribution to Ontario families. Dear Families, Families across Ontario enrolled in child care received a letter from the Minister of Education on November 10, 2025, confirming that the Ontario and federal governments have reached…
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